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:20250812T084404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T235900 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge Application Window DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nLCC is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nThis year's LCC will be held on January 29-30 and is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21. UID:137307-21880104@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Personal Development,Professional Development,Scholarship,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892484@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T100000 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:134855-21892569@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889760@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T082048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:January 2026 Introduction to Motivational Interviewing by Wolverine Wellness DESCRIPTION:In Person: This program is offered twice a year for U-M Student Life staff free of charge. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a terrific tool for helping people change behavior. It's especially helpful for medical staff (lifestyle changes and medication adherence)\, therapists/counselors for behavior change to support mental health\, and wellness coaches. Its use is being expanded to Student Life advisers\, supervisors\, and more. Learn basic\, foundational skills for MI\, including spirit (Compassion\, Acceptance\, Partnership\, Evocation)\, OARS (open questions\, affirmations\, reflections\, summaries)\, identifying and responding to change talk\, and a brief overview of discord (if time permits). There will be plenty of practice in \"real plays\" (you get to work on your own behavior changes that you are ambivalent about--so bring a couple behaviors you'd like to change. While you won't be an expert at MI when you are done\, you will be able to start the practice\, move forward in your skills\, and know how to improve. Please only register if you can attend all of the training dates\, as each day builds on prior sessions. All Fridays\, all in person:\n* Friday\, January 9\, 9-5\, location University Health Service (UHS)\, Meeting Rooms 1&2\n* Friday\, January 16\, 9-12:30\, UHS\, Meeting Rooms 1&2\n* Friday\, January 23\, 9-12:30\,UHS\, Meeting Rooms 1&2\n* Friday\, January 30\, 9-12:30\,UHS\, Meeting Rooms 1&2\n** Please note that there may be a $25 charge to your department if there is no cancellation at least three days before the training begins or if you no-show on the first day** UID:139067-21884817@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139067 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:University Health Service (UHS), 207 Fletcher St, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2, fourth floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890822@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894890@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890587@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase! DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8 UID:143089-21892048@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T063144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T110000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:International Students Career Series : Meet and Greet with the UCC DESCRIPTION:This is a great opportunity to meet our team\, tour the UCC(including the popular Clothes Closet &\; Photo Booth)\, build connections with our International student career team\, and hear about the exciting initiatives we have planned for the upcoming academic year. You will have an opportunity to ask you questions with a career coach!This program is open to all students! This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so thatit will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only registerto attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this link:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1881769/share_preview  We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation wouldpromote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cierra Sutherland at cierrasu@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives\, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible. #UCC UID:143287-21892643@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143287 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T093408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T110000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:Hola! ¿Cómo estás?\n\n-Practice your Spanish-speaking skills with peers & instructors in a relaxed environment. All language levels and students are welcome to join the conversation.\n\n-Come & go as you please\, stay as little or as long as you would like!\n\n-Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, & baked goods.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nFor more information contact Julie Harrell at (harrelju@umich.edu). UID:143170-21892357@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143170 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Central America,Coffee,Community,Community Engagement,Culture,Engaged Learning,Europe,European,Food,Free,Games,Intercultural,International,Language,Languages,Latin America,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Spain,Spanish,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T213954 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T140000 SUMMARY:Other:Poster Sale DESCRIPTION:Get ready to transform your space with the Annual Poster Sale! From January 5th-9th\, 2026\, visit the Michigan Union between 10:00am and 6:00pm (10am-2pm on Friday) to shop an incredible selection of posters. Whether you’re into iconic movies\, chart-topping musicians\, binge-worthy TV shows\, or stunning art\, there’s something for everyone.\n\nWhether you’re looking to personalize your room or find the perfect gift\, this is the event you don’t want to miss. With unbeatable prices and endless options\, there’s something for every taste and style.\n\nAdmission: Free to attend. Posters available for purchase. UID:143424-21893205@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143424 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Poster Sale LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250821T100218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Write with ME! DESCRIPTION:Working on an abstract? Polishing up your resume? Writing a paper or dissertation?\n\nJoin us for our new Mechanical Engineering Department writing group\, “Write with ME!”\n\nAll ME undergrads\, grads\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join us for any of their writing needs.\n\nCommunity & support\nConnect with peers\, share your writing\, exchange feedback\, and brainstorm solutions to writing challenges.\n\nAccountability & consistency\nSharpen your writing skills and develop positive\, consistent writing routines. Learn from other members of the ME department!\n\nFood & flexibility\nNo need to attend every week! Drop in at any time\, and leave at any time. Light snacks\, coffee\, and tea will be available.\n\nWeekly on Fridays\, starting September 12\n2636 G.G.B\n10 am – 12 pm UID:137880-21880963@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137880 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Graduate Students,Mechanical Engineering,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Staff,Undergraduate Students,Writing LOCATION:GG Brown Laboratory - 2636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T091456 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T124500 SUMMARY:Other:BSI Fall Study Abroad Opportunities Information Session DESCRIPTION:This virtual info session will highlight BSI study abroad options for the Fall 2026 semester. It's never too early to start planning! This session will introduce attendees to program options\, important policies\, and other considerations for studying abroad in Fall 2026. UID:143628-21893535@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T142109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Expedition Reef DESCRIPTION:Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Expedition Reef immerses you in an undersea adventure. Along the way\, discover how corals grow\, feed\, reproduce\, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:95986-21892249@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95986 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:natural history museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260316T120328 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:LSA Internship Scholarship Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about the LSA Internship Scholarship? Drop in during our virtual office hours! Whether you need help with your application or have any other questions\, we’re here to help. Pop into our Zoom session at a time that works for you. These drop-in style office hours are designed for students who have questions regarding the LSA Internship Scholarship Application or internship eligibility requirements.\n\nClick the link in the side bar for your timeslot today! Be sure to toggle to 1/9/2026.\nThe final deadline for the scholarship is April 15!\n\nCan't make it? Check out our other dates below: \nJanuary 23rd\nFebruary 6th\nFebruary 27th\nMarch 13th\nMarch 27th\nApril 10th UID:142414-21890811@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142414 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Internship,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251101T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Swimming & Diving vs Indiana DESCRIPTION:Men's Swimming & Diving vs Indiana UID:141370-21888709@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141370 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Vinson Lam\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Vinson Lam performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:143599-21893452@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143599 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260427T090939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T170000 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. Presented 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 12-11 pm\nSelected Saturdays 12-5 pm UID:138950-21884330@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950 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:20260105T061532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251102T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Swimming & Diving vs Indiana DESCRIPTION:Women's Swimming & Diving vs Indiana UID:141376-21888714@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141376 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T181534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260105T130000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Swimming & Diving vs Indiana DESCRIPTION:Women's Swimming & Diving vs Indiana UID:143195-21892410@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143195 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T170713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T130000 SUMMARY:Tours:Mid-Day Morsel | Drop-In Tour DESCRIPTION:Looking for something to feed your brain on your lunch hour? The Mid-Day Morsel tour at the Kelsey Museum is a 30-minute taste of ancient Mediterranean history and artifact highlights in the Kelsey collection. Mid-Day Morsel tours begin at 12:30 PM. No registration is needed. Tour participants should gather at our Maynard Street entrance a few minutes before the tour is scheduled to start.\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:142564-21891158@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142564 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,History,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T164017 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T140000 SUMMARY:Other:Capstone & Community - Reset & Ready: Welcome Back DESCRIPTION:As part of the Capstone & Community series\, students are invited to a casual event to kick off the semester\, connect with peers\, and prepare for a successful term. UMSI’s Academic Success and Student Life team will be available to discuss campus resources\, academic support\, upcoming student events\, and student leadership opportunities. A representative from the Admissions team will also be available to discuss the upcoming AMPD deadline. Free bagels and coffee will be provided. UID:143629-21893536@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143629 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building - Room 0420 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T123132 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1878449Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab. We will discuss and educate you on…- Design and format- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resume for specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Student or Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note: This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on theHappening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC UID:143001-21891934@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jenna Moon & Sarah Penrose\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Jenna Moon (SMTD doctoral alumna) & Sarah Penrose perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:143600-21893453@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T115337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T160000 SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:Celebration of Life and Inaugural Named Professorship DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences in celebrating the remarkable legacy of President Emeritus James J. Duderstadt for his distinguished career and service to our department\, Michigan Engineering\, and the University of Michigan.\n\nThis special event will also recognize NERS Professor Fei Gao\, the inaugural recipient of the James Duderstadt Collegiate Professorship in Nuclear Engineering\, established in honor of Dr. Duderstadt’s lasting impact as a scholar\, leader\, and visionary.\n\nA reception will immediately follow the celebration.\n\nPlease note this event will not be livestreamed or recorded. Event photos will be made available. UID:141707-21889217@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141707 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Engineering,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251111T102033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar: The Willmore energy and curvature concentration DESCRIPTION:Abstract: We study isometric immersions of a two-dimensional Riemannian surface into three-dimensional Euclidean space. We consider their bending energy\, i.e.\, the square-integral of their second fundamental form\, which is equivalent to the Willmore functional. We obtain two new lower bounds for this energy\, one in terms of the Gaussian curvature of the surface\, and the other in terms of a Burgers vector---a measure of non-flatness connected to torsion. These new estimates provide optimal blowup rates of the energy when the curvature is concentrated (e.g.\, in a conical geometry). In the more subtle case of dipoles of concentrated curvature\, we use the Burgers vector estimates to obtain an optimal blowup rate in terms of the size of the system. Our motivation comes from non-Euclidean elasticity\, in which cones and curvature-dipoles play a central role. The lower bounds derived in this work directly yield lower bounds for the elastic energy of thin elastic sheets. The derivation of the curvature-based lower bound involves an isoperimetric inequality for framed loops\, which we believe to be of independent interest.\n\nContact: Ian Tobasco UID:140580-21887369@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140580 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T164133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Capstone & Community - Essential Skills for the Workplace: Project Management DESCRIPTION:This workshop will cover practical project management skills relevant to those with foundational experience gained from client-based projects and internships. Participants will review essential techniques and explore new strategies for effective planning and communication. Through real-world examples and hands-on activities\, this workshop aims to help attendees strengthen their project management toolkit and prepare for professional roles and upcoming job searches. UID:143632-21893539@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143632 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community LOCATION:UMSI Central - Room 201 (Great Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260102T091408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Eirini Poulaki DESCRIPTION:Fluids\, metamorphism and metasomatism including serpentinization and magmatism can weaken the lithosphere and lead to mechanical and chemical processes that affect the strength and slip behavior of fault zones. However\, the competing mechanisms that control strain localization and exhumation rates and the nature of fluids during these processes are still poorly understood. In the first part of the talk\, I will show the importance of in-situ apatite petrochronology from three subduction complexes in the Hellenic subduction zone. Apatite preserves subduction processes including metamorphism\, metasomatism\, and underplating due to its ability to deform\, recrystallize under pressure/temperatures conditions associated with the base of the seismogenic zone. We show that during exhumation apatite records aqueous fluids that were derived from metamorphic dehydration reactions within the underlying slab and migrated along lithologic contacts\, thus revealing the interplay between deformation and fluids that likely contributed to slow slip and tremor along the plate interface. UID:143136-21892193@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143136 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T102852 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Eirini Poulaki DESCRIPTION:Fluids\, metamorphism and metasomatism including serpentinization and magmatism can weaken the lithosphere and lead to mechanical and chemical processes that affect the strength and slip behavior of fault zones. However\, the competing mechanisms that control strain localization and exhumation rates and the nature of fluids during these processes are still poorly understood. In the first part of the talk\, I will show the importance of in-situ apatite petrochronology from three subduction complexes in the Hellenic subduction zone. Apatite preserves subduction processes including metamorphism\, metasomatism\, and underplating due to its ability to deform\, recrystallize under pressure/temperatures conditions associated with the base of the seismogenic zone. We show that during exhumation apatite records aqueous fluids that were derived from metamorphic dehydration reactions within the underlying slab and migrated along lithologic contacts\, thus revealing the interplay between deformation and fluids that likely contributed to slow slip and tremor along the plate interface. UID:143175-21892391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143175 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concerto Competition: Graduate Finalists DESCRIPTION:Winners of the SMTD Concerto Competition will perform their competition piece with one of the School’s orchestras in an upcoming performance at Hill Auditorium. UID:135392-21876788@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135392 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T140100 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kaffeestunde im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Kaffeestunde is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind \"auf Deutsch\". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents\, chat informally in German and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The Kaffeestunde is open to the wider German-speaking community at UofM.\n\nKaffeestunde meets weekly on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) UID:138768-21883834@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T120310 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T190000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Game Nights DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans as we play Star Wars themed board games\, card games\, video games\, or dive into the lore of the franchise through debates! UID:143594-21893448@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143594 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T135406 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Cocoa and Connect at North Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the North Quad Multicultural Council for a cozy night in! Come in your comfiest clothes to enjoy hot cocoa\, connect with others\, and play games! UID:142629-21891238@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142629 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Community Building,Community Engagement,Food,free,Game Night LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T141614 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Vision Board Night at Newberry DESCRIPTION:Join the Newberry Diversity Peer Educator and Multicultural Council in prepping for the year ahead by making your own vision board! UID:142919-21891806@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Community Engagement,Crafts LOCATION:Newberry Residence - Audre Lorde Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T145948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Winter Welcome Night for International Students DESCRIPTION:MISM is a home away from home for many international students! Join us this Friday\, January 9th\, 6:00 PM at LSA 1280 for our first meeting of the semester. It's a time to reconnect with friends or meet new international students over a delicious Chinese meal and discuss insights about life from the Bible! UID:143508-21893310@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143508 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Graduate Students,In Person,International,International Students,New Students,Religious,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1280 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T120255 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Winter Welcome Night for International Students DESCRIPTION:MISM is a home away from home for many international students! Join us this Friday\, January 9th\, 6:00 PM at LSA 1280 for our first meeting of the semester. It's a time to reconnect with friends or meet new international students over a delicious Chinese meal and discuss insights about life from the Bible!\n(Optional) Pre-register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2-xCH8q31fyAMmhlBZgulQQUPhJyN3Px41V5__LmQ9NMXNw/viewform UID:143527-21893351@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143527 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:LSA 1280 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T142812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Winter Wellness Fair in the Hill Neighborhood DESCRIPTION:Join the Hill Neighborhood Diversity Peer Educators and Multicultural Councils for a restorative Winter Wellness Fair! Enjoy free treats\, fun games\, and exciting prizes. UID:142923-21891812@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:community gathering,Free Food,Games,Well-being LOCATION:Mosher-Jordan Hall - César Chávez Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T180232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Family Time DESCRIPTION:Once a month all together at 1001 Green Rd at 6:30pm with dinner. Jan. 9\, Feb. 6 & Mar. 13 UID:143437-21893170@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143437 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Local Church in Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T181534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251102T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Notre Dame DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Notre Dame UID:141377-21888715@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T155400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T230000 SUMMARY:Tours:Telescope Observing DESCRIPTION:Join us to observe the night sky with the 1857 Fitz telescope and our collection of modern instruments.\n\nLocated on Central Campus next to Alice Lloyd Hall and Couzens Hall. Free admission\; no registration required.\n\nThe Observatory will be open for exploration even if the weather does not permit telescope observing. We strive to always have interesting things for you to do!\n\nLast visitors admitted 30 minutes prior to closing. UID:143097-21892070@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143097 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,Family,free,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T181534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251101T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Wrestling vs Michigan State DESCRIPTION:Wrestling vs Michigan State UID:141369-21888708@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141369 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Wrestling LOCATION:Cliff Keen Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T105742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dimanche DESCRIPTION:Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry\, video\, mime\, and clowning.\n\nSometime in the near future\, it is the end of the world as we know it. In their small city home\, a family is about to spend their Sunday together\, but the walls are shaking\, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside\, and the storm has only just begun. Amidst this climatic chaos\, the protagonists absurdly attempt to maintain a normal family life.\n\nMeanwhile\, somewhere else on the planet\, three traveling wildlife reporters are doing their best to document the apocalypse. With what little equipment they have\, they film three wild animals on the brink of extinction.\n\nBetween dreamlike fiction and stark reality\, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature\, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse. “Meticulous scenes and beautiful theatrical effects create a surreal\, dreamlike world with an eye for detail. Dimanche is a dystopian parable about the climate\, yet a joy to behold.” (De Standaard\, Belgium) UID:137155-21879821@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,Comedy,Interdisciplinary,performance,theater,UMS,university musical society LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251112T131756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Duke Tumatoe DESCRIPTION:A good time\, a lot of mischief\, and a lot of great music\n\nDuke Tumatoe\, born William “Bill\" Severen Fiorio in 1947\, is an American blues guitarist\, vocalist and songwriter. He has gigged with Muddy Waters\, Bo Diddley\, B.B. King\, Willie Dixon\, Buddy Guy\, John Fogerty and George Thorogood. He was a founding member of arena-rock giants REO Speedwagon. He has released fifteen albums as the bandleader of Duke Tumatoe & The All-Star Frogs and Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio. His 1988 live album I Like My Job was produced by John Fogerty.\n\nTumatoe is a self-taught guitarist who learned to play by watching Chicago’s blues legends. His guitar playing has been described as “B.B. King played through Jimi Hendrix (with a touch of Andy Gill).”\n\nTumatoe’s songs are noted for their humor\, something he explains as\, \"There are two elements of the blues. There's the general intensity of the music…and an element of humor\, some twist in the lyrics. It's like a comedian turning something sad into something funny.\" UID:141784-21889363@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260109T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UMix: New Year Kickoff DESCRIPTION:Welcome Back! We will have MCatering\, a boba bar\, and a variety of activities like silent disco\, escape room case files\, caricatures\, an inflatable cube\, and Karaoke. We will also have crafts available\, like name pennant making\, and vision board creation for the new year! UID:143092-21892065@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143092 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Campus Involvement,dance,free,free food,umix,umix late night,welcome to michigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250812T084404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T235900 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge Application Window DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nLCC is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nThis year's LCC will be held on January 29-30 and is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21. UID:137307-21880105@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Personal Development,Professional Development,Scholarship,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890588@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase! DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8 UID:143089-21892049@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260406T083208 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T160000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Open House Featuring Astronomer Dean Regas DESCRIPTION:Join us 10 am-11 pm and tour the 172-year-old Observatory\, view our exhibits\, and participate in hands-on astronomy activities. And if weather permits\, view the sun with our solar telescope and the night sky with historic and modern telescopes. Telescope observing is weather permitting\, but we always strive to have fun things to do!\n\nFamilies welcome\, admission is always free\, and registration is not required.\n\nAs an added bonus\, Dean Regas will be joining us for two family-friendly space talks at 2 pm and 4 pm. Dean is an author\, podcast host\, and traveling astronomer who is known for bringing the cosmos to the public.\n\nBio: Dean Regas is a renowned public speaker\, author\, educator\, national popularizer of astronomy\, and an expert in observational astronomy. He served as the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory from 2000-2023 and was the astronomer in residence at the Grand Canyon in 2021. He is the author of seven books including “All About Orion\,” “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto.” From 2010-2019 he was the co-host of the PBS program Star Gazers\, and he has contributed to Astronomy Magazine\, Sky and Telescope Magazine\, Farmer's Almanac\, USAToday\, Science Friday and Here & Now. He is also the host of a popular astronomy podcast \"Looking Up with Dean Regas.\" UID:143099-21892088@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143099 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,Family,free,history,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes,tour,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T181534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational DESCRIPTION:Men's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational UID:143654-21893584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143654 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T181535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational UID:143655-21893585@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143655 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T094536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years DESCRIPTION:As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850\, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the \"Old Main\" University Hospital that served as its flagship from 1925 to 1986\, a free museum exhibit explores 175 years of medical education\, research and clinical care. \n\nOpen to the public at the Museum on Main Street operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society\, the exhibit includes artifacts\, photos and facts about how U-M's medical community grew from humble beginnings on the Diag to become one of the nation's largest and most respected academic medical centers. It also asks visitors to ponder their own attitudes and experiences\, and to submit memories and photos of their time working\, studying\, volunteering or receiving care at U-M's medical campus and beyond. There are also activities for young visitors.\n\nThe museum is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nFull details about the exhibit\, including parking instructions and how to book a free private group tour on a weekday\, are available at http://michmed.org/museum\n\nThe museum has an accessible entrance at the rear of the building. UID:139428-21885491@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Life Science,Medicine,Museum,Nursing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T142109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Expedition Reef DESCRIPTION:Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Expedition Reef immerses you in an undersea adventure. Along the way\, discover how corals grow\, feed\, reproduce\, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:95986-21892258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95986 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:natural history museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T153441 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T150000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Korean Cinema NOW | House of the Seasons | 장손 DESCRIPTION:2024 ‧ Drama ‧ 2h ‧ PG-13\n \n View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x3NBKC74jY\n \n House of the Seasons\, is a 2025 South Korean family drama that delves into the quiet breakdown of a multi-generational family bound by tradition and a tofu factory in Daegu. The film follows the Kim family through gatherings across the seasons—including ancestral rites and a sudden funeral—that expose deep-seated conflicts\, financial disputes\, and the eldest grandson Seong-jin's (Kang Seung-ho) reluctance to inherit the business. Director Oh Jung-min's assured debut is a beautifully lensed portrait of modern Korean family dynamics\, earning high praise for its blend of humor and melancholy. Its critical success was capped by a major award win\, claiming Best Film at the 34th Buil Film Awards and securing Best New Director for Oh Jung-min at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards.\n \n Directed by Oh Jungmin\n Presented in Korean with English subtitles\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at outreachkorea@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:142638-21891246@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142638 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Film Series,Free,Korea,korean cinema LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T181535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260105T130000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Basketball vs Wisconsin DESCRIPTION:Men's Basketball vs Wisconsin UID:143196-21892411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143196 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T105742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dimanche DESCRIPTION:Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry\, video\, mime\, and clowning.\n\nSometime in the near future\, it is the end of the world as we know it. In their small city home\, a family is about to spend their Sunday together\, but the walls are shaking\, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside\, and the storm has only just begun. Amidst this climatic chaos\, the protagonists absurdly attempt to maintain a normal family life.\n\nMeanwhile\, somewhere else on the planet\, three traveling wildlife reporters are doing their best to document the apocalypse. With what little equipment they have\, they film three wild animals on the brink of extinction.\n\nBetween dreamlike fiction and stark reality\, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature\, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse. “Meticulous scenes and beautiful theatrical effects create a surreal\, dreamlike world with an eye for detail. Dimanche is a dystopian parable about the climate\, yet a joy to behold.” (De Standaard\, Belgium) UID:137155-21879823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,Comedy,Interdisciplinary,performance,theater,UMS,university musical society LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T181616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T153000 SUMMARY:Performance:Double Bass Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Double Bass students of Professor Nicholas Walker perform a recital. UID:143244-21892545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143244 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T181535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251119T130000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Gymnastics vs #13 Greenville/#15 Simpson DESCRIPTION:Men's Gymnastics vs #13 Greenville/#15 Simpson UID:142023-21889834@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142023 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Gymnastics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T171028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Sampler Tour | Death and Ritual in Ancient Egypt DESCRIPTION:This tour will explore the Kelsey Museum’s ancient Egyptian collections\, looking specifically at what our objects can teach us about the Egyptian ideas of death\, offerings\, and the afterlife. \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:142565-21891159@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142565 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Archaeology,egypt,Free,History,Museum,Mythology,Religion,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T092352 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T163000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:CANCELED: Student Art Meetup: Gouache Painting With Janet Nelson DESCRIPTION:Due to unforeseen circumstances\, the public library has canceled this workshop and as a result the Meetup is also canceled.\n\nAre you looking to explore art in the Ann Arbor community? Come join us for a guided workshop at the Ann Arbor District Library! At this event\, local artist Janet Nelson will walk us through painting a cozy winter scene using gouache and ink (all materials provided). Janet Nelson works out of Brite Idea Tattoo in Ypsilanti\, Mi\, and her visual art has been shown at galleries throughout Michigan!\n\nWe will meet right outside the Sweetwaters in the Michigan Union at 2:30 PM\, and walk together for 10 minutes to Ann Arbor District Library in downtown Ann Arbor. Hope to see you there! UID:142380-21890776@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142380 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Art Meetups,arts LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T152051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T220000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Invitation Ranking for Panhellenic Recruitment DESCRIPTION: UID:143657-21893587@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251110T145627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T170000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Judo Training DESCRIPTION:Judo Team Training at the Michigan League\nKoessler Room\, 3rd Floor. Before showing up\, please email hazoum@umich.edu. We want to be prepared for new members. UID:138019-21881188@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138019 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Athletics - Wrestling,Fitness,In Person,Leadership,Rec Sports LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T152051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:MCSP Winter Day of Service and Justice 2026 DESCRIPTION:Start your winter semester with a day devoted to service\, justice and community. Choose to participate in service\, community conversations\, social justice education\, and advocacy opportunities that will address inequity in our community. We will conclude the day with dinner and reflection. Please see the schedule of the day:10:00 am-10:15 am Welcome 10:15 am-10:45 am Motivational Keynote Speaker11:00 am-3:30 pm Social Justice Education\, Advocacy Opportunities\, Service and Community Conversations4:00 pm-5:00 pm Food and ReflectionAll parts of the day (The motivational keynote speaker\, service or community conversations\, and dinner/reflection) are essential and required to fulfill a PACS and IRC event.  Make sure you register for the motivational keynote speaker\, the post-service dinner and reflection\, and your choice of a service opportunity or community conversation to receive credit for a PACS and IRC event this semester. UID:142285-21890369@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142285 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:MPR CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T120004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ Indiana Tech DESCRIPTION:1 Game vs. Indiana Tech UID:136282-21878390@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136282 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PSM Icehouse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T181536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251102T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Notre Dame DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Notre Dame UID:141379-21888717@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141379 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T061532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251102T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Basketball vs Wisconsin DESCRIPTION:Men's Basketball vs Wisconsin UID:141378-21888716@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141378 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T181535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational DESCRIPTION:Men's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational UID:141628-21889111@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T181535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Track & Field vs Wolverine Invitational UID:141629-21889112@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141629 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T105742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dimanche DESCRIPTION:Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry\, video\, mime\, and clowning.\n\nSometime in the near future\, it is the end of the world as we know it. In their small city home\, a family is about to spend their Sunday together\, but the walls are shaking\, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside\, and the storm has only just begun. Amidst this climatic chaos\, the protagonists absurdly attempt to maintain a normal family life.\n\nMeanwhile\, somewhere else on the planet\, three traveling wildlife reporters are doing their best to document the apocalypse. With what little equipment they have\, they film three wild animals on the brink of extinction.\n\nBetween dreamlike fiction and stark reality\, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature\, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse. “Meticulous scenes and beautiful theatrical effects create a surreal\, dreamlike world with an eye for detail. Dimanche is a dystopian parable about the climate\, yet a joy to behold.” (De Standaard\, Belgium) UID:137155-21879822@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,Comedy,Interdisciplinary,performance,theater,UMS,university musical society LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T181619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ethan D'Amura\, French horn DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Ethan D'Amura performs a recital. UID:143533-21893360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143533 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250820T122451 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jill Jack's Annual Birthday Bash DESCRIPTION:“Her voice can soar like opera and smoke like the blues” –Detroit Free Press\n\nJill Jack’s decades-long career has taken her across the globe\, performing solo and with her band\, opening for acts like Bob Seger and Loretta Lynn. Her Americana music blends folk\, rock\, country\, and blues\, and she’s known for storytelling\, humor\, and heartfelt performances. With 12 CDs and 51 Detroit Music Awards\, she’s also composed for documentaries and ad campaigns. Jack gives back through missionary work\, nonprofits\, and mentoring artists of all ages.\n\nFor over a decade\, Jill Jack has celebrated her birthday the best way she knows how — through music\, with her beloved fans and incredible band!\nJoin the party as The Jill Jack Band electrifies the stage and fills the room with love\, laughter\, and unforgettable melodies. Happiness is guaranteed — all you need to do is buy a ticket! UID:137784-21880769@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tesserae Trio DESCRIPTION:The Tesserae Trio presents an evening of chamber music featuring works by Shostakovich\, Sheng\, and Mendelssohn. Violinist Fabiola Kim\, cellist Leo Singer\, and pianist Alan Woo come together to explore a wide emotional and stylistic range\, from searing intensity to lyrical brilliance. This program highlights the trio’s dynamic ensemble playing and thoughtful musical dialogue across centuries and cultures.\n\nFACULTY BIOS\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/fabiola-kim/\n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/leo-singer/ UID:141724-21889229@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141724 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250812T084404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T235900 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge Application Window DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nLCC is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nThis year's LCC will be held on January 29-30 and is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21. UID:137307-21880106@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Personal Development,Professional Development,Scholarship,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251201T134709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T235900 SUMMARY:Other:Apply Today | Silicon Valley Experience DESCRIPTION:Applications are now being accepted for the Zell Lurie Institute's Silicon Valley Experience\, an immersive trek that connects current students with leading founders\, CEOs\, executives\, and investors\, all of whom hail from the University of Michigan. See what it's like behind the scenes at some of the most innovative companies and venture capital firms on the West Coast. All travel expenses are covered.\n\nCurrent sophomores\, juniors\, and returning graduate students are eligible to apply. Applications remain open through January 11\, 2026. UID:141812-21889448@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141812 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Entrepreneur,Entrepreneur Services,Entrepreneurship,Graduate,Graduate Students,In-person,Innovation,Networking,Professional Development,Silicon Valley,Startup,Startups,Travel,Trek,Undergraduate,Venture,Venture Capital,Zell Lurie Institute,Zell Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurship,Zli LOCATION:Off Campus Location - This is an application form. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase! DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8 UID:143089-21892050@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T094536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years DESCRIPTION:As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850\, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the \"Old Main\" University Hospital that served as its flagship from 1925 to 1986\, a free museum exhibit explores 175 years of medical education\, research and clinical care. \n\nOpen to the public at the Museum on Main Street operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society\, the exhibit includes artifacts\, photos and facts about how U-M's medical community grew from humble beginnings on the Diag to become one of the nation's largest and most respected academic medical centers. It also asks visitors to ponder their own attitudes and experiences\, and to submit memories and photos of their time working\, studying\, volunteering or receiving care at U-M's medical campus and beyond. There are also activities for young visitors.\n\nThe museum is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nFull details about the exhibit\, including parking instructions and how to book a free private group tour on a weekday\, are available at http://michmed.org/museum\n\nThe museum has an accessible entrance at the rear of the building. UID:139428-21885523@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Life Science,Medicine,Museum,Nursing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T142109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Expedition Reef DESCRIPTION:Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Expedition Reef immerses you in an undersea adventure. Along the way\, discover how corals grow\, feed\, reproduce\, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:95986-21892267@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95986 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:natural history museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250828T001527 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T160000 SUMMARY:Other:National Portfolio Day - Online DESCRIPTION:Explore the nation’s best col­leges of art and design and meet with Stamps Admissions rep­re­sen­ta­tives\, who can pro­vide informal port­fo­lio reviews\, dis­cuss our unique cur­ricu­lum\, and answer ques­tions about pro­fes­sional careers in art. Show­ing your work early can help you acquire impor­tant infor­ma­tion about orga­niz­ing and pre­sent­ing your port­fo­lio for future admis­sion con­sid­er­a­tion. High school stu­dents\, par­ents\, teach­ers\, guid­ance coun­selors\, and col­lege trans­fer stu­dents are encour­aged to attend. All National Portfolio Day events are free and open to the public.\nAll in-person event times are listed according to theevent’s local time and all virtual events are listed in Eastern Time. Please be sure to check the equivalent time in your local time zone\, and register through the official National Portfolio Day website. UID:138319-21882768@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138319 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T105742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dimanche DESCRIPTION:Two award-winning Belgian mime and puppetry companies come together for this stunning visual performance combining puppetry\, video\, mime\, and clowning.\n\nSometime in the near future\, it is the end of the world as we know it. In their small city home\, a family is about to spend their Sunday together\, but the walls are shaking\, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside\, and the storm has only just begun. Amidst this climatic chaos\, the protagonists absurdly attempt to maintain a normal family life.\n\nMeanwhile\, somewhere else on the planet\, three traveling wildlife reporters are doing their best to document the apocalypse. With what little equipment they have\, they film three wild animals on the brink of extinction.\n\nBetween dreamlike fiction and stark reality\, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature\, observing the absurdity of keeping up appearances amidst an ecological collapse. “Meticulous scenes and beautiful theatrical effects create a surreal\, dreamlike world with an eye for detail. Dimanche is a dystopian parable about the climate\, yet a joy to behold.” (De Standaard\, Belgium) UID:137155-21879824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,Comedy,Interdisciplinary,performance,theater,UMS,university musical society LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T171336 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Sunday Drop-In Tour | Dangers Lurking Around Every Corner DESCRIPTION:The ancient world was filled with hazards\, from illnesses to animal attacks to natural disasters. In this tour\, we will look at some of the objects that people in ancient Egypt\, Mesopotamia\, and Rome believed could help protect them from various diseases and dangers.\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:142566-21891160@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142566 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,History,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T120146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T160000 SUMMARY:Other:VIPs Club: Crafts for Conservation Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:Do you love to craft (crochet\, knitting\, sewing\, etc) and do you care about the environment?! Then come learn about VIPs Club: Crafts for Conservation at one of our two mass meetings! We are a club affliated with the VIPs Fund nonprofit with 2 weekly crafting meetings where you can relax and craft to help protect the environment!! If you have any questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email vipsclub-admin@umich.edu \nMass Meeting 1: January 11th\, 2:00-4:00 pm\nLocation: Michigan League\, Room 4\n \nMass Meeting 2: January 15th\, 6:00-7:00 pm\nLocation: North Campus Duderstadt Design Lab 1\n \nClub Instagram: @vipsclubumich\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nNonprofit Instagram: @vipsfund\n  UID:143051-21891984@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143051 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League, Room 4 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T181531 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251103T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Basketball vs Wisconsin DESCRIPTION:Women's Basketball vs Wisconsin UID:141392-21888751@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141392 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T120015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T183000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey vs. Indiana Tech DESCRIPTION:Home game UID:137372-21880181@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137372 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T120048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T180000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Club Meeting - Wolverines on Wheels (WoW) DESCRIPTION:Join us for our weekly club meeting to discuss campus bike infrastructure and education initiatives! Here\, we plan our group rides\, pop-ups\, grant applications\, and open the floor to ANY ideas related to improving the safety and accessibility of biking on the A2 campus. \nAll campus members are welcome to join our meetings which are led by our programming chairs. \nAll Winter 2026 Semester meetings are to take place in the Sophia B Jones 1st Floor Union room with the exception of academic calendar breaks. UID:142599-21891207@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142599 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Sophia B Jones Room - 1st Floor Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251120T135122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260111T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ember & Ash DESCRIPTION:Fiddle * Guitar * Fire\n\nEmber & Ash\, the duo forged by Erin Zindle and Alex Holycross\, is as captivating and dangerous as a spark on the wind in the dry season. Armed with fiddle and guitar\, these two Michigan songwriters have had long careers\, both defying genre boundaries in their own respective bands (The Native Howl’s “Thrash Grass” and The Ragbirds’ edgy global folk-rock)\n\nAlex & Erin’s voices curl together like smoky ribbons floating above a wild\, elemental energy. In their live performances the duo seem to come more alive with each note\, stoking a heat that threatens to burn the whole place down. UID:141981-21889726@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141981 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250812T084404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T235900 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge Application Window DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nLCC is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nThis year's LCC will be held on January 29-30 and is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21. UID:137307-21880107@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Personal Development,Professional Development,Scholarship,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892487@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T100000 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:134855-21892572@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889763@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890825@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T082052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MSI Connect: January Write-In DESCRIPTION:Spend time co-working in a quiet\, focused space while enjoying complimentary breakfast and lunch. You’re welcome to stay for as long as you'd like—stop by briefly to grab some food or settle in and write. UID:143223-21892511@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Rackham-4th floor Assembly Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894893@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890590@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Engage Detroit Grant Live ($15\,000) DESCRIPTION:Interested parties should apply through the website: https://engaged.umich.edu/engagement-detroit/detroit-workshops/\n\nOur Engaged Learning team is seeking proposals for the 2026 Engage Detroit Workshop grant program\, which supports small groups of U-M faculty and staff members organizing a workshop or a speaker series in Detroit. Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and staff who are interested in pursuing projects in Detroit. \n\nContinuing our commitment to partnerships with Detroit\, this grant provides up to $15\,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The program has awarded 27 projects since its inception in 2022.\n\nIn collaboration with the Dearborn and Flint Provosts\, for 2026\, we are planning to support up to six proposals aimed at organizing a workshop or speaker series on a topic that is both relevant to Detroit communities and brings together multiple initiatives/projects led by UM faculty/staff. \n \nSubmissions are due by March 1\, 2026\; an overview of the program is available here. You can read more about the program in Monday’s Record article\, or at the Engaged Michigan website. You can also review active work by U-M faculty and staff in Detroit\, as reported in our 2025 census map.\n\nPlease direct any questions you may have about the program or application process to engagedmichigan@umich.edu. UID:144249-21895054@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144249 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Detroit,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Professions,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Literature,Medicine,Networking,Nursing,Personal Development,pharmacy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Professional Development,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Staff,Storytelling,Sustainability,Teaching,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890688@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase! DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8 UID:143089-21892051@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T132905 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T110000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Nicole Rivera Fuentes - Dissertation Defense DESCRIPTION:Please join Nicole Rivera Fuentes for their dissertation defense titled \"Development of Native Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry Methods to Probe the Impact of Chemical Modifications on the Structure and Stability of Antibody-based Therapeutics\".\n\n*Date:* Monday\, January 12th\n*Time:* 10:00 AM EST\n*Where:* Rackham East Conference Room\, 4th Floor\n\nZoom Meeting Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93072492674 UID:143301-21892670@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143301 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham East Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260127T063150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1878437Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab.We will discuss and educate you on…- Design andformat- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resumefor specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Studentor Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note:This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC UID:142995-21891928@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142995 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T135314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T123000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:How to Succeed at the Career Fair DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Lunch-n-Learn event of the semester and prepare for the career fair! Whether you are looking for an internship or a FT role. join us to gain confidence in achieving your goals. UID:143059-21891992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143059 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G610/G618 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251125T074811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Non-Apparent Conditions and Self Advocacy for Employees with Disabilities DESCRIPTION:Requesting workplace accommodations can seem daunting\, especially for non-apparent disabilities\, given societal stigmas\, personal concerns/preferences\, and alternative perspectives. Please join this webinar to learn more about a number of non-apparent conditions\, different ways in which they can manifest and impact an employee's ability to interact with their physical and social environments\, strategies for self-advocacy\, as well as potential accommodations\, and the nexus between the individual's disability-related limitations.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu. UID:142151-21890074@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Disability,Inclusion,Neurodiversity,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mOTmsOD3Qf2A9BcVPXbeiA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121631 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:143601-21893454@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143601 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260127T123151 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1878470Are you ready to start searching for a great internship? Do you have a few ideas\, but you’re not sure where to get started? Let's talk about search strategy!! Get real-time\, personalized support by checking out the in person Internship Lab. You’ll be guided by one of our Career Coaches who hasdesigned this experience to provide you strategies\, tools\, and motivation to get on the right track with searching for internships. Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake\,the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and to learn about other tools you can use to build a great job/internship search strategy. **If you're not sure what you're interested in\, consider making an \"Exploring Major/Career Option\" appointment to get started clarifying your interests with a career coach in a 1-on-1 setting. Recent Grads: If you are an alumni\, you will not be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line“Recent Grad Help” to receive either a recording of the session or tobe set up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email.#UCC UID:143006-21891939@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143006 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T122046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Preliminary Exam Preparation Session DESCRIPTION:Please join NCF in discussing the nineteenth century with third year Maria Rossini as she prepares for her preliminary exam. We will precirculate Maria’s exam opening statement so that members may come prepared with thoughts/questions. This will be a casual\, low-stakes conversation\, so in-depth preparation is not necessary. We will circulate Maria’s writing to those who have RSVP’ed by Friday at 5 pm. If you RSVP later than that\, please reach out to Alexa or Asa to receive the document. \n UID:143430-21893159@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143430 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Angell Hall 3184 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:143602-21893455@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260127T123159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T143000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:International Students Career Series: How to Navigate Small Talk DESCRIPTION:In the United States\, many people participate in what is called small talk\, where they make conversation with strangers or acquaintances about non-controversial topics\, such as the weather\, sports\, or popular television shows. Small talk is one of the ways in American cultureto chat about harmless topics to establish a connection and start to build a friendship.For example\, while waiting for an interview\, in line at a M-Den\, or an elevator on campus\, don’t be startled if a stranger says something to you like\, “Did you watch the Football Game last night? What a game!” They might also make a joke about the long line you’re both in\, or comment on the current situation.This workshop is open to all students\, so if you are interested in learning more about small talk\, now it’s your chance to sign up. In this workshop\, we will educate you on what small talk is\, and you will also have the chance to practice small talk with peers! This event's information isshown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this link: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1881807/share_preview  We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote yourfull participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cierra Sutherland at cierrasu@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives\, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible. #UCC UID:143289-21892645@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143289 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T162506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T150000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Hopwood Program Manager Virtual Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Bring your questions about the 2026 Hopwood Awards writing contests and get instant answers. Contest deadline is January 15th. UID:143226-21892517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143226 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Creative Writing,Dearborn,English Language And Literature,fiction,Flint,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T001516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T160000 SUMMARY:Other: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:143353-21892941@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143353 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T154059 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Old English Reading Group DESCRIPTION:Old English Reading Group UID:143330-21892917@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143330 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:English Language And Literature LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3184 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T085914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RCGD Seminar Series: The Ties that Bond: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Social Connection DESCRIPTION:Robin Edelstein\nUniversity of Michigan\, RCGD\nIntroduction to the Series\nJan. 12\, 2026\n\nRobin Edelstein introduces the Winter 2026 RCGD Seminar Series: The Ties that Bond: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Social Connection.\n\nABOUT THE SERIES\n\nThis seminar series brings together senior and early-career scholars to explore fundamental questions about how we connect\, protect\, and care. Talks will highlight lifespan and comparative approaches to understanding social connection\, physiological implications of social and race-related stressors\, and diverse conceptualizations of what it means to belong—from romantic and parent–child relationships to group and societal dynamics to technology-mediated interactions.\n\nRobin Edelstein\, Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics\, has organized this series. She will introduce the series at this kick-off event.\n\nThe first seminar in the series will be Jan. 26. Join us on Mondays to learn about the biological\, social\, and developmental pathways that shape human connection.\n\nThese events are held Mondays from 3:30 to 5.\nIn person: The kickoff will be held in ISR Thompson 6050\; all seminars in the series are located in ISR Thompson 1430\, unless otherwise specified.\nOrganized by Robin Edelstein\nAs permissions allow\, seminars are later posted to our YouTube playlist. UID:142305-21890443@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142305 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cognitive Neuroscience,Cognitive Science,Emotions,Life Science,Psychology,Social Sciences LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 6050 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T212336 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Combinatorics: Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:Student combinatorics seminar will continue to run Mondays from 4-5pm in EH 3866 this semester. We'll set the calendar for the upcoming semester at this meeting. If you are interested in giving a talk but unable to attend\, please email us and let us know! (And include a few preferred dates.) UID:143675-21893631@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143675 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T155845 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T190000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Winterfest Central DESCRIPTION:Kick off the winter term by finding your people\, your passions\, and your next big campus adventure at Winterfest Central! Meet student organizations\, explore new interests\, and get involved in campus life all in one place. Whether you’re looking to join a club\, try something new\, or reconnect with your community\, Winterfest has something for everyone. We will have performances from student organizations in the Courtyard of the Michigan Union\, don’t miss your chance to connect\, discover\, and make winter semester unforgettable!\n\nSee the following link for participating organizations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cg-LR_Nu4eh17l-pry-EH2NCkwA9kGjwwNy497n4928/edit?gid=1061294629#gid=1061294629 UID:141972-21889704@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Recruiting,student organizations,things to do,union,university unions,welcome to michigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251114T154427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T180000 SUMMARY:Meeting:LSA Virtual Q&A for Prospective High School Students DESCRIPTION:LSA Recruitment is hosting an hour-long virtual LSA Q&A session where prospective high school students can ask LSA and Michigan Learning Community (MLC) student ambassadors common questions about being an LSA student at Michigan. Common questions include but are not limited to majors/minors\, LSA programs\, MLCs\, campus resources\, living in Ann Arbor\, studying abroad\, etc. The session is intended for first-year student applicants and their guests. If you are interested\, sign up for a session below. Note that sessions are scheduled for the Eastern Time Zone.\n\nRegister Here: https://myumi.ch/rAMgG UID:117080-21891196@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117080 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:free,Prospective Student,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T172045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 In-Person OS Application Workshop DESCRIPTION:Come join us for our in-person OS Application Workshop! OS faculty and current students will offer guidance\, tips\, and resources on best tying yourself\, your interests\, and OS together in your application materials. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet with current students to get individualized feedback on your resume and essay. Space is limited\, so sign up asap to guarantee your spot!\nImportant note: attendance at this event will NOT guarantee admission into the OS program. This is a casual event designed to offer you helpful guidance and feedback on your application materials and answer any questions you might have.\n UID:142477-21890998@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142477 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:110 Weiser CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T130431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:aMplify: New Year\, New Connections! DESCRIPTION:Hey Transfer community!\n\nWe hope the break gave you some well needed rest\, and if you’re new to the university\, welcome to umich!!\n\nYour aMplify community is here to kick-off the new year with you! For those of you who are not familiar with aMplify\, we’re a student-led cohort that creates bi-weekly events specifically for transfer students. We’re here to make your transition easier by providing you all with resources\, support\, connections\, and community. Join us for fun\, food\, and community. \n\nTo kick off the new year\, we’re inviting all of you to aMplify: New Year\, New Connections! Begin your year with a spark of new ideas at this aMplify! Join us for vision board making to dream up your goals\, get creative with creating bingo cards\, and snag a wellness goodie bag as a warm welcome back to campus. UID:143212-21892432@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143212 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Dinner,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,first-generation,Food,Free,In Person,Inclusion,Meal,Social,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts,transfer,Transfer Students,Welcome to Michigan LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 LSA Multipurpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T181626 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Cello + Piano. Classical + Jazz. DESCRIPTION:SMTD alumni Jeremy Crosmer (MM '09\, cello\; MM '11\, composition\; DMA '12\, cello\; member\, Detroit Symphony Orchestra) joins Joel Ayau (DMA '10\, collaborative piano\; Senior Vocal Coach\, New England Conservatory) for an evening of chamber works that explore the intersection between classical and popular music. \n\nEach composer featured has some connection with contemporary idioms\, whether Francis Poulenc's jazz-influenced harmonies\, an arrangement of Gershwin's *Three Preludes* for cello and piano by Nicholas Canellakis\, or the virtuosic and jazz-infused works of Nikolai Kapustin. The program begins with the world premiere of *Flaschblume*\, an irreverent mash-up of Beethoven's third cello sonata Flor de Lino by Teagan Faran (BM '18\, violin). UID:142283-21890362@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142283 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Interdisciplinary,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T130728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T220000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Caribbean Culture & Cuisine Night at Bursley DESCRIPTION:Join the Bursley and Baits II Diversity Peer Educators for a taste of Caribbean culture! Enjoy a variety of Caribbean food and music while learning about their cultural origins. UID:142910-21891800@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142910 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Culture,Free Food LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Blue Apple Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T180225 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T221000 SUMMARY:Other:10 at 10 DESCRIPTION:Every Mon-Fri\, starting Jan. 12 with Matthew 1. Look out for prizes throughout the semester! Details here:\nhttps://chat.whatsapp.com/IV5vuoQcyTI5BX6ey9QcLt UID:143436-21893169@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143436 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Online CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250812T084404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T235900 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge Application Window DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nLCC is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nThis year's LCC will be held on January 29-30 and is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21. UID:137307-21880108@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Personal Development,Professional Development,Scholarship,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892488@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T100000 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:134855-21892573@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889764@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894894@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890591@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T112652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Dissecting the synaptic basis of learning in vivo DESCRIPTION:Faculty Candidate Seminar UID:142968-21891860@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142968 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns,Faculty Candidate,Neuroscience LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890689@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase! DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8 UID:143089-21892052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T095119 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Schokoladenstunde DESCRIPTION:German Lecturer\, Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu)\, brings German chocolate to snack on and games to play (e.g. Tabu)\, all while chatting in German. UID:143465-21893216@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143465 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:European,Games,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,Humanities,Language LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3110 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250922T113641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Study Abroad Info Sessions: CGIS Advanced Spanish Program Offerings DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Advisor Juliana Mesa to learn more about the Spanish-language programs in Spring/Summer 2026. \n\nThese program offerings are pre-approved by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (RLL). Students can earn 300- and/or 400-level Spanish credits depending on the program. Please visit the program brochure to learn more about course pre-requisites and other eligibility criteria.\n\nCGIS: Advanced Spanish in Alicante\, Spain\nCGIS: Advanced Spanish in Santiago de Compostela\, Spain\nCGIS: Public Health in Santiago\, Dominican Republic\nCGIS: Spanish in Madrid - 300/300\n\nDATES:\nFriday\, October 24\, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Info Session) \nFriday\, November 7\, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Info Session)\nThursday\, December 4\, 1:30 - 2:30 pm (Info Session)\nThursday\, January 8\,  10:00 am - 11:00 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)\nTuesday\, January 13\, 10:00 - 11:00 am  (Drop-in Group Advising) UID:139473-21885593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139473 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,International Education,Language,Latin America,Pre-Health,Public Health,Romance Languages And Literatures,Sessions,Spain,Spanish,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T120843 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“Housing Capital and Intergenerational Mobility in the United States” DESCRIPTION:Join the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics as we host John Voorheis\, principal economist in the Center for Economic Studies\, U.S. Census Bureau as he presents\, “Housing Capital and Intergenerational Mobility in the United States\,” jointly with Ariel Binder (Census) and Max Risch (Carnegie Mellon).\n\nRSVP to save your seat at: https://inequality.umich.edu/john-voorheis/.\n\nAbstract: “Housing represents the most important capital asset for most U.S. families. Despite substantial analysis of the intergenerational mobility of income\, large gaps in our knowledge of the distribution of housing assets and their transmission over time remain\, as housing is generally not reflected by income flows. Using novel linked data that combines survey responses with administrative tax data and information on ownership and valuation from property tax records for over 3.4 million families\, we provide new evidence on the intergenerational transmission of housing capital. We find that housing capital is more persistent across generations than labor income. We document important disparities between average housing outcomes for White and Black children. These differences persist even conditional on parent rank in the distribution of housing assets\, with the gap growing throughout the parental housing capital distribution. A decomposition shows that average differences in children’s labor market outcomes associated with parental assets explain about half of the observed intergenerational persistence (a “labor income channel”)\, and that there is also a substantial “direct channel” — conditional on children having the same earnings\, children of parents with more housing assets have more assets themselves on average. The direct channel is also important for explaining the intergenerational gap in outcomes of Black and White children. Finally\, we present quasi-experimental evidence that local housing supply constraints help explain spatial differences in intergenerational persistence across US counties. Our results establish the importance of housing markets\, both independently from and jointly with labor markets\, in shaping the intergenerational persistence of economic resources.” UID:143180-21892408@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143180 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Inequality,Social Sciences,Sociology LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T102047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IPE January Study Abroad Fair DESCRIPTION: UID:142889-21891769@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142889 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T112135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Warm Mugs\, Winter Hugs: Mug Painting & Hot Cocoa Social DESCRIPTION:The Planet Blue Ambassador Program is welcoming incoming students for a day of relaxation. Take a break from the start-of-semester rush\, and join us for an afternoon of hot cocoa and snacks\, and mug painting. Whether you’re looking to unwind\, get creative\, or meet other students\, this is the perfect place to slow down and recharge for the upcoming term. \n\nThe event is free and open to any U-M community member\, but registration is strongly encouraged. Please email pba-information@umich.edu with questions or if you are no longer able to join this event after registering. UID:142097-21890004@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142097 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,community gathering,Craft,Environment,environmental,Free,In Person,planet blue,Sustainability,Well-being,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:LSA Building - Room 2001 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T112547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T124500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Unraveling how oligodendrocytes generate and pattern myelin DESCRIPTION:Faculty Candidate Seminar UID:142972-21891866@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns,Faculty Candidate,Neuroscience LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T115726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ECRC - Engineer Your Resume: Resume Writing That Works! DESCRIPTION:Join the ECRC to unlock your resume writing potential and learn how to create a document that will stand out to recruiters\, hiring managers AND be compatible with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). We will discuss resume formatting and specific content appropriate for student resumes. Your resume is what will lead to a job interview so make sure you are getting it right! Don’t miss out on this important session!\n\nThis is a CoE event. Registration is encouraged in Career Forge. UID:142799-21891649@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142799 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T102703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:eIF4E Links Translation and Transcription- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a seminar presented by Dr. Hani Zaher\, Washington University in St. Louis UID:142442-21890961@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142442 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,biolgical chemistry,biological,biological chemistry,biological science,biology,Biosciences LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 5330 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260605T103907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T130000 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:128708-21890315@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:20260109T164104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:South Africa Summer Master's Internship Program Information Session DESCRIPTION:This information session will cover details on the South Africa summer internship program being organized by UMSI professors David Wallace and Anthea Josias. Program information\, project opportunities\, and more will be discussed. UID:143631-21893538@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa LOCATION:Leinweber LCSIB - Room LCSIB 3520 (Collab Space) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T081526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T130000 SUMMARY:Well-being:This New Year\, Let's Talk About Mental Health DESCRIPTION:The Faculty and Staff Counseling and Consultation Office team invites you to join the conversation. Hear FASCCO counselors share information and insights about:\n\n- Common mental health questions\n- Myths and misunderstandings\n- Daily actions you can take to lessen stress and anxiety\n- Support available for you from FASCCO and U-M\n\nThe webinar also features a live Q & A session.\n\nRegister now for this no-charge webinar and let's talk about mental health. UID:142740-21891319@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142740 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Faculty And Staff,Mental Health,Staff,Well-being,Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121633 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng & Sarah Penrose\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Tiffany Ng & Sarah Penrose perform on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:143603-21893456@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143603 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T094142 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T133000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Pause Café: French Conversation Hour DESCRIPTION:-Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and snacks while improving your French skills!\n\n-Chat for 10 minutes or the entire hour. All language levels are welcome.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nFor more information contact Alan Ames at (alanames@umich.edu). UID:143171-21892372@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143171 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Coffee,Community,Culture,Discussion,Food,Free,French,Games,Global,Humanities,In Person,Interactive,Intercultural,Language,Multicultural,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Talk,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T123203 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Building and Leveraging Your Network (for Graduate Students) DESCRIPTION:Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development in graduate school and job/internship searches. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network (including tips on using LinkedIN and the University Career Alumni Network)and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time for your questions! This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available. Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.Register on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/103748 #UCC UID:143551-21893378@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143551 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251222T141355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Building and Leveraging Your Network for Graduate Students DESCRIPTION:Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development in graduate school and job/internship searches. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network\, including tips on using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network\, and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time for your questions! This event is intended to be interactive\, and therefore a recording will not be available. Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School. UID:142937-21891829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142937 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Adam Lenhart\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Adam Lenhart performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:143604-21893457@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143604 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T115505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21884066@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/91565104584 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T162506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T150000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Hopwood Program Manager Virtual Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Bring your questions about the 2026 Hopwood Awards writing contests and get instant answers. Contest deadline is January 15th. UID:143226-21892518@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143226 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Creative Writing,Dearborn,English Language And Literature,fiction,Flint,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T193149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Commutative Algebra: Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:We'll select speakers and talks for this semester's seminar. Please attend or reach out if you want to sign up to talk or request a topic! UID:143674-21893630@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143674 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T082021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CANCELLED - CM-AMO | Engineering topological bands in materials with chiral cavities DESCRIPTION:Strongly coupling materials to cavity fields can affect the material’s electronic properties altering the phases of matter. In this talk\, I will first discuss the hybrid light-matter band topology of the monolayer graphene whose electrons can be coupled to both left and right circularly polarized vacuum fluctuations\, and time-reversal symmetry is broken due to an asymmetry between the two polarizations. This discussion will show how the quantum nature of photons affects the topology of the correlated light-matter hybrid wave function. A central finding of Ref. [1] is a relation between the Berry phase and the properties of exchanged photons with matter at light-matter hybridization points in the Brillouin zone. This physics turns out to be generic\, as it also emerges in stacked graphene layers [2]. I will then introduce a quantum optics model to capture the properties of the topological light-matter hybridization gaps and show the presence of chiral edge modes in these gaps [3]. For the rest of the talk\, I will describe a newly proposed photonic crystal chiral cavity [4]\, and its recent realization [5]. \n\n[1] Physical Review B 110 (12)\, L121101 (2024)\n[2] arXiv: 2504.03842\n[3] arXiv: 2510.13373\n[4] Nature Communications 16 (1)\, 5270 (2025)\n[5] arXiv: 2509.14366 UID:143295-21892653@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143295 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Physics,Science LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251128T121323 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Colloquium: What Kinds of Functions Do Neural Networks Learn? Low-Norm vs. Flat Solutions DESCRIPTION:This talk investigates the fundamental differences between low-norm and flat solutions of shallow ReLU networks training problems\, particularly in high-dimensional settings. We sharply characterize the regularity of the functions learned by neural networks in these two regimes. This enables us to show that global minima with small weight norms exhibit strong generalization guarantees that are dimension-independent. In contrast\, local minima that are “flat” can generalize poorly as the input dimension increases. We attribute this gap to a phenomenon we call neural shattering\, where neurons specialize to extremely sparse input regions\, resulting in activations that are nearly disjoint across data points. This forces the network to rely on large weight magnitudes\, leading to poor generalization. Our analysis establishes an exponential separation between flat and low-norm minima. In particular\, while flatness does imply some degree of generalization\, we show that the corresponding convergence rates necessarily deteriorate exponentially with input dimension. These findings suggest that flatness alone does not fully explain the generalization performance of neural networks. UID:142085-21889991@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142085 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1360 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251117T080145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CPOD Winter 2026 Seminar Series: \"Uncovering defect mechanisms and apical polarity cues in neural tube organoids\" DESCRIPTION:Andrew Tidball\, Ph.D.\nResearch Assistant Professor\nNeurology\nUniversity of Michigan UID:141937-21889654@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141937 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Biosciences,Ecology,Education,Engineering,Free,Graduate School,Graduate Students,human genetics,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Life Science,Medicine,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Public Health,Rackham,Research,Science,seminar,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - ABC Seminar Rooms CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T102025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T171500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Exploring the structural biology of enteroviral genome replication DESCRIPTION:The Enterovirus genus comprises RNA viruses associated with various illnesses\, including the common cold\, poliomyelitis\, acute flaccid paralysis\, and myocarditis. These viruses have conserved cloverleaf-shaped RNA secondary structures at the extreme 5′ end of their genomes\, which are crucial for assembling viral and host proteins\, such as 3CD and PCBP2\, into functional ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes required for genome replication. However\, the high-resolution structures and mechanisms of these cloverleaf RNAs have largely remained unknown. Recently\, we determined the crystal structures of five cloverleaf RNAs from different enteroviral species\, revealing a highly conserved H-type four-way junction fold that positions the 3CD and PCBP2 binding sites far apart. The conserved features observed in these structures\, including a long-range A•C•U base triple\, enabled us to predict structural models for other enteroviruses via homology modeling\, yielding models similar to the experimental structures. Our structure-guided binding analyses\, using recombinantly purified full-length human PCBP2 and viral 3C proteins\, along with the crystal structures of the cloverleaf-3C complexes\, offered further insights into how these viruses assemble RNP complexes for their genome replication within host cells. Moreover\, we demonstrated that antisense oligonucleotides could block high-affinity PCBP2-binding sites\, highlighting the potential to develop therapeutics targeting this replication platform for enteroviral infections. The notable structural conservation among enteroviral cloverleafs observed in our studies underscores opportunities to develop universal therapeutics that target this viral RNP platform across multiple enterovirus infections. UID:138424-21882929@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138424 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemical Biology,Chemistry,Science LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T120133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T190000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:KOA Pre-Law and Public Policy Fraternity - Winterfest! DESCRIPTION:Come meet brothers at the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom to learn more about our premier pre-law and public policy professional fraternity on Tuesday\, January 13th\, from 4-7pm at Table 4! We will be in the Wl section with all the other professional fraternities. \nCheck out our Instagram @koaumich for updates! \nQuestions? Email our recruitment chairs! Fin (fnicol@umich.edu) & Grace (ggkim@umich.edu)\nInterest form: Click here UID:142866-21891746@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Table 4 - Rogel Ballroom (Michigan Union) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T162951 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Launch & Learn: Rock Your LinkedIn Profile! DESCRIPTION:Is your LinkedIn profile “up to code”?\nWhen you’re job hunting\, you might assume your resume is what’s holding you back\, but the real issue could be much simpler: your LinkedIn profile just needs a tune-up.\n\n​Join Ezra Zimbler\, founder of Ezra Zimbler Consulting and former LinkedIn expert with over a decade of experience in hiring\, sales\, marketing\, and branding. In this workshop\, you will learn how to present yourself with confidence and go beyond the basics to land your next role. UID:143026-21891959@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143026 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Career Development,Career Navigation,Linkedin,Networking,Workshop,Zell Lurie Institute,Zell Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurial Studies,Zell Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurship,Zli LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R2420 | Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T152049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer International Internships with IES Abroad Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Advisor Will Clancy and IES Abroad as we talk about Summer International Internship Opportunities with IES Abroad. This information will go over basic information about the IES Abroad Summer Internship offerings and outline the application and placement process. Students are encouraged to attend and ask questions! UID:141952-21889675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141952 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T104533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Tacos & Triva Night DESCRIPTION:Put your knowledge to the test and your taco-building skills to work! Tacos & Trivia Night brings together tasty tacos and fun\, fast-paced trivia for a night of friendly competition and big laughs. Grab your crew\, fuel up with your favorite fillings\, and see who takes the trivia crown. 🌮🧠🎉\n\nThis event is included with your residential meal plan. Those with block plans can use a meal swipe to enter. All other guests will pay the door rate to dine in the dining halls. UID:143168-21892349@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143168 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,North Campus LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260102T134450 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T190000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:WINTERFEST 2026 DESCRIPTION:Come check out the YAF table at winterfest to learn more about the club and chat with the members. UID:143138-21892307@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Free,Politics,Student Org LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T155845 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T190000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Winterfest Central DESCRIPTION:Kick off the winter term by finding your people\, your passions\, and your next big campus adventure at Winterfest Central! Meet student organizations\, explore new interests\, and get involved in campus life all in one place. Whether you’re looking to join a club\, try something new\, or reconnect with your community\, Winterfest has something for everyone. We will have performances from student organizations in the Courtyard of the Michigan Union\, don’t miss your chance to connect\, discover\, and make winter semester unforgettable!\n\nSee the following link for participating organizations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cg-LR_Nu4eh17l-pry-EH2NCkwA9kGjwwNy497n4928/edit?gid=1061294629#gid=1061294629 UID:141972-21889705@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Recruiting,student organizations,things to do,union,university unions,welcome to michigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T162049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Art at Home - Matching Day DESCRIPTION: UID:143552-21893379@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143552 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:UMMA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260110T100333 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Analysis Seminar: Planning Meeting + Snack Time! DESCRIPTION:In this planning meeting\, we'll discuss logistics\, possible talk ideas\, and set up a schedule for speakers this semester. Graduate students in any area of study are welcome to join\, and first-year graduate students are especially encouraged to join!\n\nAfter we finish\, we'll have Snack Time! Stop by to chat and eat some food. You are encouraged to bring some snacks to share! UID:143658-21893588@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250925T095602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T183000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Virtual Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Group for Adults DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to gain better control of your thoughts and emotions? Our Psychological Clinic invites adults 18 and older to participate in our weekly Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group sessions\, held virtually for your convenience. Learn practical skills for managing anxiety\, depression\, and challenging situations with the support of experienced clinicians and peers.\n\nWhy Choose DBT Group Therapy?\nGroup sessions offer unique benefits\, including opportunities to learn new techniques\, share experiences\, and build supportive connections. You’ll develop practical skills in mindfulness\, emotion regulation\, interpersonal effectiveness\, and distress tolerance—essential tools for managing strong emotions and handling stress. Research shows that connecting with peers in a supportive group environment encourages real-world growth\, accountability\, and lasting change.\n\nProgram Details:\n- Who: Adults 18+ interested in building coping skills\, managing emotions\, and improving relationships.\n- When: Tuesdays from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. (via Zoom).\n- Structure: The program runs in ongoing 4-month cycles\, each focusing on a different theme.\n- Flexible Start: New participants can join at the first Tuesday session of any month.\n- Cost: $45 per session (insurance may help cover costs). UID:139870-21886237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:anxiety,Depression,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,mental health,Staff,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T093639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T190000 SUMMARY:Meeting:January BIndx Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our first BIndx Meeting of 2026! There will be food\, games\, and conversation. All majors are welcome. \n\nThe Black Industrial Engineers (BIndx\, pronounced BIND-ex) group is composed of IOE students and faculty who come together informally for meaningful conversations and fellowship to promote learning\, mentoring\, and networking. The BIndx program was initiated to promote a learning space where students feel comfortable engaging with faculty. BIndx meetings occur as informal monthly discussions to help form relationships between faculty and minoritized students. BIndx hosts a diverse group of guest speakers throughout the semester with a specific focus to facilitate conversations\, build connections\, and empower self-reflection. \n\nDate and Time: \nTuesday\, January 13\, 2026 (5:30pm - 7:00pm) \nIOE Building\, Conference Room 2717 (on the second floor) \nDinner will be served to those who RSVP \n\nPlease RSVP by Friday\, January 9th\, at 3 pm if you plan to attend. UID:142657-21891268@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 2717 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T172052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T191500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Transfer Center DESCRIPTION: UID:143553-21893380@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143553 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T120313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T190000 SUMMARY:Other:General Meeting DESCRIPTION:Hi all! At this meeting we'll be welcoming new members and discussing upcoming opportunities/events for this semester\, including our new 65-gallon club tank!!  UID:143782-21894007@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143782 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:East Quad Basement CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T134955 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Victors on Ice DESCRIPTION:Kick off the winter semester with fellow Wolverines at our Ice Skating Night! Whether you’re a pro or a first-time skater\, come enjoy music\, laughter\, and great company on the ice. Each skater will receive one free concession stand voucher\, so grab a snack\, lace up your skates\, and glide into the new semester with Michigan spirit. UID:142542-21891136@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142542 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T182308 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T195000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Food Literacy for All DESCRIPTION:Food Literacy for All is a community-academic partnership course at the University of Michigan supported by the Sustainable Food Systems Initiative\, Program in the Environment\, School for Environment & Sustainability\, and our Michigan-based community partners. \n\nFrom January to April 2026\, Food Literacy for All features dynamic guest speakers each Tuesday evening (6:30-7:50 PM) to address the challenges and opportunities of diverse food systems. This year\, we will hear talks on changemaker chefs\, seed rematriation\, student food movements\, soil science and politics\, city urban agriculture directors\, labor practices in the meatpacking industry\, and much more. The course is primarily virtual and livestreamed as Zoom Webinars. \n\nRegister for free as a community member on our website. As a registrant\, you can attend the sessions that interest you/fit your schedule.\n\nRather participate for course credit in the Winter 2026 semester? Enroll in the 2-credit\, primarily virtual class as an undergraduate (ENVIRON 444) or receive graduate-level credit (EAS 444). UID:142266-21890285@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142266 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advocacy,agriculture,Climate Change,Environment,environmental justice,food,Interdisciplinary,social justice,sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T180307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Open House 1 DESCRIPTION:Come join us this week at our optional Open Rush events to learn more about KTP\, hear what we do\, and connect with our members! UID:143778-21894003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143778 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:CCCB 3460 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251006T111302 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Amythyst Kiah DESCRIPTION:A blend of folk\, blues\, Americana and rock with wistful\, cutting lyrics\n\nProduced by Butch Walker (Taylor Swift\, Green Day\, Weezer) and recorded at his Nashville studio\, Amythyst Kiah’s new album Still + Bright explores the vast expanse of her inner world: her deep-rooted affinity for Eastern philosophies and spiritual traditions\, a near-mystical connection with the natural world\, the life lessons learned in her formative years as a self-described “anime-nerd mall goth.” In dreaming up the backdrop to her revelatory storytelling\, Kiah and Walker arrived at a darkly cinematic and exhilarating twist on the rootsy alt-rock of her 2021 breakthrough album Wary + Strange—an LP that landed on Rolling Stone’s list of the 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021 and drew acclaim from major outlets like Pitchfork. With its sonic palette encompassing everything from fuzzed-out guitars and industrial-leaning beats to gilded pedal steel and Kiah’s exquisitely graceful banjo work\, Still + Bright fully affirms her as an artist of both daring originality and uncompromising depth.\n\nOn Wary + Strange\, Kiah offered up a collection of spellbinding songs detailing her experience with grief and trauma and alienation\, each illuminating the extraordinary impact of her songwriting. An electrifying showcase for her singular musicality and soul-stirring voice\, Kiah’s Rounder Records debut soon found many leading critics hailing her as a formidable new talent\, adding to a list of accolades that includes earning a Grammy nomination for her powerhouse anthem “Black Myself.”\n\nWhile Still + Bright undoubtedly finds Kiah pushing into new emotional and musical terrain\, the album also makes for a vital new addition to a body of work largely dedicated to exploring the struggle and joy of true self-discovery. “With all of my music\, I’d love to leave people with the feeling that it’s okay to go off the beaten path and to structure your life in a way that feels right to you\,” says Kiah. “And just like with the last record\, I hope that these songs can help people out if they’re going through a difficult time. That’s what I always hope for more than anything: for my music to continue to be a part of the healing process for anyone who might need it.” UID:140293-21886887@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140293 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T142304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Vision and Vibes at Stockwell DESCRIPTION:Join the Stockwell Diversity Peer Educator in starting the year with intentionality and creativity by making your own 2026 vision board! UID:143014-21891953@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143014 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Community Engagement,Crafts LOCATION:Stockwell Hall - Rosa Parks Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T162752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260113T213000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Trivia and Game Night at Newberry DESCRIPTION:Join the Newberry Diversity Peer Educator for a round of pop culture trivia\, board games\, and online games! Have fun\, connect with others\, and enjoy free snacks. UID:142594-21891202@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142594 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free,Games,Trivia LOCATION:Newberry Residence - Audre Lorde Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250812T084404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T235900 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge Application Window DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nLCC is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nThis year's LCC will be held on January 29-30 and is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21. UID:137307-21880109@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Personal Development,Professional Development,Scholarship,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892489@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T100000 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:134855-21892574@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889765@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894895@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890592@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T100358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tukilile Vaa DESCRIPTION:Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum. UID:142791-21891538@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890690@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase! DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8 UID:143089-21892053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T120755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ECRC - Drop By Resume Critique Event DESCRIPTION:Are you ready for internship and full-time recruiting? Start with Your Resume! The Engineering Career Fair is coming up – make sure your resume is ready to impress. Meet with Engineering Career Resource Career Advisor who can help you make your resume both ATS-friendly and recruiter-ready.\n\nDrop by the Duderstadt Connector for a quick\, focused resume review. No registration needed – Resume critiques are first come\, first served.\n\nThis is a CoE event and only CoE majors and LSA declared CS/DS students are elligible. UID:142806-21891659@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142806 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Engage Detroit Grant Live ($15\,000) DESCRIPTION:Interested parties should apply through the website: https://engaged.umich.edu/engagement-detroit/detroit-workshops/\n\nOur Engaged Learning team is seeking proposals for the 2026 Engage Detroit Workshop grant program\, which supports small groups of U-M faculty and staff members organizing a workshop or a speaker series in Detroit. Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and staff who are interested in pursuing projects in Detroit. \n\nContinuing our commitment to partnerships with Detroit\, this grant provides up to $15\,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The program has awarded 27 projects since its inception in 2022.\n\nIn collaboration with the Dearborn and Flint Provosts\, for 2026\, we are planning to support up to six proposals aimed at organizing a workshop or speaker series on a topic that is both relevant to Detroit communities and brings together multiple initiatives/projects led by UM faculty/staff. \n \nSubmissions are due by March 1\, 2026\; an overview of the program is available here. You can read more about the program in Monday’s Record article\, or at the Engaged Michigan website. You can also review active work by U-M faculty and staff in Detroit\, as reported in our 2025 census map.\n\nPlease direct any questions you may have about the program or application process to engagedmichigan@umich.edu. UID:144249-21894977@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144249 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Detroit,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Professions,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Literature,Medicine,Networking,Nursing,Personal Development,pharmacy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Professional Development,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Staff,Storytelling,Sustainability,Teaching,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260511T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through November 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 12 - November 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram UID:138032-21881275@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250904T153242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Weekly coffee chat hosted by INFORMS & HFES DESCRIPTION:Come join us in the IOE Commons for some coffee and networking! UID:138834-21890136@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138834 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Hfes,Human Factors And Ergonomics Society,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite Room 1700 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T141720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:BSB Planet Blue Ambassador Training DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Planet Blue Ambassador training during the BSB Sustainable Lab and Safety Day. Please note that this training will be geared more towards individuals who work in laboratory settings. \n\nPizza available for those who RSVP. UID:143845-21894118@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143845 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:planet blue,Sustainability LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T150249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“The Tax Treatment of Housing as a Source of Racial Inequality” DESCRIPTION:Join the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics as we host our own faculty member Joe LaBriola as he presents\, “The Tax Treatment of Housing as a Source of Racial Inequality.”\n\nAbstract: “In this talk\, I argue that the state contributes to cumulative advantage processes in United States housing markets through the tax treatment of homeownership\, which fuels house price growth and provides greater economic benefits to groups with high homeownership rates. I focus in particular on the effect of the mortgage interest deduction\, a federal tax expenditure that transfers tens of billions of dollars to homeowners each year\, on economic inequality between White and Black households. I document wide White-Black inequality in mortgage interest deduction benefits\, caused in large part by White-Black gaps in homeownership\, and demonstrate how the mortgage interest deduction has contributed to growth of the White-Black wealth gap in recent decades. However\, I also show that White-Black gaps in mortgage interest deduction benefits have narrowed over time\, due to falling mortgage interest rates and increases in the size of the standard deduction. These findings highlight how the effects of racialized tax policies depend on how institutional and macroeconomic conditions interact with racial gaps in factors that affect tax liabilities.”\n\nJoe LaBriola is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center\, where he is Faculty at the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics. His research examines the roots of social stratification in the contemporary United States\, with his current research focusing on the role of housing and housing policy in exacerbating racial and socioeconomic inequalities. Methodologically\, he uses econometric methods and microsimulation modeling to analyze survey and administrative data. His work has been published in leading sociology journals including the American Sociological Review\, Social Forces\, and Social Problems.\n\nLunch will be provided to all in-person attendees. Please RSVP to save your seat. UID:143220-21892508@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143220 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Social Sciences,Sociology,Survey Research LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 6050 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Austin Zhu & Adam Lenhart\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Graduate students Austin Zhu & Adam Lenhart perform on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:143605-21893458@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T112104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Faculty Allies Learning Community Workshop: Grant Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Those Faculty Allies interested in applying for the Faculty Allies Grant are welcome to attend this grant writing workshop for the 2026–27 cycle. This session provides an opportunity to vet ideas for grant activities or to get ideas from the group. UID:142495-21891026@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142495 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251119T115241 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T133000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Freedom From Smoking Program DESCRIPTION:Quitting isn’t easy—but it’s easier with the right help. MHealthy’s Tobacco Consultation Service (TCS) has partnered with the American Lung Association to offer the Freedom From Smoking® program.\n\nThis is a free\, seven-week virtual group program that gives you options\, resources and support to quit for good! With Freedom From Smoking\, you'll develop a plan of action that leads to your quit day. You’ll also get the support you need to remain tobacco-free for life! \n\nThe next seven-week Freedom From Smoking® virtual (Zoom) group starts Wednesday\, January 14\, 2026\, from 12 – 1:30 p.m. Meets weekly on Wednesdays through February 25.\n\nWhat you’ll learn:\nHow to know if you’re really ready to quit\nFDA-approved cessation medications that can increase your success\nLifestyle changes to make quitting easier\nHow to prepare for your quit day\nCoping strategies for managing stress and avoiding weight gain\nDeveloping a new self-image\nHow to stay tobacco-free for good UID:142019-21889830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142019 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:employees,Faculty,faculty and staff,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,mhealthy,smoke-free,Staff,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Well-being,Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T112104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IPE Winter Abroad 101 DESCRIPTION: UID:142953-21891847@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142953 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260605T103907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 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:128708-21890316@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:20260129T063147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1878439Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab.We will discuss and educate you on…- Design andformat- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resumefor specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Studentor Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note:This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC UID:142996-21891929@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260323T100405 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ClariTEA: Informal Undergraduate Advising Event DESCRIPTION:ClariTEA is a weekly informal\, drop-in advising event where Robotics and Interested Undergraduate students meet with Robotics Undergraduate Academic Advisors. Refreshments and TEA are offered at each meeting.\n\nJoin us in having a conversation with the Robotics Undergraduate community. UID:142310-21890452@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142310 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Robotics,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2000 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T150236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bachelor in General Studies (BGS) Meet-Up DESCRIPTION:Calling all current and prospective BGS students! Please join us and start the new term right. What can you do this term in and out of the classroom that builds towards your BGS degree themes? Let's figure it out together and set some intentions for a meaningful Winter term. We'll see you on Wednesday\, January 14\, from 1-2pm in the Newnan Academic Advising Center (1255 Angell Hall). UID:143020-21891954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advising,Bachelor In General Studies,In Person,Majors,Newnan,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Angell Hall - LSA Newnan Academic Advising Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260102T133642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T143000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Digital Accessibility Train-the-Trainer DESCRIPTION:Registration is open for the Digital Accessibility Train-the-Trainer course. This is an instructor-led workshop that will be held via Zoom. This workshop is intended for those interested in conducting digital accessibility training in their own unit or department. It focuses on how to present digital accessibility concepts and best practices\, and will provide you with guidance and resources to do so. You will get access to a pre-training Canvas course that covers accessibility basics and U-M resources\, as well as slide decks and materials you can customize and use when conducting your own trainings.\nIf you have any questions\, please contact DAL-Training@umich.edu.\n\nPlease register on Sessions @ U-M for our session on Wednesday\, January 14: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/20622 UID:143137-21892302@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143137 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:accessibility,Ai Literacy,Artificial Intelligence,assistive technology,Digital Accessibility LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251124T101915 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Disability Navigator Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Stop by and chat with the Disability Equity Office's Disability Navigators. Whether you have questions about supportive resources\, workplace accommodations\, event accessibility\, or general accessibility at the University of Michigan\, we're here to help! You're welcome to pop in for just a few minutes or stay for the whole hour. If you’d like some privacy\, breakout rooms are available for one-on-one conversations.\n\nJoin whenever you're free—no registration required. If you need any accommodations to participate\, please contact the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu. We look forward to connecting with you!\n\nZoom Meeting Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98239842235?jst=2 UID:141988-21890075@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141988 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Disability,Office Hours LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T095626 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Pre-Health 101: Getting Started On Your Pre-Health Journey! DESCRIPTION:Join us for \"Pre-Health 101: Getting Started On Your Pre-Health Journey!\" This informative presentation delves into the process of being a pre-health student and developing the core competencies essential for success in the healthcare field. Explore the abundance of departmental resources available to support your academic and professional growth. Learn how to leverage the Career Center for personalized career development\, gaining insights into internships\, networking opportunities\, and the path to your dream healthcare profession. Whether you're just starting on your pre-health journey or looking to enhance your skills\, this event offers invaluable guidance and connections to propel you forward in your healthcare career aspirations. UID:142836-21891728@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142836 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advising,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Pre-med,Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T133016 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Transfer Transitions Resource Fair DESCRIPTION:Welcome\, winter 2026 transfer students!\n\nThe Transfer Transitions series is aimed at supporting your transition to U-M by hosting events with different offices and organizations on campus\; we hope these events will help you to connect with resources\, opportunities\, peers\, and staff and contribute to a positive first-semester experience on campus. We are glad you are here!\n\nOur Transfer Transitions kickoff event is the Transfer Transitions Resource Fair\, where a number of campus partners will be ready to greet you and chat with you about resources they offer to transfer students. Come to connect with Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS)\, English Language Institute\, LSA Honors\, LSA Opportunity Hub\, Language Resource Center\, LSA Scholarships\, Math Learning Center\, Newnan Academic Advising\, Non- and Post-Traditional Student Community Group (NPTCG)\, Science Learning Center\, Services for Students with Disabilities\, Sweetland Center for Writing\, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)\, University Career Center\, and more. \n\nWhile this event is geared toward new LSA transfer students\, all U-M transfer students are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please register through the Sessions link and come anytime between 1-4 PM. We look forward to seeing you at the Transfer Transitions Resource Fair! UID:142911-21891801@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142911 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Eva Albalghiti\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Eva Albalghiti performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:143606-21893459@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143606 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T141348 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Peptide Encoded Chiral Inorganic Nanomaterials Talk DESCRIPTION:From small molecules to entire organisms\, evolution has refined biological structures at the nanoscale\, microscale and macroscale to be chiral—that is\, mirror dissymmetric. Chiral nanoscale materials can be designed that mimic\, refine and advance biological chiral geometries\, to engineer optical\, physical and chemical properties for applications in photonics\, sensing\, catalysis and biomedicine. The idea that inorganic materials can be chiral seems to be counterintuitive. In this talk\, I will discuss about a new mechanism that can generate chiral nanomaterials based on the interaction between chiral peptides and high index plane of metal surface. The enantioselective interaction of chiral molecules and high-Miller-index facets can break the mirror symmetry of the metal nanocrystals. I will also discuss about interesting optical properties of these chiral gold plasmonic nanoparticles that was synthesized by the peptides and amino acid. The resulting 432 symmetric chiral morphology result in the highest dissymmetry factor (g) and the efficient coupling with other materials. I believe that this synthetic approach for the chirality control of inorganic nanomaterials can have a lot of potential to maximize the light-matter interaction\, resulting in many optical\, electronic and biological applications. \nReference)\n“Enantioselective Sensing by Collective Circular Dichroism\,” Nature. 2022\, 612\, 470. \n“Amino-Acid- and Peptide-Directed Synthesis of Chiral Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles\,” Nature. 2018\, 556\, 360. \n\nProfessor Ki Tae Nam received his B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Seoul National University\, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT. He got the “outstanding PhD thesis award” from MIT. His PhD thesis was about the “virus-based battery” that has been highlighted as the first demonstration of virus based electrochemical devices. During his postdoc (2007-2010) at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab\, he studied peptide mimetic polymer to assemble two dimensional structures. Since 2010\, His group at SNU continue to pioneer the research area of bioinspired material science to make new functional materials for energy and optical applications. Recent innovations include the development of CO2 utilization chemistry (Nature Energy. 2021\, 6\, 733 and Nature synthesis. 2024\, 3 etc) and the peptide based synthesis of chiral nanomaterials (Nature 2018\, Nature 2022 and Nature Materials 2024). In 2022\, He received the POSCO Chung-am Award that is one of the most prestigious award in Korea. He is an associate editor for Nano Letters and will serve as one of the chair in MRS Fall 2027 Meeting. UID:143419-21893112@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143419 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - G063/064 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T132102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Vision Board Making DESCRIPTION:Take time to reflect\, dream\, and set intentions for the year ahead. Join us for a relaxed vision board–making session where you can explore your goals\, hopes\, and priorities for 2026 in a creative\, low-pressure way.\nAll supplies provided — come follow prompts or create freely at your own pace. Snacks and good vibes included. UID:143113-21892161@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143113 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:OGPS Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251117T135500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CGIS: Summer International Internships (Overview) DESCRIPTION:CGIS has partnered with four internship provider organizations that maintain portfolios of placements around the world\, offering the chance for undergraduate students to participate in quality international internships in the summer. This info session will provide a general overview of each program and provide additional details regarding financing your experience abroad and getting started on an application. UID:141546-21888992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141546 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T162506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Hopwood Program Manager Virtual Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Bring your questions about the 2026 Hopwood Awards writing contests and get instant answers. Contest deadline is January 15th. UID:143226-21892519@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143226 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Creative Writing,Dearborn,English Language And Literature,fiction,Flint,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T151537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer International Internships w/ CIEE Info Session DESCRIPTION:The Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) has partnered with four internship provider organizations that maintain portfolios of placements around the world\, offering the chance for undergraduate students to participate in quality International Internships over the summer. This info session will go into detail about the program for one of these providers\, CIEE. \n\nCIEE Summer Global Internship programs combine a full-time internship with an integrated academic seminar (earning 6 total credits) to provide professional exploration and specific skills development over the course of 8+ weeks during the summer. You’ll learn to contextualize real-world experience while learning about local business culture\, intercultural communication\, professional development\, and linkages between local and global industry trends. With 18 approved locations in 17 different countries across the globe and placements in a wide variety of career fields--Arts\, Business\, Communication\, STEM\, Health Sciences\, Policy/Law\, and many more--you're sure to find a fantastic option that's the right fit for you! \n\nSound interesting? Come join us either in-person or virtually to learn more! Register now via Sessions: myumi.ch/R32QX UID:141346-21888664@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Asia,Asia-pacific,Australia,Career,Central America,China,Culture,Diversity,Europe,European,global,global engagement,global opportunities,Information Session,intercultural,International,Internship,internships,Korea,Latin America,Networking,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Sessions,study abroad,Summer,Travel,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260104T173308 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Number Theory Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:Come plan this semester's seminar with us! Whether you're open to giving a talk or not\, we'd love for you to join us. Feel free to bring ideas for topics you'd like to hear about in the seminar. UID:143157-21892336@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143157 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T082650 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Department Colloquium | Nanoscale Soft Matter Under Electron Microscopy DESCRIPTION:We are fascinated with nanoscale soft matter\, which crosses the boundaries of synthetic and living systems and defies simple mean-field theories or coarse-grained models. In this talk\, I will show a few of our recent case studies\, with new understandings provided by our multimodal “electron videography.” The first is the measurement and significance of interactions beyond nearest neighbors in colloidal nanoparticles in and out of equilibrium. These interactions not only determine the phase behaviors of nucleation and crystal growth\, but the phonon mode structures if we treat nanoparticle self-assemblies as a new type of mechanical metamaterials. We establish accordingly the rules of nanoscale phonon manipulation in complex and new assembly structures such as Maxwell lattice with floppy modes and moiré lattices with angle-dependent band structures. The second is the measurement and design of structural heterogeneity of nanoparticles\, polymers\, and biological systems. We show that scaling theory needs to be coupled with atomic functional density theory to predict\, for example\, nanopatterning of polymers on surfaces. We also show the spatiotemporal fluctuations of proteins and cells during interactions\, which can impact greatly the function and efficacy of interactions. The third is the existence and generation of defects and strain in crystalline nanomaterials\, let them be catalysts or electrodes. Atomic lattices are “softened” in these systems\, leading to extended strain patterns in three dimensions that we visualize at the nanoscale. All these new observations are aligned with our push of electron videography and automation to make the invisible visible\, and we see this as the beginning of a more comprehensive understanding and utilization of nanoscale soft matter.\n\nBiography: \nProf. Qian Chen is currently a professor and Racheff Scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She got her BS degree in chemistry from Peking University and her PhD degree from the same department with Prof. Steve Granick. She completed her postdoctoral research with Prof. Paul Alivisatos at the University of California\, Berkeley\, under a Miller Fellowship. She became a faculty in 2015 and since then has received awards for the research in her group\, such as the Forbes 30 under 30 Science List (2016)\, the AFOSR YIP (2017)\, the NSF CAREER award (2018)\, the Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry (2018)\, the ACS Unilever Award (2018)\, the Hanwha-TotalEnergies IUPAC Young Scientist Award (2022)\, the Soft Matter Lectureship (2023)\, the Provost's Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring (2024)\, the MRS Outstanding Early-Career Investigator Award (2024)\, the ACS Langmuir lectureship (2025) and ACS Nano lectureship (2025). Her group’s research focuses on imaging\, understanding\, and engineering soft\, biological\, and energy materials at the nanoscale. UID:143251-21892553@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Physics,Science LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T115505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21885038@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T183122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student DGT Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:Student DGT will be happening on Wednesdays from 3-4 PM in EH 3866 this semester. We’ll be holding our planning meeting Wednesday\, January 14th (3-4 PM\, EH 3866) and talks will hopefully begin the week after.\n\nPlease come sign up to give a talk! You can email gshemy@umich.edu or mohithna@umich.edu if you’re unable to make the planning meeting but are interested in giving a talk. UID:143707-21893697@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143707 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T175749 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student DGT Seminar: Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:Let us plan the schedule for this semester. We welcome new ideas for reading groups\, discussions\, and related activities. We especially encourage first-year PhD students to attend. UID:143880-21894200@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143880 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - EH3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T193113 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Webinar: Habitat Heartbeats: Listening to What Oysters and Mussels Can Tell Us about Southern California Estuaries DESCRIPTION:Southern California’s estuaries can experience large swings in water quality due to events like freshwater inflow\, sewage spills\, and estuary mouth closures. The Tijuana River NERR (TRNERR) monitors several estuaries in San Diego County to better understand how biological communities respond to changes in water quality. Through an iterative process with TRNERR and other users\, this project team co-developed a biosensor monitoring system that uses shellfish (oysters and mussels) as biosentinels. Alongside state and local land managers and other wetland and aquaculture professionals\, the team designed an open-source electronic sensor that attaches to shellfish and monitors gaping behavior and heart rate. These metrics that can be used as indicators of physiological stress in response to environmental changes.\n\nIn this webinar\, the project team will describe their collaborative process within the team and with additional potential end users. Potential users included resource managers\, aquaculture practitioners\, and research biologists working with these bivalves in other settings. The team will describe the basic components of the biosensor equipment and approaches used in the field and lab for gathering and analyzing data. Data from the focal estuaries will be used to illustrate individual and group responses of the biosentinel bivalves to rapidly-shifting water quality conditions. UID:142624-21891232@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142624 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T111208 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Stability and Moduli on Kuznetsov Components of Cubic 5-Folds DESCRIPTION:Bridgeland stability is notoriously hard to construct on varieties of dimension > 2. One promising workaround is to focus on the Kuznetsov component of Fano varieties — a residual piece of the derived category that often captures the essential geometric information. In this talk\, I will explain the construction of stability conditions on Kuznetsov components using the machinery of quadric fibrations introduced by Bayer–Lahoz–Macrì–Stellari. I will illustrate how this technique applies to cubic 5-folds as a new higher-dimensional example. In the second part\, I will then describe properties of the associated moduli spaces. In particular\, they admit immersions into hyper-Kähler varieties with Lagrangian image\, generalizing a geometric construction of Illiev–Manivel. UID:141525-21888971@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141525 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T203801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Macroscopic market making DESCRIPTION:Trade execution and market making are two central problems in algorithmic trading that have largely been studied in separate literatures. In this talk\, I present a unified approach that addresses both problems simultaneously in three steps.\n\nWe introduce a macroscopic market making model à la Avellaneda-Stoikov\, using continuous processes for orders instead of discrete point processes. Since the impact of a single market maker on price is typically negligible\, we then develop the corresponding game formulation. Finally\, we can connect traders with market makers.\n \nSubsequently\, we present our mathematical contributions. The goal is to derive the global well‑posedness of the optimal control/Nash equilibrium. The discussion addresses topics in game theory\, non‑smooth analysis\, FBSDEs\, and Riccati equations.\n\nReferences:\nIvan Guo\, Shijia Jin\, and Kihun Nam\, Macroscopic Market Making. Forthcoming in Finance & Stochastics. Preprint: arXiv:2307.14129.\nIvan Guo and Shijia Jin\, Macroscopic Market Making Games. Forthcoming in Mathematical Finance. DOI: 10.1111/mafi.70010.\nIvan Guo and Shijia Jin\, Optimal Execution and Macroscopic Market Making. Working paper. Preprint: arXiv:2504.06717. UID:143554-21893382@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T173738 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Probability/Analysis Circle: Harmonic Functions and Random Walks DESCRIPTION:Harmonic functions are classical objects in analysis\, the same is true for random walks in probability. We plan to discuss basics links between the two notions. UID:143665-21893622@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143665 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T144005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student AIM Seminar: Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the new semester! The Student AIM Seminar will be holding a planning meeting on Wednesday\, January 14 from 4-5 pm in EH3088. We'd love to hear about your ideas about any social/professional event ideas\, research topics\, or speakers that you'd like us to facilitate for this semester. We especially encourage first-year PhD students to attend. As always\, there will be cookies! UID:143312-21892893@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143312 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T085405 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Unpacking the News with U-M Faculty Experts DESCRIPTION:Each session offers a space to pause\, sort out what’s happening\, and engage in thoughtful\, civil discussion with peers. Bring your questions\, your curiosity\, and your perspective—no preparation required.\n\nJosh Pasek is Professor of Communication & Media and Political Science\, Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies\, Institute for Social Research\, and Associate Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Michigan. UID:143802-21894053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143802 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Culture,Education,Free,In Person,Media,Politics,Social Impact,Talk,Undergraduate LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pond Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T171532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:BLI Community Meeting: Dream It. Do It. DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first event of the new year!\n\nTogether\, we’ll explore the BLI and our habits\, discuss how habits guide effective goal-setting\, and apply them through a vision-boarding activity.\n\nDinner for participants: Cottage Inn Pizza UID:143773-21893994@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Contemplative Practices,Dinner,Food,Free,Leadership,Undergraduate,Well-being LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T101121 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T180000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Info Session: Summer Internship Funding DESCRIPTION:Are you one of the following?\n​>Student looking for funding to work at a startup or VC firm\n\n​>Student founder looking for funding and work on their venture full-time over the summer\n\n​If this is you\, come learn about the Summer Internship Funding program through the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship. Learn about the application process\, timeline\, and hear from other students who successfully recruited internships last year! UID:143362-21892952@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143362 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Career Development,Career Navigation,Entrepreneurship,Funding,Impact,Innovation,Internship,Startup,Vc,Venture,Venture Capital,Zell Lurie Institute,Zell Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurial Studies,Zell Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurship,Zli LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T001517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T180000 SUMMARY:Other:Stamps Pre-College Info Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for an hour long virtual info session for students interested in spring\, summer\, and fall Pre-College programs at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art &\; Design. Our virtual and in-person pre-college programs are offered to current high school students (grades 9-12) interested in building new skills for their creative pursuits. The info session will include a presentation and Q&\;A. All times are Eastern US.\nVisit our Pre-College Programs section to learn more. UID:143354-21892942@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143354 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T133124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Kaloki Nyamai DESCRIPTION:Special Event: 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday\, January 14\, 2026 at UMMA's Helmut Stern Auditorium\n\nKaloki Nyamai\, born in Kitui\, Kenya\, is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture living and working in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an interest in art. He studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. Among Nyamai’s inspirations are his mother and grandmother\, Kenyan history\, and the current experience of being Kenyan and African.\nNyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at venues such as the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York\; and Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\; The Völklinger Hütte\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\; the Dakar Biennale\; the Stellenbosch Triennale\; the Ostrale Biennale\, Dresden\; and the Kampala Biennale. His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, the Arthur Primas Museum\, and Buxton Contemporary. He is a member of the artist council of MOWAA\, Nigeria.\n\nPresented in partnership with the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Kaloki Nyamai’s exhibition\, Tukilile Vaa\, will be on display from January 14 through February 27\, 2026 at the Institute for the Humanities Gallery on 202 S. Thayer. Additional work will be on display at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. \n\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:142692-21891303@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142692 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T053438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:1st Gen Engin Winter Welcome & Game Night DESCRIPTION:New Semester. New Opportunities. Free Food.\n\nKick off your Winter semester with a community that actually gets the first-gen experience! Whether you’re a returning member or curious about joining the 1st Gen Engin (FGE) family\, come recharge with us before the semester picks up speed on January 14th from 6pm-7:30pm in 265 Chrysler. Engineering is a marathon\, not a sprint—start your semester in a low-stress environment where you can build the connections you need to succeed.\n\nWhy Join Us?\nFuel Up: We’re providing dinner\, the perfect way to skip the busy dining hall\, buying dinner\, or cooking during your first full week of the semester.\nConnect: Meet fellow first-gen engineers who share your background and drive.\nGet the Inside Scoop: Be the first to learn more about our plans for the Winter semester. \nUnwind: Enjoy games and great conversation in a relaxed space.\n\nClick on the link on the side to RSVP by January 12th so we can ensure we have enough food for everyone! Any questions\, please reach out to us at 1stGenEngin@umich.edu. \n\nDon't tackle the College of Engineering alone. We look forward to seeing you there!\n\nNOTE: This event is open to all members of the University of Michigan community. UID:143351-21892939@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:First Generation,First-gen-week,First-generation,Graduate,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Social,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Chrysler Center - 265 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250827T123154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Deutschtisch is a weekly event in the North Quad dining hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. UID:138182-21882540@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138182 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T102044 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T210000 SUMMARY:Other:QMSS Community Hours: Winter 2026 DESCRIPTION:QMSS Community Hours are open to all students as a place to build community\, work\, study\, and get help & support from QMSS Peer Mentors and GSIs.\n\nQMSS Community Hours are designed to be a casual\, supportive\, weekly community-building and open study hours event for students in the QMSS Community (i.e.\, students previously or currently enrolled in any QMSS courses\, declared QMSS minors\, and student friends of the QMSS program). QMSS Community Hours are a supplement to traditional office hours during which students can come to chat with QMSS Peer Mentors\, make friends in the QMSS program\, and work independently or in groups on problem sets\, projects\, and/or exam studying.\n\nDuring Community Hours\, 1-2 GSIs from each QMSS 201 and QMSS 301 course will be present for at least 1 hour for potential student questions\, and there will be plenty of open space to work on your own or with friends without a GSI if that's what you prefer. QMSS Peer Mentors will always be present for the entire event to chat about navigating the QMSS minor\, finding\, applying for\, and getting offers for summer internships that utilize QMSS skills\, life as a student at the University of Michigan\, or anything else they've been thinking about lately and seeking additional support or resources for!\n\nOpen to all students! Light snacks will be provided & soft coffee house-style background music will be played during the events.\n\nThe image alt-text of the Winter 2026 QMSS Community Hours schedule is as follows:\n- Wednesday\, January 14 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Tuesday\, January 20 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Wednesday\, January 28 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Tuesday\, February 3 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Wednesday\, February 11 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Tuesday\, February 17 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Wednesday\, February 25 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Tuesday\, March 10 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Wednesday\, March 18 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Tuesday\, March 24 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Wednesday\, April 1 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Tuesday\, April 7 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Wednesday\, April 15 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm\n- Tuesday\, April 21 | QMSS 201 GSIs: 6-8pm | QMSS 301 GSIs: 6-8pm UID:144192-21894850@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144192 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Minors,Networking,Office Hours,Quantitative Methods,Social,Social Sciences,Transfer Students,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 110 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T180105 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T213000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Beginner Lesson and Social Dance DESCRIPTION:Swing 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!\n \n WHEN:Join us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!\n \n WHERE:Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room throughout Fall 2025911 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\n \n COST:Admission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson\n \n LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAYS:Each last week of the month we are hosting live music during our social dances! Check out our separate event listing for full details.\n \n VOLUNTEER:Help us run the front desk! You get free admission and $5 in Swing Ann Arbor credit! Email swingannarbor@gmail.com to help out.\n \n Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography UID:142676-21891287@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142676 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League, Vandenberg Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T180302 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T200000 SUMMARY:Other:DEI Panel DESCRIPTION:Come join us this week at our optional Open Rush events to learn more about KTP\, hear what we do\, DEI insights and efforts\, and connect with our members! UID:143780-21894005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143780 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:League - Michigan Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T102856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T200000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Opening Reception for *Tukilile Vaa* DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the opening reception of Kaloki Nyamai’s debut Michigan exhibition *Tukilile Vaa* immediately following his Penny Stamps Lecture at the U-M Museum of Art. See the exhibition\, meet the artist\, and enjoy some light refreshments. All are welcome!\n\nAbout the exhibition:\nKaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum. UID:142794-21891585@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142794 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T155325 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Karaoke Night at Mosher Jordan DESCRIPTION:Join the Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants for a fun night of karaoke! Show off your singing skills and sing along to your favorite songs! UID:142634-21891242@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142634 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Crafts,housing,Social LOCATION:Mosher-Jordan Hall - Nikki Giovanni Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T180246 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T210000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Mandalorian Season 1 Watch Party DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans as we rewatch The Mandalorian season 1 in preparation for the new movie coming out in May!\nSnacks provided: rebellions are built on food. UID:143590-21893444@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143590 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T180306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T200000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Student Giving Council Meetings DESCRIPTION:Join the Student Giving Council for weekly meetings every Wednesday from 7-8pm in Mason Hall\, Room G437. Everyone is welcome\, no application needed. \nCheck out @umich_sgc on Instagram and visit us on Maize Pages!\nThe Student Giving Council (SGC) empowers students to be more actively engaged in philanthropy at the University of Michigan by giving them a seat at the table within the annual giving department. By creating a culture of giving on campus\, the SGC hopes to foster a lifelong engagement with the university and to provide its members with the opportunity to grow as professionals in the development sphere. Everyone is welcome to join\, no application needed!\n\nIf you are interested in joining the SGC\, please fill out this short interest form\, or come to one of our meetings! UID:143881-21894201@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143881 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T180243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260114T210000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Women's Michigan Hockey League: In-person Info Meeting!! DESCRIPTION:Come see what WMHL is all about! \n \nWe are a brand new program focused on offering women the chance to play ice hockey in a safe and fun environment! UID:143530-21893358@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143530 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250812T084404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T235900 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge Application Window DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nLCC is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nThis year's LCC will be held on January 29-30 and is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21. UID:137307-21880110@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Personal Development,Professional Development,Scholarship,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892490@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T100000 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:134855-21892575@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T170859 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T235900 SUMMARY:Other:Hopwood Awards Contest Deadline DESCRIPTION:The deadline for submitting work to the 2026 Hopwood Awards writing contests is 11:59 p.m. (one minute before midnight) Eastern time on January 15th. No late submissions will be accepted. Contests are open to enrolled University of Michigan graduate and undergraduate students at all three campuses. The contests are free to enter. For contest descriptions and guidelines\, see lsa.umich.edu/hopwood. UID:143228-21892526@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143228 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Contest Deadline,Creative Writing,Dearborn,Department Of English Language And Literature,Digital,fiction,Flint,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Journalism,Literary Arts,Poetry,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889766@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890828@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T105039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:National Bagel Day at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Stop by The Connector to celebrate National Bagel Day! Hosted by the Connector Community Assistants--- start your morning off right with a free bagel! UID:140277-21886865@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140277 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,free,Free Food,Grab N Go LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894896@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T100358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tukilile Vaa DESCRIPTION:Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum. UID:142791-21891539@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T092627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T110000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase! DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8 UID:143089-21892054@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T112508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Unsaturated Fat Alters Clock Phosphorylation to Align Rhythms to the Season in Mice DESCRIPTION:Faculty Candidate Seminar UID:142973-21891867@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142973 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns,Faculty Candidate,Neuroscience LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Engage Detroit Grant Live ($15\,000) DESCRIPTION:Interested parties should apply through the website: https://engaged.umich.edu/engagement-detroit/detroit-workshops/\n\nOur Engaged Learning team is seeking proposals for the 2026 Engage Detroit Workshop grant program\, which supports small groups of U-M faculty and staff members organizing a workshop or a speaker series in Detroit. Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and staff who are interested in pursuing projects in Detroit. \n\nContinuing our commitment to partnerships with Detroit\, this grant provides up to $15\,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The program has awarded 27 projects since its inception in 2022.\n\nIn collaboration with the Dearborn and Flint Provosts\, for 2026\, we are planning to support up to six proposals aimed at organizing a workshop or speaker series on a topic that is both relevant to Detroit communities and brings together multiple initiatives/projects led by UM faculty/staff. \n \nSubmissions are due by March 1\, 2026\; an overview of the program is available here. You can read more about the program in Monday’s Record article\, or at the Engaged Michigan website. You can also review active work by U-M faculty and staff in Detroit\, as reported in our 2025 census map.\n\nPlease direct any questions you may have about the program or application process to engagedmichigan@umich.edu. UID:144249-21894978@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144249 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Detroit,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Professions,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Literature,Medicine,Networking,Nursing,Personal Development,pharmacy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Professional Development,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Staff,Storytelling,Sustainability,Teaching,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260511T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through November 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 12 - November 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram UID:138032-21881276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T142811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T123000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:LSA@Play: Makers Series - Mug Painting & Hot Cocoa Bombs DESCRIPTION:Stop by this Makers Series event to paint your own ceramic mug\, perfect for sipping and showing off your creativity! Then\, build your very own hot cocoa bomb. Bring your friends and your best mug design ideas!\n\nThe LSA@Play Makers Series offers regular crafting events for students to practice mindfulness\, relax\, and unleash their creativity!\n__________\nFor LSA undergrads only. Join us for LSA@Play\, a vibrant series of events designed to welcome and support LSA students! Gatherings and activities offer an opportunity for students to prioritize well-being\, inclusivity\, and community. Plus\, get free food and LSA swag! Visit the LSA@Play webpage: lsa.umich.edu/play for more details\, subscribe to receive text/email updates\, and check for additional events being added soon! Events are first-come\, first-served\, and while supplies last. One swag item per student\, and you must be present with an MCard to receive it.\n\nThe University of Michigan College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts (LSA) greatly values inclusion and access for all. We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to enable your full participation in this event. Please email lsaatplay@umich.edu if you would like to request disability accommodations or have any questions or concerns. We ask that you provide advance notice to ensure sufficient time to meet the requested accommodations. UID:143663-21893620@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143663 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,Well-being LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 Multipurpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T103931 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | Modeling Biology on a Quantum Computer: Deciphering the Mechanism of ATP Hydrolysis Using Quantum Hardware DESCRIPTION:In-person: West Hall 411\nZoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91050980639?jst=2\n\nAbstract:\nThe ability to model biochemical reaction dynamics on quantum hardware would open the door\nto the virtually exact description of enzymatic catalysis\, accelerating the discovery of novel\ntherapeutics. However\, noisy hardware\, the costs of computing gradients\, and the number of\nqubits and gates required to simulate large systems present major challenges to realizing the\npotential of dynamical simulations using quantum hardware. In this talk\, I will discuss our recent\nefforts to model ATP hydrolysis\, a paradigmatic and clinically-important biochemical reaction\,\nusing quantum hardware. Key to our modeling is employing transfer learning to learn\napproximate force fields based on abundant data and then correcting those force fields using\ndata from quantum hardware. Using this technique and new embedding and downfolding\nmethods\, I will show how we can gain novel mechanistic insights into a variety of hydrolysis-\nrelated reactions and how these techniques can be adapted to other problems in biochemistry.\nThroughout this talk\, I will underscore the opportunities and challenges associated with using\nquantum hardware and how these can be addressed via the fruitful marriage of quantum\ncomputation and machine learning.\n\nBio:\nDr. Brenda Rubenstein is currently the Krieble Professor of Chemistry at Brown University. She\nwas named to Popular Science magazine’s 2021 Brilliant 10 list of the top early career scientists\nand C&\;EN’s 2019 Talented 12 list of early career chemists\, and has received a number of\nresearch and teaching honors including the Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award\, a Cottrell\nTeacher Scholar Award\, and a Sloan Research Fellowship. While the focus of her work is on\ndeveloping new electronic structure methods\, she is also deeply engaged in rethinking\ncomputing architectures and computational biophysics. Prior to arriving at Brown\, she was a\nLawrence Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She\nreceived her Sc.B.s in Chemical Physics and Applied Mathematics at Brown University\, her\nM.Phil. in Computational Chemistry while a Churchill Scholar at the University of Cambridge\,\nand her Ph.D. in Chemical Physics at Columbia University. UID:142254-21890275@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142254 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Computer Science And Engineering,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Materials Science,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Computing,Quantum Science LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T115149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Scott Banta\, Columbia University DESCRIPTION:B10 Auditorium \n\nBiotechnology for Critical Materials Production\n\nScott Banta\nProfessor and Chair of Chemical Engineering\nColumbia University\, New York\, NY\n\nScott Banta Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University. He received his B.S.E. degree from the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County\, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rutgers University. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the Shriners and Massachusetts General Hospitals and Harvard Medical School. He began his faculty career in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in 2004 and his research has focused on the engineering of proteins and peptides for various applications in areas including biocatalysis\, bioelectrocatalysis\, biomaterials\, gene and drug delivery\, biosensing\, and bioenergy. His group is also developing new biotechnology platforms for energy harvesting and conversion as well as metal and mineral processing.\n\n\nThe global transition towards electrification will require tremendous growth in the production of critical materials\, and biotechnology is providing new solutions to this grand challenge. Metal oxidizing bacteria are critically important for the hydrometallurgical processing of copper\, gold\, and other sulfidic ores. Approximately 20% of the world’s copper production involves microbial oxidation of minerals in the world’s largest bioreactors. We have pioneered the development of genetic tools for the engineering and application of the iron and sulfur oxidizing chemolithoautotrophic acidophile\, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. We gained new insights into their unique physiology and engineered them for new traits including accelerated growth\, enhanced bioleaching\, salt tolerance\, and critical material reclamation. In addition to cells\, we are also invested in using biomolecular engineering to improve critical metal binding and separation. We have recently developed new proteins for rare earth element and other critical material bioseparations under acidic conditions. Throughout the talk I will highlight the substantial challenges and opportunities that come with the development of biotechnology solutions in this space. UID:143373-21892962@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143373 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - B10 Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T112423 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T124500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Lung-Brain Crosstalk and Beyond: Neural Circuits of Interoception in Physiology and Disease DESCRIPTION:Faculty Candidate Seminar UID:142974-21891868@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142974 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns,Faculty Candidate,Neuroscience LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251117T162550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T123000 SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Summer 2026 International Internships with Omprakash Info Sessions (December 2025 & January 2026) DESCRIPTION:The U-M Global Social Impact Internships Program with Omprakash helps students earn academic credit while pursuing independent social impact internships in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America.\n\nInternship fields include health\, engineering\, education\, human rights\, sustainability\, and gender-based advocacy.\n\nAlongside your internship\, you will engage in critical dialogue and reflection about the complexities of striving for justice while crossing differences of culture and power\, and you will create a series of digital storytelling posts that document your experiences through lenses informed by our course themes.\n\nInfo Session Dates and Times:\n\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 from 10:00-10:30 AM ET\nThursday\, January 15\, 2026 from 12:00-12:30 PM ET\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2026 from 11:00-11:30 AM ET\n\nPlease register via Calendly: https://calendly.com/omprakash-org/u-m-global-social-impact-internships-info-session\n\nInfo session Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82074105905\n\nFor more information and questions about Omprakash internships\, please see: https://www.omprakash.org/joinedge/michigan-social-impact-internships\n\nYou can also contact the Omprakash staff for more information and to ask questions:\n\nEthan Goldbach: Director of EdGE Programs (ethan@omprakash.org)\nWilly Oppenheim: Executive Director (willy@omprakash.org) UID:141957-21889681@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141957 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Africa,All Majors Welcome,Asia,Career,Central America,Free,global engagement,global opportunities,India,Information Session,international,International Education,Internship,internships,Latin America,Social Impact,South America,Southeast Asia,Travel LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T124744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar by Yang Li DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nGene expression evolution relies on regulatory mutations. Past studies suggested that optimizing gene expression by positive selection on cis-regulatory mutations is relatively easy because the corresponding adaptive landscapes are quite smooth. To what extent gene expression can be optimized via trans-regulatory mutations is\, however\, unknown. Analyzing the transcriptomes and proteomes of 16 yeast strains carrying all combinations of four auxotrophic mutations\, we respectively construct 5\,923 and 446 adaptive landscapes of mRNA and protein expressions where neighboring genotypes differ by a trans-regulatory mutation. We find that mRNA expression is less optimizable by trans-regulatory mutations than by cis-regulatory mutations due to a lower fraction of open adaptive paths via trans- than cis-changes\, which may partially explain why trans-regulatory changes are rarer than cis-regulatory changes in gene expression evolution. Interestingly\, the adaptive landscapes of protein expressions are substantially less rugged and thereby more navigable than those of mRNA expressions due to post-transcriptional buffering effects\, suggesting that\, for protein-coding genes\, the evolvability of gene expression is even higher than the current estimate from adaptive landscapes of mRNA expressions. This high evolvability may have contributed to the prominence of gene expression changes as a mechanism of evolutionary adaptation.\n\n\nAbout the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series\n\nThe DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar Series is held in Medical Science Building 1 (MS1)\, Room 4B700\, each Thursday at 12pm EST. Each seminar highlights a computational tool\, technology\, or methodology that is under development or in current use and is of special interest to DCMB and University researchers. Presenters are U-M researchers and students.\n\nThese seminars are live-streamed and recorded and made available for future viewing via the DCMB YouTube Channel UID:143179-21892395@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143179 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Bioinformatics,Biology,Biosciences,Life Science LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - Room 4B700 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T115735 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ECRC - Career Fair Preparation: Stand Out in the Crowd DESCRIPTION:Attending the Winter Engineering Career Fair? Be prepared and feel confident! Make the most of every recruiter interaction by approaching the career fair with confidence and a plan. Learn how to navigate the career fair strategically\, research companies attending in advance and pitch yourself effectively to stand out from your peers. Pro Tip! Share with the recruiter what excites you about the company or role—employers appreciate candidates who’ve done their research!\n\nThis is a CoE event. Registration is encouraged in Career Forge. UID:142802-21891651@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142802 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T114956 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Gender and Sexuality Workshop DESCRIPTION:- January 15: Gracia Dodds and Mack Brumbaugh\n- February 12: Tey Meadow\n- February 26: Bailey Otter\n- March 12: Abby Smith\; Xavier Fields\n- March 24: Elizabeth Armstrong and Hannah Tessler\; lightning talks\n- April 9: Johanna Oh\n- April 16: Maya Glenn UID:143662-21893613@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143662 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Student LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250723T150744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A DESCRIPTION:Please note: This information session will be held virtually ET through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.\n\nRegister at: https://myumi.ch/4m66E\n\nStudents considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. The International Studies program coordinator will discuss:\n\n• Prerequisites\n• Major and minor requirements\n• Sub-plans\n• How to declare\n• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute\n• Study abroad\, grants\, and internships\n• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor\n\nUndeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. For dates of all upcoming sessions\, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu.\n\nParents and prospective students are welcome. For more information\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations\, events\, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://myumi.ch/29DWZ\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:136614-21878922@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136614 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:international,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260605T103907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T130000 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:128708-21890317@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:20260109T121637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng & Joe Antrim\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Tiffany Ng & Joe Antrim perform on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:143607-21893460@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260427T090939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 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. Presented 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 12-11 pm\nSelected Saturdays 12-5 pm UID:138950-21884298@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950 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:20260112T121628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T124500 SUMMARY:Performance:Division Street Pipes DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 30-minute organ recital performed by doctoral student David Stultz.\n\nDivision Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public\, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. \n\nThe series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. The Winter 2026 concert series begins on January 15 and it will continue weekly through April 16 (with the exception of April 2). UID:143710-21893700@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143710 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000 SUMMARY:Other:FREE BIKE LIGHTS - Wolverines On Wheels Recruitment Tabling DESCRIPTION:Join us for our recruitment day to learn more about our social riding & bike advocacy club! All that stop by can get free bike lights & other reflective gear after filling out our campus survey ( UID:142611-21891219@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142611 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T095431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:PDF Accessibility & Remediation DESCRIPTION:Learn the essentials of creating accessible PDFs! This workshop will cover the pros and cons of the PDF format\, with information on accessible alternatives and how to apply fixes to existing PDFs to make them more accessible. \n\nFor files that must be PDFs\, we will demonstrate key accessibility techniques in Adobe Acrobat. These include generating machine-readable text for scanned documents\; properly exporting content from Microsoft Word to PDF\; understanding and applying tags to document content\; identifying and correcting accessibility issues in images\, tables\, and linked content\; fixing reading order\; adding document metadata\; learning which PDF accessibility standards to follow\; and using accessibility checkers to identify and remediate issues.\n\nAttendees will also gain access to curated resources and tutorials for mastering advanced PDF accessibility techniques.\n\nUnable to attend? No problem! All registered participants will receive a copy of the presentation slides via email. Additionally\, recordings of our presentations are made available on our website and YouTube channel following the completion of captioning.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu. UID:142811-21891691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142811 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Digital Accessibility,Disability,Inclusion,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T155936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Winterfest North DESCRIPTION:Kick off the winter term by finding your people\, your passions\, and your next big campus adventure at Winterfest North! Meet student organizations\, explore new interests\, and get involved in campus life all in one place. Whether you’re looking to join a club\, try something new\, or reconnect with your community\, Winterfest has something for everyone. Don’t miss your chance to connect\, discover\, and make winter semester unforgettable!\n\nSee the following link for participating organizations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cg-LR_Nu4eh17l-pry-EH2NCkwA9kGjwwNy497n4928/edit?gid=1061294629#gid=1061294629 UID:141974-21889706@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141974 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:pierpont commons,Recruiting,student organizations,things to do,university unions,welcome to michigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T121638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Meghan Wysocki & Joe Antrim\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Meghan Wysocki & Joe Antrim perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:143608-21893461@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260104T213636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Canvas Accessibility for Panorama DESCRIPTION:Join ITS-Accessibility for an engaging\, in-depth training session on using Panorama to enhance the accessibility of your Canvas course site. Panorama is a powerful accessibility tool integrated into Canvas that enables instructors and instructional support staff to create\, scan\, and fix digital content for accessibility directly within Canvas. In addition\, Panorama allows students to automatically generate alternative formats of Canvas content and attached files\, ensuring materials are accessible in the formats that work best for them. This training will provide practical guidance and step-by-step demonstrations to help you identify and resolve potential accessibility barriers\, making your Canvas course more inclusive and user-friendly for everyone.\n\nClick the links below to register to receive the link \nThursday\, January 15th @2:00 (https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/5CRARUILQ6-FeCDysxzFKQ)\nWednesday\, January 28th @ 2:00 (https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/6ru7-91WROSg6dvtu2Gwdw) UID:140552-21892305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140552 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:access,accessibility,Artificial Intelligence,assistive technology,Canvas,Digital Accessibility,digital technology,Disability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T114049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Culture\, History and Politics (CHiP) DESCRIPTION:- January 15: Cho Han\n- January 22: Marni Morse\n- January 29: Jiyeon Lee\n- February 5: Tess Hamilton\n- February 12: Álvaro Cabrera\n- February 19: Jarron Long\n- February 26: Xianni Zhang\n- March 12: Sarah Farr and Christian Castro-Martinez\n- March 19: Danyelle Reynolds\n- March 26: Vanessa Jiménez-Read\n- April 2: Abigail Skalka and Julieta Goldenberg\n- April 9: Eric Freeburg\n- April 16: TBD UID:143661-21893599@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143661 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Student LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T103427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Real Analysis Reading Group DESCRIPTION:The Student Real Analysis Reading Group facilitated by Siwei Wang will meet every Thursday from 2:30–4:30 PM in East Hall 5822 from Thursday\, January 15 - April 16\, 2026. UID:143702-21893675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:East Hall - 5822 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T103909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering (BME 500) Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Implementing EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interface Access to Commercial Speech Generating Devices\nAbstract:\nBrain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have long been considered a promising option for people with complex communication needs. However\, most BCIs remain in the laboratory and the few BCIs on the market are not integrated into the clinically useful augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices available from long-established companies. With small business funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders\, Dr. Jane Huggins from the University of Michigan and Dr. Katya Hill from Gannon University have been working closely with an AAC device manufacturer to create wearable BCI access to an existing product line of speech generating devices. These efforts have produced a BCI add-on accessory that can access the language features of the speech generating devices. Laboratory and in-home testing focused on realistic communication tasks shows the effectiveness of the BCI for real-world communication and challenges and areas for future improvements. \nBio:\nDr. Huggins has been active in brain-computer interface (BCI) research since 1994. Her dissertation research on electrocorticogram (ECoG) for BCI access to assistive technology resulted in the founding of the University of Michigan Direct Brain Interface Laboratory\, which she has led since 2007. Dr. Huggins trained in computer engineering and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Michigan. She also completed a clinical rehabilitation engineering internship at the University of Michigan\, giving her a unique combination of skills for the development of BCI access to assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication. Her current focus is on making electroencephalogram (EEG)-based BCIs interfaces practical for people who need them. Ongoing research directions include interfacing BCIs to commercially available assistive technologies\, improving BCI response time and no-control performance\, identifying features and support necessary for successful independent BCI use by people with physical impairments\, identifying the design preferences and priorities of potential BCI users\, BCI applications in cognitive testing\, and the identification and accommodation of user-specific characteristics that affect BCI function. She is particularly interested in the often ignored topic of how BCIs can remain available for communication but unobtrusive during periods when the user is not actively trying to make selections. Dr. Huggins was a founding member of the board of directors of the Brain-Computer Interface Society and now serves on the BCI Society's Communications Committee. Outside the lab\, Dr. Huggins enjoys knitting\, genealogy\, birdwatching\, cooking for her husband\, and being Mom to her college-age children. UID:143584-21893424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,seminar LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T161347 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Distinguished Faculty Seminar: Dr. Andrew Papachristos DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention in welcoming Dr. Andrew Papachristos to the University of Michigan for an in-person presentation titled: Community Violence Intervention at the Crossroads: Old Questions\, New Evidence and the Future of Place-Based Safety. The seminar will be held from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Palmer Commons in Forum Hall. Registration is required. UID:142763-21891346@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142763 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Safety,Community Violence,Firearm,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,health,Health & Wellness,health behavior,health care policy,health communication,Healthcare,Injury Prevention,Interdisciplinary,Medicine,Mental Health,Public Health,Public Policy,Research,Safe Storage,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250805T113918 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome. UID:136054-21877784@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136054 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T102426 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T162000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents: DESCRIPTION:\"Surface and Atmospheric Biosignatures in the Era of the ELTs and HWO\"\n\nIndependent lines of evidence will be required to support the detection of life beyond Earth. Adding to current methods\, missions such as the Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) and the Habitable World Observatory (HWO) will observe terrestrial exoplanets in reflected light. In this talk\, I present the opportunity for surface and cloud biosignatures to act as complementary signatures of life to atmospheric biosignatures\, integrating laboratory spectroscopy\, field studies of extreme environments\, and reflectance spectrum modeling. I focus on how biological pigments\, microbial surface communities\, and atmospheric microorganisms change planetary albedos and observability. Using polar and high-altitude analog environments on Earth\, I explore how Earth’s biosignatures can help strengthen the interpretation of biosignature detections on a wider scale. This work provides a framework for incorporating surface and cloud biosignatures into reflected-light observations\, informing strategies for the ELTs\, HWO\, and other life-detection missions. UID:143701-21893674@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143701 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:astronomy,astrophysics LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T173005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Book Cloth: From Textile Bindings to Fashionable Fabric Samples DESCRIPTION:Explore the ways fabric appears across centuries of rare books. From textiles covering Ottoman Turkish manuscripts\, to fabric samples in early 20th century fashion magazines and retail sample books\, to contemporary artist’s books drawing on textile traditions\, this open house offers a look at how cloth forms part of the material culture of book-making\, from substrate to binding.\n\nJoin us in the Special Collections Research Center (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of this month's open houses — the Clark Library\, International Studies\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:142496-21891029@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142496 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library,Books,Free LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 660D, Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T211803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Colloquium: A unifying perspective of scientific machine learning with kernel methods DESCRIPTION:In this talk I will discuss a general framework for unifying multiple problems in scientific machine learning (ML)\, in particular equation learning\, PDE solvers\, and operator learning. I will discuss how equation learning sits at the center of scientific ML and how it relates to classic ideas in control\, inverse problems\, and data assimilation. Then I will present an efficient kernel method that can learn equations and their solution maps implicitly. I will present some interesting numerical benchmarks as well as theoretical support in the form of convergence rates. UID:143557-21893385@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143557 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120317 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Crane Club DESCRIPTION:Come join us as we fold paper cranes to donate to Michigan Medicine! UID:143930-21894285@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143930 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Idea Hub CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120318 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Crane Club DESCRIPTION:Come join us as we fold paper cranes to donate to Michigan Medicine! UID:143931-21894286@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143931 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Idea Hub CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251217T125048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Developing Pre-Professional Competencies Abroad DESCRIPTION:[Please note this event is ONLY for LSA Honors Program students.]\n\nBoth Pre-Health and Pre-Law students will prepare extensively for their respective graduate applications\, and part of those preparations include being able to demonstrate the competencies of the profession\, proving one is capable and practiced in the greater characteristics\, knowledge areas\, and skills required in order to be a professional in that field. This Info Session will go into detail about international opportunities\, particularly study abroad and international internship experiences offered by the Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS)\, and how they can be used to expand understanding and hone skills that develop core pre-professional competencies. \n\nJoin advisors from the CGIS and LSA Honors offices to learn more! UID:142845-21891738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142845 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Career,global,global engagement,global opportunities,Health,intercultural,international,International Education,Internship,internships,Law,Pre Law,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,study abroad,Travel,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Mason Hall - 1330 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251222T141012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Color\, Cold\, and Cassidines: Integrative approaches to studying adaptive evolution in tortoise beetles DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - Understanding how ecological pressures shape and maintain phenotypic diversity remains a central challenge in evolutionary biology. My research uses tortoise beetles as a model system to explore the interplay between ecology\, behavior\, and genomics in the evolution of adaptive traits. I will present work from a long-term study of a color polymorphic beetle\, where mate choice experiments\, predator bioassays\, and genomic analyses together reveal how ecological interactions shape and maintain color variation. I will also share new directions from my lab\, including ongoing work on thermal tolerance using chill coma recovery across species and geographic gradients\, paired with transcriptomic approaches. UID:137384-21880190@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,ecosystem,Ecosystems,eeb,Environment,environmental,evolution,evolutionary biology,Workshop LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Other:FREE BIKE LIGHTS - Wolverines On Wheels Recruitment Tabling DESCRIPTION:Join us for our recruitment day to learn more about our social riding & bike advocacy club! All that stop by can get free bike lights & other reflective gear after filling out our campus survey ( UID:142612-21891220@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142612 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Atrium/Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T140107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:II Photo Contest Award Ceremony & Reception DESCRIPTION:The International Institute invites you to the Photo Contest Award Ceremony and Exhibition. The event will showcase the diverse global perspectives captured by students affiliated with the Institute during their study abroad experiences\, internships\, and research projects. Winners from the three categories and honorable mentions will be announced.\n\nEvent Details:\nAward Ceremony Date: Thursday\, January 15\, 2026\nTime: 4:00 - 6:00 PM\nLocation: International Institute Gallery\, 5th Floor\, Weiser Hall\n\n- - - -\n\nExplore the exhibit featuring photographs submitted by students affiliated with the International Institute and its centers. Each image provides a glimpse into the various cultural\, academic\, and professional experiences they encountered during their global journeys.\n\nExhibition Information:\nDates: December 3\, 2025 – January 30\, 2026\nLocation: International Institute Gallery\, 5th Floor\, Weiser Hall UID:143217-21892446@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143217 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Exhibition,international,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 5th Floor Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T161028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Map Highlights and New Acquisitions DESCRIPTION:Stop by to see the latest additions to our map collection — including a Mercator-Hondius Atlas (1630)\, a Manga map of the world (1933)\, 19th century school girl maps\, and much more — and let us know what kinds of maps you’d like to see added to our map library!\n\nThe Clark Library is continually building its collections through purchases and gifts in order to support campus research and instruction and serve as a historical and cultural resource for the citizens of Michigan and beyond.\n\nJoin us (on the 2nd floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library\, International Studies\, Asia Library\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:142339-21890566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142339 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251203T134121 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Spilling the beans and brewing excitement: Coffee and tea around the world DESCRIPTION:We invite you to explore materials highlighting traditions\, objects\, and spaces related to cultivation and consumption of coffee and tea across Africa\, South and Southeast Asia\, Latin America and Europe. We'll also feature a selection of materials documenting their social and environmental impact in regions represented in our collections. \n\nCoffee and tea have conquered and connected the world. They have become deeply embedded in social customs and rituals\, stimulated intellectual discussions\, and inspired artistic work as well as fueled both travel and global trade. \n\nJoin us for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections.\n\nWhile you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of the Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library\, International Studies\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:142356-21890740@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,International,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - International Studies Reading Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251205T145400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Sword and Scroll: Three Centuries of Chinese Martial Arts Fiction DESCRIPTION:The Chinese literary genre of wuxia 武俠 (martial arts fiction) poses an enduring challenge for translators\, as no single English term captures the essence of the xiake 俠客 — the Chinese martial arts hero. The xiake is defined less by extraordinary physical power and more by a commitment to justice and individual freedom\, often prioritizing moral action over societal law and hierarchy. Rooted in ancient texts\, the moral codes and martial skills of the xiake have fascinated generations of readers. The genre remains the most widely read form of popular literature and has inspired contemporary Kung Fu films and xiuxian 修仙 (cultivation) novels.\n\nThis Third Thursday\, join the Asia Library staff to explore three centuries of the rich wuxia tradition\, from its flourishing in the mid-Qing dynasty to the 21st century. On display are representative literary works—both translations and Chinese originals—tracing the development of the genre\, alongside academic scholarship on its historical context\, narrative aesthetics\, and cultural impact. We would also like to share the legacy of these stories through adapted films\, DVDs\, and comic works that capture the collective memories of wuxia across generations of readers.\n\nThird Thursdays at the Library is a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of this month's Third Thursday locations — Asia Library\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:142426-21890942@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142426 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Chinese Studies,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Asia Library, 4th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T141455 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:The History of Psychedelics and Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:This talk is part of the Michigan Psychedelic Center's 2026 Seminar Series: Psychedelics — From Cells to Society. Learn more about the series at https://michiganpsychedelic.med.umich.edu/education-events/. \n\nAbout the Talk:\nPsychedelic drugs now serve as instrumental tools in modern neuroscience for understanding the neural correlates and causes of consciousness. Often underappreciated is the vital role that psychedelics played in shaping the fundamental discoveries of monoamine neurotransmission during the mid-twentieth century. The profound psychoactive effects of mescaline and LSD sparked a paradigm shift in thinking that ultimately led to an evolution in our understanding of the biochemical basis of behavior and etiology of mental illness. \n\nThis talk will provide a historical exploration of the powerful influence that psychedelics had on prominent researchers whose work on monoamine neurotransmission revolutionized the way we think about the role of neurochemistry in behavior. In parallel\, we will examine the often-interwoven influence that psychedelics had on psychiatric researchers\, whose search for a psychedelic-like endogenous psychotogen in mental disorders like schizophrenia refocused the field from psychoanalytic explanations to explosive advances in psychopharmacology.\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nNick Denomme\, PhD\, is a postdoctoral scholar studying the effects of psychedelics on cortical synaptic plasticity and dendritic integration with Drs. Robert Malenka and Boris Heifets at Stanford University. He received a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Michigan and has had a lifelong interest in psychoactive substances as powerful tools to understand how the brain generates the mind. UID:142481-21891002@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142481 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Medicine,Neuroscience,Webcast LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T172120 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey! DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month\, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the galleries after work\, after school\, or after dinner downtown.\n\nThe Kelsey 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:142123-21891162@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Mesopotamia,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,Museum LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T133209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Ignatz Waghalter and the Negro Symphony Orchestra (1938-40) DESCRIPTION:David Goldfarb\, independent scholar and host of \"Encounters with Polish and Ukrainian Literature\,\" a YouTube program sponsored by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York\, will give a talk coinciding with the Martin Luther King memorial holiday\, entitled \"Ignatz Waghalter and the Negro Symphony Orchestra (1938-40).\" This is a strange and fascinating story. The talk will take place in the Modern Languages Building\, Room 3308\, from 4:30 to 6:00 PM.\n\n\nAbout the Talk\nComposer William Grant Still published an essay in 1939\, “A Negro Symphony Orchestra\,” imagining the possibilities that could be opened by having an all-Black orchestra of national stature that would be an inspiration to Black youth “and to America as a whole\,” and would introduce new energy into classical music by involving musicians skilled in jazz. His dream was consonant with the ideas of W.E.B. DuBois\, who in “The Souls of Black Folk\,” argued that classical music played an essential political role in the “uplift” of the race\, and nineteenth-century educator James Monroe Trotter\, who saw classical music as a means of demonstrating the right of African Americans to participate in American democracy as “full-fledged citizens.”\nThere had been a number of African American orchestras by that time\, but just such an ensemble with international ambitions had formed in Harlem in 1938 and incorporated officially as “The Negro Symphony Orchestra\,” curiously under the baton of conductor and composer Ignatz Waghalter (1881-1949)\, who found himself in New York after fleeing Nazi Germany. Waghalter came from a Warsaw family of Jewish musicians\, klezmorim who played weddings and circuses. He had smuggled himself illegally into Germany as a teenager to study classical music and rose to prominence as the director of the Deutsches Opernhaus in Berlin from 1912-23. He also served as a visiting conductor for major institutions from the National Opera in Riga to the New York State Symphony. In New York he joined forces with leading figures in the Harlem Renaissance including James Weldon Johnson\, Judge James S. Watson\, orchestra manager Leviticus Lyon and conductor A. Jack Thomas to form “The Negro Symphony Orchestra.” Waghalter composed a choral work with lyrics by Judge Watson called “America\, Our Shining Light\,” addressing themes of bigotry\, racism\, anti-immigrant sentiment\, and the hope of America. When the orchestra collapsed after the outbreak of World War II\, Waghalter was working on a composition specifically for this orchestra\, called the “New World Suite.” This presentation will discuss what archives at Yale and in New York reveal about the orchestra and Waghalter’s collaboration with it.\n\nAbout David A. Goldfarb\nDavid A. Goldfarb is an independent scholar of Polish literature and literary theory\, and a literary translator from Polish to English. He produces and hosts the monthly video series “Encounters with Polish and Ukrainian Literature\,” supported by the Polish Cultural Institute New York\, now entering its sixth year\, and is a writer for a documentary film about Polish-Jewish composer Ignatz Waghalter and the Negro Symphony Orchestra in Harlem. His main current translation project is Agata Tuszyńska’s “The Black Handbag” and he has a residency from the Polish Book Institute to work on Tuszyńska’s novel about Bruno Schulz’s fiancée\, Józefina Szelińska\, in Warsaw this summer. From mid-2010 to the end of 2013\, he was Curator of Literature and Humanities Programming at the Polish Cultural Institute in New York\, a diplomatic mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. Prior to that he was an Assistant Professor of Slavic Literatures and Comparative Literature at Barnard College\, Columbia University.\nHe holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has published articles on Bruno Schulz\, Zbigniew Herbert\, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz\, Mikhail Lermontov\, and East European cinema in such journals as “East European Politics and Societies\,” “Indiana Slavic Studies\,” “Philosophy and Literature\,” “Prooftexts\,” “The Polish Review\,” “Slavic and East European Performance\,” and “Jewish Quarterly\,” and he has published book chapters on Jozef Wittlin\, Witold Gombrowicz\, and Nikolai Gogol and Giuseppe Arcimboldo. He has written the introduction and notes for Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilych” and “Other Stories” and Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons” for the Barnes and Noble Classics series\, and for the Penguin Classics edition of “The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories” by Bruno Schulz. UID:143496-21893293@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143496 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Culture,Music History,Slavic LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3308 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T140035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Martin Luther King\, Jr. Lecture DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: This lecture explores the question of Black political activism and racial representation in Brazilian politics. In the last 40 years\, affirmative action\, racial inequality\, and racial discrimination have entered the national political agenda. Black activists have long demanded specific policies to improve the social\, economic\, and political situation of Afro-Brazilians. The implementation of affirmative action policies in higher education has emphasized the significance of race\, class\, and social inclusion. Black politicians and leaders are often the most committed defenders of affirmative action and pro-racial equality policies. This lecture will focus on leading Black activists and organizations and their demands for social change. Afro-Brazilians are dramatically underrepresented among Brazil’s political elite. This presentation will also examine the degree to which Black elected and appointed officials prioritize Afro-Brazilians in their work. Which political parties and states of the country have produced more Afro-Brazilian government officials? Workers’ Party/PT presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rouseff have appointed more Black cabinet members than other presidents. Despite advances in racial representation\, Afro-Brazilians remain in a fragile socio-economic and political situation. Their concerns and welfare are not top priorities for Brazil’s most powerful and influential leaders.\n\nBIOGRAPHY: Dr. Ollie Johnson is a scholar of Black political experiences across the Americas. He is a Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Wayne State University\, where he has taught courses such as Black Social and Political Thought and Pan Africanism: Politics of the Black Diaspora. His primary fields of inquiry are African American\, Afro-Brazilian\, and Afro-Latin American politics\, with particular expertise in Black political activism\, representation\, and the transnational dimensions of Black political movements. Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley\, an M.A. in Political Science from UC Berkeley\, an M.A. in Brazilian Studies from Brown University\, and a B.A. in Afro-American Studies and International Relations from Brown University. His research is published in numerous journal articles and book chapters\, as well as in his authored and edited books\, including Brazilian Party Politics and the Coup of 1964 (2001)\, Black Political\n\nTo attend this lecture via Zoom webinar\, visit https://umich.zoom.us/j/92980196679 UID:143090-21892056@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143090 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,Afro-brazilian Studies,Latin America,Politics,Racism LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, room 4309 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T102913 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T183000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UUWeekly: Cocoa & Connections DESCRIPTION:Warm up your winter at UUWeekly: Cocoa & Connections! Create your own cozy drink at the Hot Cocoa Bar with fun flavors and toppings\, jump into speed friending to meet new people and kick off the semester\, and earn chances to win prizes just for participating. Come for the cocoa\, stay for the connections! UID:143093-21892066@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143093 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:free,free food,freefood,Uu Weekly,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026 LOCATION:Michigan Union - Courtyard CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T145757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T183000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:GILE Self-Care Social Night at East Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the Gender Inclusive Living Experience Diversity Peer Educator for a self-care centered night! Take home wellness packages\, listen to chill tunes\, and connect with others. UID:142926-21891813@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Social Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Abeng Mulitcultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T170612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:QTBIPOC Kickbacks DESCRIPTION:Be in community! Join our monthly gatherings as we create memorable connections around community and meals\, centering Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color. Drop in\, grab food\, enjoy some tunes\, play some games and hang out! Open to all U-M students.\n\nWINTER 2026\n- January 15\, 5:00-7:00 pm\, MESA/Spectrum Center\n- February 12\, 5:00-7:00 pm\, Trotter Multicultural Center\n- [Grad student edition] March 19\, 6:00-7:30 pm\, Union Rec\n\nMORE EVENTS\nExplore more Spectrum Center and Trotter/MESA events:\n- https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events\n- https://mesa.umich.edu/events-programs\n- https://trotter.umich.edu/programs-events UID:142549-21891145@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142549 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:LGBT,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC LOCATION:Michigan Union - MESA-Spectrum Center shared space (3000-3020) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T121624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Dr. Keneth Bamuturaki Fulbright Scholar Guest Talk DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a special guest event featuring Fulbright Scholar Keneth Bamuturaki. Join us in Studio 2 at the Walgreen Drama Center (1435-WDC).\n\nDr. Keneth Bamuturaki is a Ugandan theatre scholar and practitioner trained at Makerere University (BA\, MA) and the University of Exeter (PhD). His research focuses on the applied nature of theatre as a tool for social change\, with key studies investigating the role of theatre in Ugandan society\, participatory theatre for political empowerment\, and theatre for development. \n\nCurrently\, he serves as Head of the Department of Performing Arts at Kyambogo University\, where he has overseen curriculum development\, academic leadership\, and faculty research initiatives. UID:143269-21892609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143269 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Free,Lecture,North Campus,Research,Scholarship,Social Impact,Talk,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251224T135015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T183000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Ernst & Young (EY) Corporate Information Session DESCRIPTION:1/15/2025 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | EECS 1008 (FOOD PROVIDED: Panera)\nMajors: Computer Engineering\, Computer Science\, Data Science\, Industrial and Operations Engineering\, Mechanical Engineering\nPositions: Intern\nDegrees: Bachelors\n\nAt EY\, we develop you with future-focused skills and world-class experiences. We empower you in a flexible environment and fuel your talents in a diverse\, inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Join EY and shape your future with confidence. Visit ey.com/us/students to learn more. Explore job opportunities at https://studentjobs.ey.com/. UID:143108-21892156@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143108 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,College Of Engineering,Computer Engineering,Computer Science And Engineering,Corporate,Corporate Event,Data Science,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Engineering,Food,Free,free food,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Internship,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Networking,north campus,Professional Development,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1008 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T074014 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Kelsey Book Club | *The Shadow of Perseus* by Claire Heywood DESCRIPTION:“Myth remembers Perseus as one of its greatest heroes. A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels. But the women who knew him best have a different story to tell.” \n\nWritten by Claire Heywood\, *The Shadow of Perseus* is an imaginative reinterpretation of the myth of Perseus told from the perspectives of Danae\, Medusa\, and Andromeda—three women whose voices have been traditionally sidelined.\n\nJoin us in Room 124 of Newberry Hall for an evening of community and conversation led by Lorraine Abagatnan\, PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Program in Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology. Light refreshments will be served.\n\nIf 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.\n\n*Note: Registration for this session is now closed. Visit our book club web page to learn about future meetings: https://myumi.ch/Drn1Q.* UID:142567-21891161@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142567 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Greece,Books,Discussion,Museum,Mythology,Storytelling LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 124 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Ratio Christi Weekly Meeting: Historical Jesus DESCRIPTION:This week's topic is: Did Jesus actually exist? Is there non-biblical evidence of his life?\nRatio Christi is a student and faculty led apologetics club at the University of Michigan. The club is open to students of all faiths\, and it seeks to provide a forum for respectful and thoughtful dialog about the Christian faith. UID:142377-21890772@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Michigan Christian Study Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120151 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 SUMMARY:Other:VIPs Club: Crafts for Conservation Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:Do you love to craft (crochet\, knitting\, sewing\, etc) and do you care about the environment?! Then come learn about VIPs Club: Crafts for Conservation at one of our two mass meetings! We are a club affliated with the VIPs Fund nonprofit with 2 weekly crafting meetings where you can relax and craft to help protect the environment!! If you have any questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email vipsclub-admin@umich.edu \nMass Meeting 1: January 11th\, 2:00-4:00 pm\nLocation: Michigan League\, Room 4\n \nMass Meeting 2: January 15th\, 6:00-7:00 pm\nLocation: North Campus Duderstadt Design Lab 1\n \nClub Instagram: @vipsclubumich\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nNonprofit Instagram: @vipsfund\n  UID:143052-21891985@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:North Campus Dude Design Lab 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T182054 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Central Student Government - Debbie Dingell Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Join Us for the Debbie Dingell Town Hall!The Central Student Government’s Government Relations team invites you to a special Town Hall with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell on Thursday\, January 15th from 6:30–8:00 PM in Ford School Room 1120.Join fellow students to hear directly from Representative Dingell about important topics shaping our future. This event is a great opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue\, ask questions\, and share your perspective on the issues that matter most to students.Don’t miss your chance to connect with your elected representative and make your voice heard! UID:141078-21888086@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T142029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Crochet Night at Couzens DESCRIPTION:Join the Couzens Diversity Peer Educator and Multicultural Council in a beginner-friendly\, cozy crochet session! UID:142920-21891807@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142920 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,community gathering,Crafts LOCATION:Couzens Hall - CAMEO Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T180307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T193000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Lori’s Hands @ UofM Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:Come learn about what Lori's Hands has to offer! Open to all students :) UID:143781-21894006@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143781 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Online CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T132401 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learn Crochet & Knitting with VIPs Club DESCRIPTION:Looking for a hobby you can do in your dorm room? VIPs Club is ready to help you learn a new skill. This is your chance to try it out and see if crochet or knitting is something you enjoy doing! VIPs Club will provide all materials\, and provide hands-on instruction to teach you the basic stitches you'll need to know to get started knitting or crocheting on your own. Instruction sessions will start at 7\, 7:30\, 8 and 8:30. You can come for a half hour or stick around and continue working on your first piece. \n\nThe Arts Initiative's \"Learn/With\" workshops are designed to give students a chance to explore an artform or skill that's new to them by learning with their peers in one of U-M's many student arts orgs. Take a chance and see if it's your new thing! UID:142933-21891827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142933 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts For All,Artsrx,Crafting,Free,Student Org,Workshop LOCATION:Michigan League - League Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T180307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Open House 2 DESCRIPTION:Come join us this week at our optional Open Rush events to learn more about KTP\, hear what we do\, and connect with our members! UID:143779-21894004@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143779 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:CCCB 3460 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T180025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T200000 SUMMARY:Other:SOCHI Mass Meeting (**LOCATION**: SKB2200) DESCRIPTION:Kick off your SOCHI journey by meeting our e-board and learning what makes our community unique. We’ll share our mission\, showcase some of our most exciting projects\, and explain how you can get your SOCHI journey started.\nLocation update: SKB2200 UID:138788-21883921@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138788 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:North Quad CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T180303 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T210000 SUMMARY:Rally / Mass Meeting:W26 Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:Interested in joining Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity this semester? Be sure to attend our mass meeting this Thursday\, January 15th\, from 7-9 pm in the Chemistry Building\, room 1210! This is an amazing opportunity to learn more about KAPi\, the recruitment process\, and our brotherhood while giving you the chance to speak directly with our membership. \nQuestions: Reach out to our Recruitment Chairs Michael Lucas (mplucas@umich.edu) or Eli Rangarajan (elisri@umich.edu)\nInterest Form: HERE\nInstagram: @kapiumich\nWebsite: kappaalphapi.com\n \n  UID:143667-21893628@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143667 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Chemistry Building 1210 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T181536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251103T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Basketball vs Illinois DESCRIPTION:Women's Basketball vs Illinois UID:141393-21888752@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141393 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251120T135526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Denitia DESCRIPTION:“Fusing elements of country\, folk and rock\, Denitia establishes a newfound American utopia” –NPR\n\nOn her new album\, Sunset Drive\, Denitia shares her story of going after something new — a life back in Nashville\, where she attended college\, immersed in both the city’s roots music scene and the community of the artist collective Black Opry — while experiencing the menagerie of emotions that come with leaving behind what you knew and starting over. Across the album\, she draws from the country and alternative rock music she listened to growing up outside of Houston\; the songs of artists such as the Eagles\, Vince Gill\, Waylon Jennings\, Joni Mitchell\, Dolly Parton\, and Neil Young\, ever present in her life\; and the decade she spent entrenched in Brooklyn’s indie music scene. \n\nDenitia’s music has been featured in the films Nanny and The Invitation\, as well as in the series Better Things (FX)\, Broad City (Comedy Central)\, Dear White People (Netflix)\, Shrinking (Apple TV+)\, and The Terminal List (Amazon). She has toured extensively with the Black Opry Revue\; been invited to perform at the National Museum of African American Music and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville\; and shared stages with Jason Isbell\, Amythyst Kiah\, Joy Oladokun\, and Allison Russell\, among other artists. \n\nIn 2023\, Denitia earned one of five spots in a residency hosted by the Black Opry and WXPN\, was named to Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country class\, and was one of three artists selected for CMT and mtheory’s Equal Access cohort. And the momentum continued in 2024: Denitia was one of CMT’s 2024 Next Women of Country\; was named an artist to watch by the Nashville Scene\; made her Grand Ole Opry debut and opened shows for Mickey Guyton in 2024. Denitia was a featured vocalist in Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony. UID:142006-21889813@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142006 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Michigan Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Michigan Invitational UID:143946-21894301@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143946 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260117T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260117T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Michigan Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Michigan Invitational UID:143947-21894302@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143947 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260118T181529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260118T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Michigan Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Michigan Invitational UID:143948-21894303@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143948 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260131T181529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260131T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T070000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Swimming & Diving vs Denison DESCRIPTION:Women's Swimming & Diving vs Denison UID:143951-21894306@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143951 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260204T121523 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260210T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260110T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Lacrosse vs Detroit Mercy DESCRIPTION:Men's Lacrosse vs Detroit Mercy UID:143656-21893586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143656 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:U-M Lacrosse Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T181521 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260112T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Penn State DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Penn State UID:143677-21893636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143677 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120450 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260215T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"The Long Run\" Cadence Dance Co. Annual Show DESCRIPTION:Join us for Cadence Dance Company's annual show featuring a diverse collection of our own contemporary works\, as well as guest performances from UM student organizations. UID:143783-21894008@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143783 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Mendelssohn CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Latin@ Culture Show 2026 DESCRIPTION:Latinidad Sin Fronteras celebrates the constantly evolving and boundless tapestry of Latinidad\, identities which transcend physical borders\, language\, and generations. This production strives to honor our pasts\, uplift our present voices\, and imagine a collective future rooted in resilience\, joy\, and creativity.\n\nLCS 2026 will create a blend between heritage and futurism by taking a look at the stories\, music\, and traditions which have shaped us while simultaneously envisioning how Latinidad will continue to grow and transform itself in the near future. This theme recognizes that our identities are not restrictive. It does not follow a “one size fits all” model but rather\, encompasses a constellation of experiences and truths - ranging from the Afro-Latine and Queer identities to those of being first generation or indigenous - which are all connected and bridged through shared histories and dreams.\n\nLatinidad Sin Fronteras invites our community to feel\, remember\, and imagine together – to truly explore and understand what Latinidad means when it is sin fronteras and free to become and transcend to what we desire and make it to be. UID:143932-21894287@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143932 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix,Theater LOCATION:GA -Michigan Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T120737 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260308T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:An Evening With Alejandro Escovedo DESCRIPTION:New music!\n\nAlejandro Escovedo's New Album ECHO DANCING is an Adventure in Life. No one has really ever been able to define themselves and their music like singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo does. His life in music of all kinds sometimes feels like a swirl through the sky\, where his songs point out all the majesty and mystery of how he sees the world. The sounds he makes take him places that he might not even predict\, but once there\, greatness always follows.\n\nEcho Dancing is an experiment in how to use the past to shape the future. By recording completely new and repurposed versions of songs from his past\, Escovedo actually gets a chance to rewrite his own history. It's also an idea that pushes growth into the present\, and asks an artist to see themselves anew. \n\n\"I always feel that a well-written song can withstand a lot of abuse\,\" Escovedo says. It is an area of creativity that the man has always honored. \"Turning a past song inside out leads to discovery of new ideas you might not have understood about the song\,\" he says. \"Even lyrical refurbishing has proven helpful and effective. It's like interpreting your own work anew. The songs never seem to be complete. They are always evolving.\"\n\nEcho Dancing makes sure Alejandro Escovedo's evolving circle remains unbroken. UID:143882-21894202@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143882 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved + Gold Circle CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T123503 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260322T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Celebrating Dick Siegel & His Music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate a midwestern songwriting icon\n\nBeloved\, legendary songwriter\, Michigan’s own Dick Siegel\, has performed his iconic songs across the country\, from New York to Texas\, and internationally\, since he exploded on the Detroit/Ann Arbor music scene in the 1980s with the release of his critically acclaimed first album\, SNAP! Celebrating his nearly 50 year musical career\, Dick will be honored tonight by his musical friends and family with tributes and performances of some of his most well-known songs on the stage of The Ark\, where Dick has performed countless times over the years. The lineup will be announced soon. Per Dick and his family’s request\, all proceeds from this concert will go to support The Ark. UID:143805-21894064@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143805 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Music,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T121035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260401T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mike Marshall & Alessandro Penezzi DESCRIPTION:Masters of mandolin and guitar\n\nMike Marshall is one of the world’s most accomplished and versatile string instrumentalists and a three-time Grammy nominee. A master of mandolin\, guitar\, mandocello\, and violin\, he blends American roots with classical\, jazz\, pop\, and Brazilian music. At 19\, he joined the David Grisman Quintet and has since produced over 40 recordings while collaborating with Bela Fleck\, Edgar Meyer\, and Chris Thile. Deeply committed to education\, Mike directed the Acoustic Music Seminar at SMF and teaches globally. With his wife\, German mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg\, he co-founded the Mandolin World Retreats and continues to tour internationally\, inspiring musicians worldwide.\n\nBorn in Piracicaba\, Brazil\, Alessandro Penezzi is one of the great virtuosos of Brazilian guitar. He graduated in Popular Music from Unicamp with a specialization in Creative Processes from Faculdade Souza Lima\, and has been teaching courses\, workshops\, and seminars at various music festivals in Brazil and abroad. Penezzi is a multi-instrumentalist and prolific composer and has toured extensively worldwide. He plays the seven-string guitar\, tenor guitar\, cavaquinho\, mandolin and flute\, and has received numerous honors and nominations for his performances as an instrumentalist and composer. He has also been highlighted in the Visa MPB Instrumental\, Tim de Música Brasileira\, and Shell de Teatro and Prêmio da Música Brasileira awards. UID:143806-21894065@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143806 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T121613 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mr. B's 29th Annual Blues & DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Ark. \nPlease visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/6290/6291 for more detail. UID:143808-21894067@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143808 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T123228 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jeffrey Martin with special guest Niall Connolly DESCRIPTION:“Music\, poetry\, and observations aimed directly at your soul” –Melissa Clarke Americana Highways\n\nAs a babe Jeffrey Martin sought out solitude as often as he could find it. He’s always been that way\, and he has never understood the whole phenomenon of smiling in pictures\, although he is a very happy guy. One night in middle school he stayed up under the covers with a flashlight and a DiscMan\, listening to Reba McEntire’s 'That’s the Night that the Lights Went Out in Georgia' on repeat until the DiscMan ran out of batteries. That night he became a songwriter\, although he didn’t actually write a song until years later. After high school he spent a few years distracting himself from having to gather up the courage to do what he knew he had to do.\n\nEventually he found his way to a writing degree\, and then a teaching degree. He wrote most days like his life depended on it\, all sorts of things\, not just songs\, but songs too. He fell in love with teaching high school English\, which was fantastic because he never thought he’d actually come to truly love it. His students were fierce and unstoppable forces of noise and curiosity\, and for all that they took from him in sleep and sense\, they gave him a hundred times back in sparks and humility. \n\nAll the while he was also playing truckloads of music. There was one weekend where he flew to LA while grading essays on the plane\, played two shows\, and then flew back home\, still grading essays\, and woke up to teach at 5 am on Monday morning. It was around this time he started wondering if such a life was sustainable.\n\nAlas\, music\, the tour life\, was a constant raccoon scratching at the back door. Jeffrey spent nights on end sitting up in bed\, and then sitting on the front porch\, staring off into the dark\, wondering if he could bear to leave teaching to go on tour full time. Eventually his brain caught up with what his guts had known for months. With tears in his eyes he announced to his students that he wouldn’t be back the following year\, and that he didn’t feel right hollering at them to chase their dreams at all cost if he wasn’t going to do the same.\n\nJeffrey Martin tours full time now. He is always making music\, and he is always coming through your town. He misses teaching like you might miss a good old friend who you know you’ll meet again. UID:143807-21894066@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143807 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR