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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902434@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260507T133246
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T163000
SUMMARY:Other:Native Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Planting native plants helps support local biodiversity. Join us for a sale of Michigan-native seedlings grown and tended at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.\n\nPlants are $6 each in 4\" pots.\n\nMembers shop early and receive a discount. \n\nCarrying boxes are available for $2 each\, or feel free to bring your own.
UID:148159-21903170@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148159
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:native plant,native plants,plant,plant sale
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens - Greenhouse
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260324T094536
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T160000
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:139428-21899873@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:
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DTSTAMP:20260423T133818
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T124500
SUMMARY:Presentation:Sea Monsters
DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops—familiarly known as a ‘dolly’—as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur.
UID:147952-21902610@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147952
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Science
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260413T104859
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T134500
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight
DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you.
UID:141325-21901536@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260417T104946
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T160000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:What's in Your Attic?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open house-style event where we invite guests to bring their own paper treasures (letters\, journals\, photographs\, prints\, books\, and maps) for discussion with Clements Curators and guest Americana collectors.\n\nEnjoy the community and camaraderie of other history-enthusiasts\, view the exhibit focused on the history of early ballooning\, attend a 2pm behind-the-scenes tour\, and learn more about gifting items to the Clements Library!\n\nPlease note: curators and volunteers will not be able to give appraisals at this event.
UID:147831-21902016@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147831
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,art history,In Person,libraries,Library,William L Clements
LOCATION:William Clements Library
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260420T123203
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T150000
SUMMARY:Tours:Sunday Drop-In Tour | Images of Women in the Ancient World
DESCRIPTION:In this tour\, we will look at artifacts from the ancient world that include images of women\, including goddesses and mortal women. We will look at images that were found in such contexts as everyday homes\, grand villas\, tombs\, and temples. Along the way\, we will see examples of how women were depicted in the ancient Middle East\, Cyprus\, Etruria\, Egypt\, and Greece.\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:147873-21902100@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147873
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:
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DTSTAMP:20260413T104336
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T144500
SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX
DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator.
UID:136347-21901530@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260413T104859
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T154500
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight
DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you.
UID:141325-21901541@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T115210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T200000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Digital IDEAS Summer Institute
DESCRIPTION:Digital IDEAS is the Digital Studies Institute’s annual summer institute exploring the cultural\, political\, and social dimensions of digital technologies. Bringing together graduate students\, artists\, scholars\, technologists\, and activists from across disciplines\, the institute creates space for collaborative inquiry\, experimentation\, and critical dialogue around technology\, media\, and justice.\n\nThe 2026 Digital IDEAS theme\, AFTER\, asks participants to consider what comes after technological\, environmental\, political\, and social rupture. Through the interconnected strands of Aftermaths\, Afterlives\, Afterworlds\, and the Hereafter\, participants will explore questions of memory\, survival\, repair\, speculation\, and collective futures in relation to digital culture and emerging technologies.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 will take place May 31–June 5 at the University of Michigan. This year’s institute is a closed event for registered participants and invited guests only.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 is co-sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Department of American Culture\; Department of English Language and Literature\; Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\; Department of Sociology\; Institute for Research on Women and Gender\; Life Changing Education\; School of Information\; and Sweetland Center for Writing.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Sarah Torsch\, DSI Academic Program Specialist\, at dsi-studentservices@umich.edu
UID:148175-21903184@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148175
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260327T152736
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T193000
SUMMARY:Performance:Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls present Floyd Mercantile
DESCRIPTION:In April 2025\, Peter Mulvey and Jenna Nicholls\, along with guitarist Ross Bellenoit\, traveled to Floyd\, a small mountain town located in the Blue Ridge Highlands of Southwest Virginia\, for five uninterrupted days of recording. What emerged is Floyd Mercantile — a record that feels both intimate and timeless.\n\nThe makeshift studio was a decommissioned general store called (you guessed it!) Floyd Mercantile — a weathered wooden building standing across the road from an open pasture where cows wandered and grazed in the gentle early spring. (One cow even volunteered to be on the album cover.) Inside those old walls\, the trio recorded the album live — no isolation booths\, no heavy overdubbing — just three musicians in a room\, listening closely and letting the songs unfold in real time.\n\nThe sessions were recorded by Jeff Oehler and filmed in their entirety by partner Sue Bibeau and their associate Skylar Locke. Together\, Sue and Jeff comprise Beehive Pro\, an audio\, visual\, and design collective famed for their intimate recordings and thoughtfully considered visuals.\n\nThey captured not just the sound\, but the atmosphere — the wood floors\, the daylight through the dusty windows\, and the creak of the porch boards could all be considered session players on this album.\n\nThe repertoire bridges eras. Mostly comprised of songs Peter and Jenna wrote separately\, there are a few gems from the Great American Songbook: “Skylark\" (Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer)\, “Them There Eyes\" (Maceo Pinkard/Doris Tauber/William Tracey)\, and “I'll Be Seeing\nYou\" (Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal).\n\n\nThe visual and sonic tones of the project reflect the periods these songs evoke — even the newly composed tracks feel in conversation with another time. The goal was not nostalgia\, but continuity: to stand inside the lineage of American song and add something honest and present to it.\n\nFloyd Mercantile is not just an album. It’s a document of place. Of three musicians in a room. Of songs — old and new — allowed to breathe in the quiet of a Virginia afternoon.
UID:145910-21898088@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145910
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix
LOCATION:ARK Reserved
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898512@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260414T144814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Muted Volumes: Book-Objects\, Patterned Papers\, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's Buhr Offsite Shelving Facility. Decorative paper\, noticed when walking through the stack's aisles or surprising you when you casually flip through a book\, can really catch your eye. But because the Buhr stacks are closed from browsing\, the density and dimensionality of its nearly 3 million books are reduced to title searches on a screen.\n\nAs a response to these reflections\, artist and library staff member Stephanie Osorio shares her handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for forgotten books at Buhr — the books that don’t get a chance to be noticed. Along with the book-objects are the carved woodblocks that made prints to decorate them. Some books from Buhr that inspired this project with their original decorated patterned papers will also be on display.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening reception on Thursday\, May 14th\, 5pm - 6:30pm\, for an opportunity to hear from the artist and engage with the book-objects.
UID:147739-21901686@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T161657
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Celebrating Pride Month
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that Pride Month is being celebrated in the Hatcher Library! See selected historical artifacts from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection.\n\nVisit our exhibit in the Special Collections Research Center\, 6th floor Hatcher South\, Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm.
UID:148197-21903221@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148197
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,LGBT,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260428T140651
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster.  Topics to be covered include a brief review of common parallel programming models and basic use of Great Lakes\; dependent and array scheduling\; workflow scripting\; high-throughput computing using launcher\; parallel processing in one or more of Python\, R\, and MATLAB\; and profiling of parallel code.\n\nPrerequisites: This course assumes familiarity with the Linux command line as might be got from the ARC-TS workshop Introduction to the Linux Command Line. In particular\, participants should understand how files and folders work\, be able to create text files using the nano editor\, be able to create and remove files and folders\, and understand what input and output redirection are and how to use them.\n\nFor more information on instructors and course preparation materials\, please visit: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/advanced-research-computing-on-the-great-lakes-cluster-38-2-3/
UID:126741-21857845@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126741
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Technology,Academic Technology At Michigan,Applications,Arc,Arc-ts,Computational Science,computer science,computing,Data Science,engineering,Free,Generative Ai,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Hpc,Information and Technology,interdisciplinary,Research,Science,Virtual,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260429T134150
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T100000
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 senior 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:148012-21902754@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148012
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260506T142041
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dairy Advertising in the United States: A Twentieth Century Story
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, featuring materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, displays advertisements\, flyers\, and other ephemera related to the U.S. dairy industry between the years 1900 and 2000.\n\nCommon themes in dairy ephemera include wartime rationing\, patriotism in advertising\, twentieth-century homemaking and the economic agency of the housewife\, unions and workers' rights\, and changing standards of nutrition\, health\, and beauty.\n\nCurated by Sofia Schroth-Douma.
UID:148136-21903030@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148136
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260421T085257
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Debbie Thompson Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Debbie Thompson works predominantly in clay and draws inspiration from the natural world\, which she frequently references in her work. Her interest in ceramics began in high school when she took classes at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan. She later pursued her passion at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design\, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She also holds a Master of Arts from Eastern Michigan University and has completed post-graduate studio coursework at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, Maryland Institute College of Art\, Rhode Island School of Design\, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.\n\nThompson taught visual art in the Ann Arbor Public Schools for 34 years and has also taught at the University of Michigan School of Education and Washtenaw Community College. She exhibits her work both locally and nationally and was a member of the Clay Gallery. She continues her practice in her home studio and at the Potters Guild in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. She is a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and the Michigan Ceramic Art Association. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the International Dinnerware Museum.\n\nThompson’s work has been inspired by the natural world since childhood. Although she initially studied biology in college\, she later shifted her focus to visual art. The textures\, colors\, and forms in her pieces are drawn directly from nature.\nSeeds—structures that have enabled plants to move through space and time for over 600 million years—are central to her recent work. They are vital to the continuation of plant life\, and therefore to human survival.\n\nIn this exhibition\, Thompson explores the unseen structures of seeds as revealed through electron microscopy. These images highlight the intricate beauty and ingenuity of nature\, which she interprets through her wall-mounted ceramic sculptures.\n\nAt a time when our planet and its ecosystems face increasing threats\, Thompson’s work serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving the natural world. Recognizing the beauty and significance of these often-unseen forms is a crucial first step toward protecting the life systems on which we all depend.
UID:147884-21902234@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147884
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Biosciences,Culture,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Nature,North Campus,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260508T115210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Digital IDEAS Summer Institute
DESCRIPTION:Digital IDEAS is the Digital Studies Institute’s annual summer institute exploring the cultural\, political\, and social dimensions of digital technologies. Bringing together graduate students\, artists\, scholars\, technologists\, and activists from across disciplines\, the institute creates space for collaborative inquiry\, experimentation\, and critical dialogue around technology\, media\, and justice.\n\nThe 2026 Digital IDEAS theme\, AFTER\, asks participants to consider what comes after technological\, environmental\, political\, and social rupture. Through the interconnected strands of Aftermaths\, Afterlives\, Afterworlds\, and the Hereafter\, participants will explore questions of memory\, survival\, repair\, speculation\, and collective futures in relation to digital culture and emerging technologies.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 will take place May 31–June 5 at the University of Michigan. This year’s institute is a closed event for registered participants and invited guests only.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 is co-sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Department of American Culture\; Department of English Language and Literature\; Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\; Department of Sociology\; Institute for Research on Women and Gender\; Life Changing Education\; School of Information\; and Sweetland Center for Writing.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Sarah Torsch\, DSI Academic Program Specialist\, at dsi-studentservices@umich.edu
UID:148175-21903185@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148175
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260423T085450
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Melissa Jones Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Jones works across multiple mediums\, consistently centering the human figure\, texture\, and elements of the natural world—such as weathered surfaces\, bones\, and rust. These recurring interests create a unifying thread throughout her work\, regardless of medium.\nShe creates in both two and three dimensions\, including sculpture\, painting\, and assemblage. Oil painting is her preferred medium\, allowing her to work slowly in layered processes and achieve a wide range of nuanced effects.\n\nJones’ work is primarily figurative\, often narrative and autobiographical—though not strictly self-portraiture. Her figures are intended to evoke emotional responses that are less commonly found in landscape or other painting genres. She draws inspiration from the visual poetry of the human form\, finding beauty in subtle details: the turn of a wrist\, the curve of a spine\, or the shadow along a collarbone. She is captivated by how light illuminates the skin and how shadow defines form\, embracing the challenge of capturing this complexity in paint. Beyond physical representation\, her work also explores psychological dimensions\, aiming to convey mood and emotional depth.\n\nHer technique\, in both painting and sculpture\, is highly detailed\, realistic\, and developed gradually over time through layered processes. At times\, her work enters the realm of magical realism. While deeply personal\, her narratives remain intentionally ambiguous\, inviting viewers to interpret the imagery through their own perspectives and experiences.\n\nBorn and raised in Detroit\, Jones studied at Wayne State University\, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy. She previously worked as an art educator in the West Bloomfield School District and has exhibited professionally throughout the Detroit area since 2006\, receiving numerous awards. In addition\, she served as a board member and exhibition committee member for the Detroit Artists Market.
UID:147882-21902137@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902435@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260511T063106
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T110000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab
DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1943771Just 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:147711-21901641@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147711
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T072024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Set up Okta FastPass with Okta Transition Team
DESCRIPTION:Set up Okta FastPass with the Okta Transition Team from ITSWe are offering a series of in-person workshops which will teach you how to set up Okta FastPass on your computer – with Okta FastPass you can access your UMICH account without a password using Touch ID\, Face ID\, or PIN depending on your operating system (yes\, this means you won’t need your phone for multi-factor authentication!).U-M staff\, faculty\, instructors\, and all other interested parties are welcome to attend — bring your laptop and get ready to go passwordless!\n
UID:147428-21901009@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147428
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building (Room 0420)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898513@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260414T144814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260601T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Muted Volumes: Book-Objects\, Patterned Papers\, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's Buhr Offsite Shelving Facility. Decorative paper\, noticed when walking through the stack's aisles or surprising you when you casually flip through a book\, can really catch your eye. But because the Buhr stacks are closed from browsing\, the density and dimensionality of its nearly 3 million books are reduced to title searches on a screen.\n\nAs a response to these reflections\, artist and library staff member Stephanie Osorio shares her handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for forgotten books at Buhr — the books that don’t get a chance to be noticed. Along with the book-objects are the carved woodblocks that made prints to decorate them. Some books from Buhr that inspired this project with their original decorated patterned papers will also be on display.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening reception on Thursday\, May 14th\, 5pm - 6:30pm\, for an opportunity to hear from the artist and engage with the book-objects.
UID:147739-21901687@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260428T111705
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Byrne Conference on Stochastic Analysis in Finance and Insurance
DESCRIPTION:Attendance is free\, but online registration is required for all attendees who are not speakers. sites.google.com/umich.edu/byrneconference2026\n\nSpeakers \nAgostino Capponi (Columbia University)\nRama Cont (University of Oxford)\nGiorgio Ferrari (Bielefeld University)\nAnran Hu (Columbia University)\nKasper Larsen (Rutgers University)\nMartin Larsson (Carnegie Mellon University)\nJin Ma (University of Southern California)\nAlpar Meszaros (Durham University)\nSergey Nadtochiy (Carnegie Mellon University)\nJustin Sirignano (University of Oxford)\nRenyuan Xu (Stanford University)\nPhillip Yam (Chinese University of Hong Kong)\nThaleia Zariphopoulou (University of Texas at Austin)\nYufei Zhang (Imperial College London)\nLingjiong Zhu (Florida State University)\n\nVenue \nAll the talks will be held in Helmut Stern Auditorium at University of Michigan Museum of Art\, located at 525 S State St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109.\n\nOrganizers \nErhan Bayraktar (University of Michigan)\nAsaf Cohen (University of Michigan)\nIbrahim Ekren (University of Michigan)\n\nAcknowledgement\nThis meeting is partially funded by the Department of Mathematics\, Jack Byrne Center for Financial Mathematics and Risk Management\, and Curtis E. Huntington Honorary fund.
UID:144581-21895511@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144581
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:conference,In Person,Mathematics,Networking
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T161657
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Celebrating Pride Month
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that Pride Month is being celebrated in the Hatcher Library! See selected historical artifacts from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection.\n\nVisit our exhibit in the Special Collections Research Center\, 6th floor Hatcher South\, Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm.
UID:148197-21903222@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148197
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,LGBT,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260429T134150
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T100000
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 senior 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:148012-21902755@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148012
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260506T142041
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dairy Advertising in the United States: A Twentieth Century Story
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, featuring materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, displays advertisements\, flyers\, and other ephemera related to the U.S. dairy industry between the years 1900 and 2000.\n\nCommon themes in dairy ephemera include wartime rationing\, patriotism in advertising\, twentieth-century homemaking and the economic agency of the housewife\, unions and workers' rights\, and changing standards of nutrition\, health\, and beauty.\n\nCurated by Sofia Schroth-Douma.
UID:148136-21903031@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148136
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260421T085257
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Debbie Thompson Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Debbie Thompson works predominantly in clay and draws inspiration from the natural world\, which she frequently references in her work. Her interest in ceramics began in high school when she took classes at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan. She later pursued her passion at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design\, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She also holds a Master of Arts from Eastern Michigan University and has completed post-graduate studio coursework at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, Maryland Institute College of Art\, Rhode Island School of Design\, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.\n\nThompson taught visual art in the Ann Arbor Public Schools for 34 years and has also taught at the University of Michigan School of Education and Washtenaw Community College. She exhibits her work both locally and nationally and was a member of the Clay Gallery. She continues her practice in her home studio and at the Potters Guild in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. She is a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and the Michigan Ceramic Art Association. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the International Dinnerware Museum.\n\nThompson’s work has been inspired by the natural world since childhood. Although she initially studied biology in college\, she later shifted her focus to visual art. The textures\, colors\, and forms in her pieces are drawn directly from nature.\nSeeds—structures that have enabled plants to move through space and time for over 600 million years—are central to her recent work. They are vital to the continuation of plant life\, and therefore to human survival.\n\nIn this exhibition\, Thompson explores the unseen structures of seeds as revealed through electron microscopy. These images highlight the intricate beauty and ingenuity of nature\, which she interprets through her wall-mounted ceramic sculptures.\n\nAt a time when our planet and its ecosystems face increasing threats\, Thompson’s work serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving the natural world. Recognizing the beauty and significance of these often-unseen forms is a crucial first step toward protecting the life systems on which we all depend.
UID:147884-21902235@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147884
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Biosciences,Culture,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Nature,North Campus,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T115210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Digital IDEAS Summer Institute
DESCRIPTION:Digital IDEAS is the Digital Studies Institute’s annual summer institute exploring the cultural\, political\, and social dimensions of digital technologies. Bringing together graduate students\, artists\, scholars\, technologists\, and activists from across disciplines\, the institute creates space for collaborative inquiry\, experimentation\, and critical dialogue around technology\, media\, and justice.\n\nThe 2026 Digital IDEAS theme\, AFTER\, asks participants to consider what comes after technological\, environmental\, political\, and social rupture. Through the interconnected strands of Aftermaths\, Afterlives\, Afterworlds\, and the Hereafter\, participants will explore questions of memory\, survival\, repair\, speculation\, and collective futures in relation to digital culture and emerging technologies.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 will take place May 31–June 5 at the University of Michigan. This year’s institute is a closed event for registered participants and invited guests only.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 is co-sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Department of American Culture\; Department of English Language and Literature\; Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\; Department of Sociology\; Institute for Research on Women and Gender\; Life Changing Education\; School of Information\; and Sweetland Center for Writing.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Sarah Torsch\, DSI Academic Program Specialist\, at dsi-studentservices@umich.edu
UID:148175-21903186@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148175
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260423T085450
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Melissa Jones Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Jones works across multiple mediums\, consistently centering the human figure\, texture\, and elements of the natural world—such as weathered surfaces\, bones\, and rust. These recurring interests create a unifying thread throughout her work\, regardless of medium.\nShe creates in both two and three dimensions\, including sculpture\, painting\, and assemblage. Oil painting is her preferred medium\, allowing her to work slowly in layered processes and achieve a wide range of nuanced effects.\n\nJones’ work is primarily figurative\, often narrative and autobiographical—though not strictly self-portraiture. Her figures are intended to evoke emotional responses that are less commonly found in landscape or other painting genres. She draws inspiration from the visual poetry of the human form\, finding beauty in subtle details: the turn of a wrist\, the curve of a spine\, or the shadow along a collarbone. She is captivated by how light illuminates the skin and how shadow defines form\, embracing the challenge of capturing this complexity in paint. Beyond physical representation\, her work also explores psychological dimensions\, aiming to convey mood and emotional depth.\n\nHer technique\, in both painting and sculpture\, is highly detailed\, realistic\, and developed gradually over time through layered processes. At times\, her work enters the realm of magical realism. While deeply personal\, her narratives remain intentionally ambiguous\, inviting viewers to interpret the imagery through their own perspectives and experiences.\n\nBorn and raised in Detroit\, Jones studied at Wayne State University\, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy. She previously worked as an art educator in the West Bloomfield School District and has exhibited professionally throughout the Detroit area since 2006\, receiving numerous awards. In addition\, she served as a board member and exhibition committee member for the Detroit Artists Market.
UID:147882-21902138@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902436@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T072022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T110000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer 2026 Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Join CAEN for a series of workshops designed to transform how you research\, teach\, and work using the University of Michigan’s secure GenAI services. Whether you are a beginner or looking to master \"Context Engineering\,\" these sessions provide the frameworks and hands-on experience needed to lead in the age of AI. These workshops are open to the campus community.  Secure & Private: All workshops utilize U-M’s GenAI services\, ensuring your prompts and data are never used to train external models.
UID:147694-21901613@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260331T090916
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Accessible Word Documents
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about how to create accessible Word documents. This workshop will cover core accessibility best practices for documents\, including alt text\, heading hierarchy\, descriptive hyperlinks\, color contrast\, tables\, and more. We will demonstrate how to apply accessibility features within the Microsoft Word platform and implement fixes based on the built-in Accessibility Checker results.\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:147266-21900613@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147266
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Accessibility,Communication,Digital Accessibility,Disability,Discussion,Inclusion,Virtual,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260401T103514
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T130000
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:128708-21900747@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260409T152401
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T133000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Are You LinkedIn? (for Graduate Students)
DESCRIPTION:Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school. Additionally\, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest.  Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections and learn more about opportunities through informational interviews by using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network. If you do not yet have a LinkedIn account\, please create a free account before the session at linkedin.com.\n\nBrought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
UID:147597-21901323@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147597
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T063115
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T133000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Are You LinkedIn? (for Graduate Students)
DESCRIPTION:Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school. Additionally\, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest. Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections and learn more about opportunities through informational interviews by using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network. If you do not yet have a LinkedIn account\, please create a free account before the session at linkedin.com.Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/108544 #UCC
UID:147801-21901982@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147801
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260511T072022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer 2026 Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Join CAEN for a series of workshops designed to transform how you research\, teach\, and work using the University of Michigan’s secure GenAI services. Whether you are a beginner or looking to master \"Context Engineering\,\" these sessions provide the frameworks and hands-on experience needed to lead in the age of AI. These workshops are open to the campus community.  Secure & Private: All workshops utilize U-M’s GenAI services\, ensuring your prompts and data are never used to train external models.
UID:147694-21901614@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260430T150900
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T193000
SUMMARY:Performance:Sekhmet Unraveled
DESCRIPTION:Poetry\, movement\, and theater merge contemporary realities with ancestral memories to re-author the histories of Egyptology and examine what it means to be Egyptian\, Nubian\, and American. *Sekhmet Unraveled* invites audiences to celebrate contemporary and ancient cultures in a museum space and rethink how they engage with history\, art\, and heritage within and beyond the museum.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public and is appropriate for all ages\; please enter through the Kelsey Museum’s Maynard Street entrance. The performance will take place from 6:00 to 7:00 PM\, with a talkback session and refreshments to follow.\n\nRSVP required—sign up here to reserve your spot: https://myumi.ch/P3yjQ. \n\nTo learn more about this performance\, visit the HERitage emBODYment website: https://heritageembodyment.square.site/upcoming.
UID:148026-21902857@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148026
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Africa,Art,Culture,Discussion,Free,History,Interdisciplinary,Museum,Music,Poetry,Storytelling,Theater
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260302T163026
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T193000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Social Anxiety & Skills Group for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Do you find yourself worrying about what others think\, avoiding social situations\, or wishing you could feel more confident and comfortable in groups? You’re not alone. Our 8-week social anxiety group therapy offers a supportive space to build social skills\, overcome anxiety\, and connect with others facing similar challenges.\n\nWhat to Expect in Our Group Therapy:\n+ Learn to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns\n+ Build practical coping skills for social situations\n+ Practice new strategies in a safe\, supportive\, and confidential environment\n\nDetails:\n- Who: Adults age 18+ experiencing social anxiety\, performance anxiety\, or seeking to gain confidence in social settings\n- When: Tuesdays\, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.\, (8 weeks)\n- Dates: April 21 – June 16\, 2026\n- Where: In-person at our conveniently located mental health clinic\, 210 S. 5th Ave.\, downtown Ann Arbor\n\nWhy Choose Group Therapy?\nGroup therapy for social anxiety provides unique benefits over individual counseling. In a group setting\, you’ll not only learn new skills but also practice them in real-time with support from peers. Many participants report faster growth and greater confidence from sharing experiences and encouragement in a group.\n\nRegistration & More Information:\n\nSpaces are limited to ensure a personalized and engaging group environment.
UID:146099-21898386@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146099
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:anxiety,Faculty,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,managing anxiety,mental health,psychology,Social Anxiety,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898514@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260414T144814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Muted Volumes: Book-Objects\, Patterned Papers\, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's Buhr Offsite Shelving Facility. Decorative paper\, noticed when walking through the stack's aisles or surprising you when you casually flip through a book\, can really catch your eye. But because the Buhr stacks are closed from browsing\, the density and dimensionality of its nearly 3 million books are reduced to title searches on a screen.\n\nAs a response to these reflections\, artist and library staff member Stephanie Osorio shares her handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for forgotten books at Buhr — the books that don’t get a chance to be noticed. Along with the book-objects are the carved woodblocks that made prints to decorate them. Some books from Buhr that inspired this project with their original decorated patterned papers will also be on display.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening reception on Thursday\, May 14th\, 5pm - 6:30pm\, for an opportunity to hear from the artist and engage with the book-objects.
UID:147739-21901688@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260428T111705
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Byrne Conference on Stochastic Analysis in Finance and Insurance
DESCRIPTION:Attendance is free\, but online registration is required for all attendees who are not speakers. sites.google.com/umich.edu/byrneconference2026\n\nSpeakers \nAgostino Capponi (Columbia University)\nRama Cont (University of Oxford)\nGiorgio Ferrari (Bielefeld University)\nAnran Hu (Columbia University)\nKasper Larsen (Rutgers University)\nMartin Larsson (Carnegie Mellon University)\nJin Ma (University of Southern California)\nAlpar Meszaros (Durham University)\nSergey Nadtochiy (Carnegie Mellon University)\nJustin Sirignano (University of Oxford)\nRenyuan Xu (Stanford University)\nPhillip Yam (Chinese University of Hong Kong)\nThaleia Zariphopoulou (University of Texas at Austin)\nYufei Zhang (Imperial College London)\nLingjiong Zhu (Florida State University)\n\nVenue \nAll the talks will be held in Helmut Stern Auditorium at University of Michigan Museum of Art\, located at 525 S State St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109.\n\nOrganizers \nErhan Bayraktar (University of Michigan)\nAsaf Cohen (University of Michigan)\nIbrahim Ekren (University of Michigan)\n\nAcknowledgement\nThis meeting is partially funded by the Department of Mathematics\, Jack Byrne Center for Financial Mathematics and Risk Management\, and Curtis E. Huntington Honorary fund.
UID:144581-21895512@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144581
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:conference,In Person,Mathematics,Networking
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260508T161657
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Celebrating Pride Month
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that Pride Month is being celebrated in the Hatcher Library! See selected historical artifacts from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection.\n\nVisit our exhibit in the Special Collections Research Center\, 6th floor Hatcher South\, Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm.
UID:148197-21903223@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148197
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,LGBT,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260501T113950
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T130000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Take a Pause for Wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a relaxed morning at Nichols Arboretum designed to support staff well-being through simple\, restorative time in nature. This is a low-stakes\, come-as-you-are kind of morning--set among the seasonal blooms of the W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden. Stay for one activity or move through the full experience at your own pace.\n\nWhat to expect:\n\nGrab-and-go breakfast\, including items like make your own granola bowls and granola bars\nGentle\, mindful movement sessions\nGuided walks through the Arb\, including highlights of seasonal interest areas\nAdditional pop-up wellness and connection activities\, like live music\, succulent planter decorating\, and more \n \nThis event is part of Experience Rx: Social Prescribing at Michigan\, an innovative cross-campus collaboration that invites the U-M community to engage in non-clinical experiences—such as the arts\, movement\, nature\, service\, and shared meals—to support overall well-being. By offering opportunities to gather and connect\, Experience Rx aims to foster a vibrant\, thriving campus culture where everyone belongs.\n\nEvent Partners & Sponsors: Matthei Botanical Garden and Nichols Arboretum\, Arts Initiative\, Gifts of Art\, MDining\, MHealthy\, NatureRx\, Well-Being Collective\, Wolverine Wellness.
UID:148037-21902868@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148037
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Nature,Nature Rx,Staff,Well-being
LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260429T134150
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T100000
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 senior 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:148012-21902756@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148012
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260506T142041
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dairy Advertising in the United States: A Twentieth Century Story
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, featuring materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, displays advertisements\, flyers\, and other ephemera related to the U.S. dairy industry between the years 1900 and 2000.\n\nCommon themes in dairy ephemera include wartime rationing\, patriotism in advertising\, twentieth-century homemaking and the economic agency of the housewife\, unions and workers' rights\, and changing standards of nutrition\, health\, and beauty.\n\nCurated by Sofia Schroth-Douma.
UID:148136-21903032@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148136
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260421T085257
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Debbie Thompson Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Debbie Thompson works predominantly in clay and draws inspiration from the natural world\, which she frequently references in her work. Her interest in ceramics began in high school when she took classes at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan. She later pursued her passion at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design\, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She also holds a Master of Arts from Eastern Michigan University and has completed post-graduate studio coursework at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, Maryland Institute College of Art\, Rhode Island School of Design\, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.\n\nThompson taught visual art in the Ann Arbor Public Schools for 34 years and has also taught at the University of Michigan School of Education and Washtenaw Community College. She exhibits her work both locally and nationally and was a member of the Clay Gallery. She continues her practice in her home studio and at the Potters Guild in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. She is a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and the Michigan Ceramic Art Association. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the International Dinnerware Museum.\n\nThompson’s work has been inspired by the natural world since childhood. Although she initially studied biology in college\, she later shifted her focus to visual art. The textures\, colors\, and forms in her pieces are drawn directly from nature.\nSeeds—structures that have enabled plants to move through space and time for over 600 million years—are central to her recent work. They are vital to the continuation of plant life\, and therefore to human survival.\n\nIn this exhibition\, Thompson explores the unseen structures of seeds as revealed through electron microscopy. These images highlight the intricate beauty and ingenuity of nature\, which she interprets through her wall-mounted ceramic sculptures.\n\nAt a time when our planet and its ecosystems face increasing threats\, Thompson’s work serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving the natural world. Recognizing the beauty and significance of these often-unseen forms is a crucial first step toward protecting the life systems on which we all depend.
UID:147884-21902236@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147884
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Biosciences,Culture,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Nature,North Campus,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T115210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Digital IDEAS Summer Institute
DESCRIPTION:Digital IDEAS is the Digital Studies Institute’s annual summer institute exploring the cultural\, political\, and social dimensions of digital technologies. Bringing together graduate students\, artists\, scholars\, technologists\, and activists from across disciplines\, the institute creates space for collaborative inquiry\, experimentation\, and critical dialogue around technology\, media\, and justice.\n\nThe 2026 Digital IDEAS theme\, AFTER\, asks participants to consider what comes after technological\, environmental\, political\, and social rupture. Through the interconnected strands of Aftermaths\, Afterlives\, Afterworlds\, and the Hereafter\, participants will explore questions of memory\, survival\, repair\, speculation\, and collective futures in relation to digital culture and emerging technologies.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 will take place May 31–June 5 at the University of Michigan. This year’s institute is a closed event for registered participants and invited guests only.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 is co-sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Department of American Culture\; Department of English Language and Literature\; Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\; Department of Sociology\; Institute for Research on Women and Gender\; Life Changing Education\; School of Information\; and Sweetland Center for Writing.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Sarah Torsch\, DSI Academic Program Specialist\, at dsi-studentservices@umich.edu
UID:148175-21903187@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148175
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology
LOCATION:LSA Building - Room 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260423T085450
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Melissa Jones Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Jones works across multiple mediums\, consistently centering the human figure\, texture\, and elements of the natural world—such as weathered surfaces\, bones\, and rust. These recurring interests create a unifying thread throughout her work\, regardless of medium.\nShe creates in both two and three dimensions\, including sculpture\, painting\, and assemblage. Oil painting is her preferred medium\, allowing her to work slowly in layered processes and achieve a wide range of nuanced effects.\n\nJones’ work is primarily figurative\, often narrative and autobiographical—though not strictly self-portraiture. Her figures are intended to evoke emotional responses that are less commonly found in landscape or other painting genres. She draws inspiration from the visual poetry of the human form\, finding beauty in subtle details: the turn of a wrist\, the curve of a spine\, or the shadow along a collarbone. She is captivated by how light illuminates the skin and how shadow defines form\, embracing the challenge of capturing this complexity in paint. Beyond physical representation\, her work also explores psychological dimensions\, aiming to convey mood and emotional depth.\n\nHer technique\, in both painting and sculpture\, is highly detailed\, realistic\, and developed gradually over time through layered processes. At times\, her work enters the realm of magical realism. While deeply personal\, her narratives remain intentionally ambiguous\, inviting viewers to interpret the imagery through their own perspectives and experiences.\n\nBorn and raised in Detroit\, Jones studied at Wayne State University\, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy. She previously worked as an art educator in the West Bloomfield School District and has exhibited professionally throughout the Detroit area since 2006\, receiving numerous awards. In addition\, she served as a board member and exhibition committee member for the Detroit Artists Market.
UID:147882-21902139@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902437@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T072022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T110000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer 2026 Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Join CAEN for a series of workshops designed to transform how you research\, teach\, and work using the University of Michigan’s secure GenAI services. Whether you are a beginner or looking to master \"Context Engineering\,\" these sessions provide the frameworks and hands-on experience needed to lead in the age of AI. These workshops are open to the campus community.  Secure & Private: All workshops utilize U-M’s GenAI services\, ensuring your prompts and data are never used to train external models.
UID:147694-21901615@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T072027
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T114500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Prompt Writing
DESCRIPTION:In-person workshop sessions to learn about Prompt Writing. 
UID:147994-21902679@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147994
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:LSA 2130
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250828T001529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:From September 2025 through August 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:\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)\nPhase 3 \nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)
UID:138033-21881339@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251218T140448
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T124500
SUMMARY:Well-being:\"A Breath of Fresh Air\" Guided Nature Experience--June
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow staff\, students\, and faculty for an energizing break which will introduce the positive effects of being in nature on our social and emotional well-being. With facilitator guidance\, participants will:\n\n-Practice mindful attention and appreciation for the natural environment.\n-Learn how to refresh your energy and reduce stress by being outside.\n-Cultivate a sense of awe\, curiosity\, connection\, and wonder.\n-Learn how to use the Nature Rx resources in the Michigan App.\n\nWednesday\, June 3\, 2026\n12-12:45 p.m. \nMeeting location: Nichols Arboretum Reader Center\, 1610 Washington Heights\, Ann Arbor\, 48104 for a guided nature experience in the W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden.\n\nWe will learn how to appreciate nature in all its forms\, and this session will be held rain or shine. Please note that this session requires moving or walking outdoors over a distance of approximately a quarter-mile. Options will be provided for those who wish to sit or explore at their own pace and ability. Please wear comfortable attire and dress for the weather. This event may be cancelled in the case of hazardous weather conditions--we will contact you if this is the case.\n\nSponsored by: MHealthy\, Mental Health Counseling & Consultation Services\, Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum\, and the Nature Rx Project Team
UID:142913-21891804@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142913
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:arboretum,faculty and staff,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,Mental Health,mhealthy,Nature,planet blue,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students,Well-being
LOCATION:Burnham House
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T072027
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:AI Show and Tell
DESCRIPTION:
UID:142293-21890421@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142293
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260401T103514
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T130000
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:128708-21900748@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260506T165253
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T133000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Virtual Pre-Law Information Sessions
DESCRIPTION:The Pre-Law Primer Sessions are designed for incoming students interested in exploring the pre-law path at U-M. We recommend that students attend their scheduled Virtual Academic Advising Session before attending a Pre-Law Primer Session.
UID:147886-21902315@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147886
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Advising,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Newnan Lsa Pre-law,Pre Law
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T063106
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T150000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab
DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1943778Just 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:147712-21901642@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147712
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T072022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer 2026 Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Join CAEN for a series of workshops designed to transform how you research\, teach\, and work using the University of Michigan’s secure GenAI services. Whether you are a beginner or looking to master \"Context Engineering\,\" these sessions provide the frameworks and hands-on experience needed to lead in the age of AI. These workshops are open to the campus community.  Secure & Private: All workshops utilize U-M’s GenAI services\, ensuring your prompts and data are never used to train external models.
UID:147694-21901616@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260302T162354
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Strengthening Skills: ADHD Group for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Are you struggling with organization\, time management\, or staying on track? Looking for strategies to better handle daily challenges? Our Psychological Clinic is excited to announce the return of our comprehensive\, evidence-based Strengthening Skills: ADHD Group for Adults this spring. Participants do not need an official ADHD diagnosis to join—any adult seeking practical tools for executive functioning is welcome.\n\nAbout the 8-Week ADHD Skills Group\n\nThis interactive\, in-person group program is designed to help adults develop stronger skills in organization\, prioritization\, and time management. Over eight weekly sessions\, participants will:\n\nLearn and practice new strategies in a structured\, supportive environment\nGain confidence and growth alongside others who understand executive functioning challenges\nBuild a toolkit that will help manage daily responsibilities and stressors\nWhy Group Therapy?\n\nChoosing group therapy means you benefit from the collective experience and support of others facing similar challenges. Practicing strategies with a group helps foster real improvement as you share experiences and encourage one another.\n\nProgram Details:\n\nWho: Adults seeking practical solutions and support for executive functioning challenges (no ADHD diagnosis required)\nWhen: Wednesday evenings\, 5:30 – 7:00 pm\,\nDates: April 29 to June 24\nWhere: In-person\, at 210 S. 5th Ave.\, downtown Ann Arbor
UID:146098-21898376@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146098
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:adhd,Graduate and Professional Students,Staff,Time Management,Undergraduate Students,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260417T142751
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:ALUM 101: From the Campus to the World: How U-M Innovations Are Changing Lives
DESCRIPTION:Our third course\, ALUM 101: From the Campus to the World: How U-M Innovations Are Changing Lives\, continues the series with a deep dive into breakthroughs\, from life-saving cancer treatments to the future of athletic performance. You will get a front-row seat to the ideas\, people\, and partnerships behind Michigan innovation.\n\nDeveloped in partnership with Innovation Partnerships\, this four-part mini-course will explore how discoveries move from campus to real-world impact\, featuring topics such as HistoSonics ultrasound technology\, KOMZIFTI therapeutics\, OLED screen displays\, and GripFusion’s ForceBall.\n\nEach 60-minute virtual lecture includes a Q&A\, allowing you to learn alongside fellow Wolverines. Classes take place on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.\, beginning May 20 and concluding with an optional in-person field trip.
UID:147843-21902036@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147843
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Education,Engineering,Free,Information and Technology,Innovation Partnerships,Life-changing Education,Virtual
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260331T110745
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T200000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“The Tale of a Weevil”
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2026 Summer Lecture Series at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)\, Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron will give a free\, public talk titled\, “The Tale of a Weevil.”\n\nBoisseron is professor and chair of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan and an affiliate faculty in Romances Languages and Literature\, and Comparative Literature.\n\nHer interdisciplinary scholarship bridges Global Black Studies and the Environmental Humanities through literary\, historical\, and artistic perspectives.\n\nThis talk will use a magnifying glass to examine an environmental crisis of epic proportions in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.\n\nFrom 1972 to 1993\, a highly toxic pesticide was sprayed on weevil-infested banana plantations in the islands\, despite known health risks\, largely due to pressure from powerful white planter elites and the economic importance of the banana industry.\n\nThe resulting health impact on the population has come to symbolize how the colonial is often inextricable from the ecological. But what about the weevil?\n\nThis talk responds to environmental scholar Malcolm Ferdinand’s call to also look at the weevil in this dramatic story.\n\nBoisseron is the author of “Creole Renegades: Rhetoric of Betrayal and Guilt in the Caribbean Diaspora” (2014) and “Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question” (2018).\n\nHer current book project focuses on food repurposing and was supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship\, alongside additional funding for her broader work on repurposing practices.\n\nHer recent publications examine pesticide contamination on banana plantations in the French Antilles.\n\nIn Winter 2024\, Boisseron taught Food Literacy for All as a faculty instructor and is a Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Affiliate.\n\nThe University of Michigan Biological Station serves as a gathering place to learn from the natural world\, advance research and education\, and inspire action. We leverage over a century of research and transformative experiences to drive discoveries and solutions to benefit Michigan and beyond.\n\nFounded in 1909\, UMBS supports long-term research and education through immersive\, field-based courses and features state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for data collection and analysis to help any field researcher be productive. It is where students and scientists from across the globe live and work as a community to learn from the place.\n\nThe Summer Lecture Series is a tradition at UMBS\, where we explore scientific topics with distinguished guest speakers from across the country so the community can learn about our natural world.\n\nThe free\, public talks are on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the spring and summer in Gates Lecture Hall at the University of Michigan Biological Station\, located at 9133 Biological Rd. in Pellston\, Michigan — about 20 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge.
UID:147276-21900623@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147276
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Biological Station,Bsbsigns,Environmental Humanities,U-m Biological Station
LOCATION:Gates Lecture Hall\, UM Biological Station
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898515@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260414T144814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Muted Volumes: Book-Objects\, Patterned Papers\, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's Buhr Offsite Shelving Facility. Decorative paper\, noticed when walking through the stack's aisles or surprising you when you casually flip through a book\, can really catch your eye. But because the Buhr stacks are closed from browsing\, the density and dimensionality of its nearly 3 million books are reduced to title searches on a screen.\n\nAs a response to these reflections\, artist and library staff member Stephanie Osorio shares her handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for forgotten books at Buhr — the books that don’t get a chance to be noticed. Along with the book-objects are the carved woodblocks that made prints to decorate them. Some books from Buhr that inspired this project with their original decorated patterned papers will also be on display.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening reception on Thursday\, May 14th\, 5pm - 6:30pm\, for an opportunity to hear from the artist and engage with the book-objects.
UID:147739-21901689@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260422T135814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Rachel Baiman & Philip Bowen
DESCRIPTION:Common Nation of Sorrow\, Rachel Baiman’s 2023 LP\,  was called one of “The Best Albums of the Year (So Far)” by The Boston Globe\, awarded 4 stars from American Songwriter\, and deemed a “Tremendously and remarkable record” by The Amp. \n\nRaised in Chicago\, Baiman made her way to Nashville at 18 with the dream of being a professional fiddle player and has since released two solo records and an EP\, alongside session and side-person work with Kacey Musgraves\, Kevin Morby\, and Molly Tuttle among many others. As a songwriter\, she has garnered a reputation for her specific brand of political and personal lyricism\, which Vice’s Noisey described as ‘Flipping off Authority one note at a time”.\n\nPhilip Bowen is an Appalachian born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music is rooted in folk tradition\, regional storytelling\, and lived experience. Raised in West Virginia\, Bowen began playing fiddle at age four and developed a distinctive sound that blends Appalachian textures with modern Americana songwriting.\n\nHe has built a substantial and engaged audience through touring and online performance\, reaching over 1.5 million followers across platforms. His early momentum included a win at TikTok’s Greatest Talent competition and appearances at key rooms and stages including The Bluebird Cafe\, 3rd and Lindsley\, NPR’s Mountain Stage\, Americanafest\, and an official showcase at Folk Alliance International.
UID:147910-21902387@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147910
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix
LOCATION:ARK Reserved
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260428T111705
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Byrne Conference on Stochastic Analysis in Finance and Insurance
DESCRIPTION:Attendance is free\, but online registration is required for all attendees who are not speakers. sites.google.com/umich.edu/byrneconference2026\n\nSpeakers \nAgostino Capponi (Columbia University)\nRama Cont (University of Oxford)\nGiorgio Ferrari (Bielefeld University)\nAnran Hu (Columbia University)\nKasper Larsen (Rutgers University)\nMartin Larsson (Carnegie Mellon University)\nJin Ma (University of Southern California)\nAlpar Meszaros (Durham University)\nSergey Nadtochiy (Carnegie Mellon University)\nJustin Sirignano (University of Oxford)\nRenyuan Xu (Stanford University)\nPhillip Yam (Chinese University of Hong Kong)\nThaleia Zariphopoulou (University of Texas at Austin)\nYufei Zhang (Imperial College London)\nLingjiong Zhu (Florida State University)\n\nVenue \nAll the talks will be held in Helmut Stern Auditorium at University of Michigan Museum of Art\, located at 525 S State St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109.\n\nOrganizers \nErhan Bayraktar (University of Michigan)\nAsaf Cohen (University of Michigan)\nIbrahim Ekren (University of Michigan)\n\nAcknowledgement\nThis meeting is partially funded by the Department of Mathematics\, Jack Byrne Center for Financial Mathematics and Risk Management\, and Curtis E. Huntington Honorary fund.
UID:144581-21895513@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144581
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:conference,In Person,Mathematics,Networking
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T161657
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Celebrating Pride Month
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that Pride Month is being celebrated in the Hatcher Library! See selected historical artifacts from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection.\n\nVisit our exhibit in the Special Collections Research Center\, 6th floor Hatcher South\, Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm.
UID:148197-21903224@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148197
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,LGBT,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260429T134150
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T100000
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 senior 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:148012-21902757@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148012
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260506T142041
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dairy Advertising in the United States: A Twentieth Century Story
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, featuring materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, displays advertisements\, flyers\, and other ephemera related to the U.S. dairy industry between the years 1900 and 2000.\n\nCommon themes in dairy ephemera include wartime rationing\, patriotism in advertising\, twentieth-century homemaking and the economic agency of the housewife\, unions and workers' rights\, and changing standards of nutrition\, health\, and beauty.\n\nCurated by Sofia Schroth-Douma.
UID:148136-21903033@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148136
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260421T085257
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Debbie Thompson Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Debbie Thompson works predominantly in clay and draws inspiration from the natural world\, which she frequently references in her work. Her interest in ceramics began in high school when she took classes at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan. She later pursued her passion at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design\, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She also holds a Master of Arts from Eastern Michigan University and has completed post-graduate studio coursework at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, Maryland Institute College of Art\, Rhode Island School of Design\, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.\n\nThompson taught visual art in the Ann Arbor Public Schools for 34 years and has also taught at the University of Michigan School of Education and Washtenaw Community College. She exhibits her work both locally and nationally and was a member of the Clay Gallery. She continues her practice in her home studio and at the Potters Guild in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. She is a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and the Michigan Ceramic Art Association. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the International Dinnerware Museum.\n\nThompson’s work has been inspired by the natural world since childhood. Although she initially studied biology in college\, she later shifted her focus to visual art. The textures\, colors\, and forms in her pieces are drawn directly from nature.\nSeeds—structures that have enabled plants to move through space and time for over 600 million years—are central to her recent work. They are vital to the continuation of plant life\, and therefore to human survival.\n\nIn this exhibition\, Thompson explores the unseen structures of seeds as revealed through electron microscopy. These images highlight the intricate beauty and ingenuity of nature\, which she interprets through her wall-mounted ceramic sculptures.\n\nAt a time when our planet and its ecosystems face increasing threats\, Thompson’s work serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving the natural world. Recognizing the beauty and significance of these often-unseen forms is a crucial first step toward protecting the life systems on which we all depend.
UID:147884-21902237@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147884
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Biosciences,Culture,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Nature,North Campus,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T115210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Digital IDEAS Summer Institute
DESCRIPTION:Digital IDEAS is the Digital Studies Institute’s annual summer institute exploring the cultural\, political\, and social dimensions of digital technologies. Bringing together graduate students\, artists\, scholars\, technologists\, and activists from across disciplines\, the institute creates space for collaborative inquiry\, experimentation\, and critical dialogue around technology\, media\, and justice.\n\nThe 2026 Digital IDEAS theme\, AFTER\, asks participants to consider what comes after technological\, environmental\, political\, and social rupture. Through the interconnected strands of Aftermaths\, Afterlives\, Afterworlds\, and the Hereafter\, participants will explore questions of memory\, survival\, repair\, speculation\, and collective futures in relation to digital culture and emerging technologies.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 will take place May 31–June 5 at the University of Michigan. This year’s institute is a closed event for registered participants and invited guests only.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 is co-sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Department of American Culture\; Department of English Language and Literature\; Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\; Department of Sociology\; Institute for Research on Women and Gender\; Life Changing Education\; School of Information\; and Sweetland Center for Writing.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Sarah Torsch\, DSI Academic Program Specialist\, at dsi-studentservices@umich.edu
UID:148175-21903188@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148175
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260423T085450
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Melissa Jones Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Jones works across multiple mediums\, consistently centering the human figure\, texture\, and elements of the natural world—such as weathered surfaces\, bones\, and rust. These recurring interests create a unifying thread throughout her work\, regardless of medium.\nShe creates in both two and three dimensions\, including sculpture\, painting\, and assemblage. Oil painting is her preferred medium\, allowing her to work slowly in layered processes and achieve a wide range of nuanced effects.\n\nJones’ work is primarily figurative\, often narrative and autobiographical—though not strictly self-portraiture. Her figures are intended to evoke emotional responses that are less commonly found in landscape or other painting genres. She draws inspiration from the visual poetry of the human form\, finding beauty in subtle details: the turn of a wrist\, the curve of a spine\, or the shadow along a collarbone. She is captivated by how light illuminates the skin and how shadow defines form\, embracing the challenge of capturing this complexity in paint. Beyond physical representation\, her work also explores psychological dimensions\, aiming to convey mood and emotional depth.\n\nHer technique\, in both painting and sculpture\, is highly detailed\, realistic\, and developed gradually over time through layered processes. At times\, her work enters the realm of magical realism. While deeply personal\, her narratives remain intentionally ambiguous\, inviting viewers to interpret the imagery through their own perspectives and experiences.\n\nBorn and raised in Detroit\, Jones studied at Wayne State University\, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy. She previously worked as an art educator in the West Bloomfield School District and has exhibited professionally throughout the Detroit area since 2006\, receiving numerous awards. In addition\, she served as a board member and exhibition committee member for the Detroit Artists Market.
UID:147882-21902140@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902438@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260219T141559
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Practice Behavior-Based Interviewing Using Virtual Reality
DESCRIPTION:Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website.
UID:143106-21897771@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143106
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Communication,Human Resources,Professional Development
LOCATION:Center for Academic Innovation
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260511T072022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T110000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer 2026 Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Join CAEN for a series of workshops designed to transform how you research\, teach\, and work using the University of Michigan’s secure GenAI services. Whether you are a beginner or looking to master \"Context Engineering\,\" these sessions provide the frameworks and hands-on experience needed to lead in the age of AI. These workshops are open to the campus community.  Secure & Private: All workshops utilize U-M’s GenAI services\, ensuring your prompts and data are never used to train external models.
UID:147694-21901617@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260511T072028
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Comillas Group Advising Session
DESCRIPTION:This Comillas Group Advising session is for students applying to study abroad in Winter 2027. We recommend attending sessions earlier in the summer if possible.  If you are still comparing or exploring options\, you may benefit from meeting with an IPE peer advisor or scheduling a 1:1 advising appointment with the Comillas Advisor.
UID:145866-21899108@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145866
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250828T001529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:From September 2025 through August 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:\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)\nPhase 3 \nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)
UID:138033-21881340@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260401T103514
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T130000
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:128708-21900749@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260416T121510
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marianetta Porter: Breath\, Fragment\, Return
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Juana Williams\, this exhibition examines how Marianetta Porter uses everyday objects\, fragments\, and embodied memory to make absence an active\, living presence while challenging linear histories. Rooted in African American experience\, her practice treats what is discarded\, overlooked\, or missing not as loss\, but as a source of meaning that continues to act on the present. Through her process and materials\, Porter reveals how memory is carried in the body and embedded in ordinary things. Her work also resists forward-moving notions of time\, instead presenting a diasporic temporality in which past\, present\, and lived experience circulate together through repetition\, touch\, and recall. In doing so\, Porter proposes a vision of history as unfinished\, memory as active\, and absence as a force that sustains connection and shapes the present. \n\nMarianetta Porter is a visual artist and product designer whose research and creative practice are grounded in the study of African American history\, culture\, and representation. Through the language of visual art\, she draws connections between historic memory and contemporary African American life\, giving voice to the history of the African diaspora while acknowledging its central influence on the birth and flourishing of American culture.\n\nHer work has been exhibited nationally at institutions such as the Indianapolis Museum of Art\, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry\, the Spoleto Festival\, the Harriet Tubman Museum\, and the Hampton University Museum of Art.\n\nShe earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Hampton University and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. The recipient of numerous awards\, Porter is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art and Design.\n\nJuana Williams is a curator and writer whose work explores the intersections of cross-border intellectual history\, cultural memory\, and identity formation as expressed through modern and contemporary art from Africa and its diasporas.\n\nWilliams has held curatorial and academic appointments at organizations including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, Library Street Collective\, Wayne State University\, and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art. Her curatorial projects have been presented at institutions across the United States and France\, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum\, the Muskegon Museum of Art\, Palais de Tokyo (Paris)\, and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. In addition\, she has presented lectures at various museums and universities and contributed to numerous exhibition catalogs. Her work has been written about in publications such as Artsy\, Beaux Arts Magazine\, Condé Nast Traveller\, Michigan Chronicle\, and Observer. Williams holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Art History from Wayne State University.
UID:147625-21901371@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147625
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260427T090939
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T170000
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:138950-21900827@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:
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DTSTAMP:20260219T141559
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Practice Behavior-Based Interviewing Using Virtual Reality
DESCRIPTION:Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website.
UID:143106-21897772@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143106
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Communication,Human Resources,Professional Development
LOCATION:Center for Academic Innovation
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260511T072022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Summer 2026 Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Join CAEN for a series of workshops designed to transform how you research\, teach\, and work using the University of Michigan’s secure GenAI services. Whether you are a beginner or looking to master \"Context Engineering\,\" these sessions provide the frameworks and hands-on experience needed to lead in the age of AI. These workshops are open to the campus community.  Secure & Private: All workshops utilize U-M’s GenAI services\, ensuring your prompts and data are never used to train external models.
UID:147694-21901618@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260511T072028
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:UC3M Group Advising Session
DESCRIPTION:This UC3M Group Advising session is for students applying to study abroad in Winter 2027. We recommend attending sessions earlier in the summer if possible.  If you are still comparing or exploring options\, you may benefit  from meeting with an IPE peer advisor or scheduling a1:1 advising appointment with the UC3M Advisor.
UID:145936-21899117@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145936
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260506T165203
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T163000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Virtual Pre-Health Information Sessions
DESCRIPTION:As you embark on your journey toward a healthcare career\, this Pre-Health Information Session is designed to provide you with the foundational tools and resources to help you start your time at the University of Michigan.\n\nAt the end of this session\, you will be able to define how pre-health advising is utilized at the LSA Newnan Academic Advising Center\, familiarize yourself with course recommendations\, navigate our pre-health website\, and apply resources to your pre-health journey.
UID:147885-21902303@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147885
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Advising,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Pre Med
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260416T121510
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T200000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Opening Reception - Marianetta Porter: Breath\, Fragment\, Return
DESCRIPTION:\n\nOn Thursday\, June 4\, from 6-8 p.m.\, join us for the public opening reception of Marianetta Porter: Breath\, Fragment\, Return at Stamps Gallery.\n\nCurated by Juana Williams\, this exhibition examines how Marianetta Porter uses everyday objects\, fragments\, and embodied memory to make absence an active\, living presence while challenging linear histories. Rooted in African American experience\, her practice treats what is discarded\, overlooked\, or missing not as loss\, but as a source of meaning that continues to act on the present. Through her process and materials\, Porter reveals how memory is carried in the body and embedded in ordinary things. Her work also resists forward-moving notions of time\, instead presenting a diasporic temporality in which past\, present\, and lived experience circulate together through repetition\, touch\, and recall. In doing so\, Porter proposes a vision of history as unfinished\, memory as active\, and absence as a force that sustains connection and shapes the present. \n
UID:147626-21901402@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147626
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898516@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260414T144814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Muted Volumes: Book-Objects\, Patterned Papers\, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's Buhr Offsite Shelving Facility. Decorative paper\, noticed when walking through the stack's aisles or surprising you when you casually flip through a book\, can really catch your eye. But because the Buhr stacks are closed from browsing\, the density and dimensionality of its nearly 3 million books are reduced to title searches on a screen.\n\nAs a response to these reflections\, artist and library staff member Stephanie Osorio shares her handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for forgotten books at Buhr — the books that don’t get a chance to be noticed. Along with the book-objects are the carved woodblocks that made prints to decorate them. Some books from Buhr that inspired this project with their original decorated patterned papers will also be on display.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening reception on Thursday\, May 14th\, 5pm - 6:30pm\, for an opportunity to hear from the artist and engage with the book-objects.
UID:147739-21901690@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260312T112628
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:VOICES feat. Al Bettis & Ki5 with Aviva Match
DESCRIPTION:Acoustic soul and indie folk\n\nInspired at age 30\, singer/songwriter Al Bettis picked up a guitar and a notepad and got to work. The self-trained acoustic guitarist has gained popularity for his smooth vocals and sincere lyrics. His shows are a journey through love\, heartbreak and redemption as he offers stories about the musings behind many of his songs. Reminiscent of legends like Al Green and Otis Redding\, with musical influence from artists such as Ed Sheeran and Jason Mraz his soothing voice and raw sound is something you surely want to experience. \n\nAnn Arbor’s electrifying musical maestro\, Kyler Wilkins aka Ki5\, is back on the Ark stage! He’s delighted to be joined once again by vocalist Aviva Match who carries a powerful\, sincere tone that compliments his breathy\, heartfelt vocal expressions.  \nDriven by a love of vocal harmony and coming off the 2026 release of the MIND EP\, Ki5 is excited to share intricately designed and entirely spontaneous moments of playful musicality with his hometown. His performance is a soul-stirring experience that transcends genres and defies expectations. Once again\, he’s not just bringing you music – he’s taking you on an exhilarating journey through the sonic universe as soulfully performed vocal lines collide with each other\, beatboxing\, and possibly even instrumentation.\n\nDrawing inspiration from musical luminaries like Reggie Watts\, Bobby McFerrin\, and Bon Iver\, Ki5’s authentic\, empathetic\, and liberating style is nothing short of transformative.\n\nVoices is a series of artist-cultivated concerts at The Ark conceived and created by Ann Arbor musician Kyler Wilkins\, AKA vocal looping artist Ki5. The series seeks to expand the representation of Michigan BIPOC artists and audiences at The Ark. Each show\, intentional time will be taken to get to know each artist in the form of brief interviews and musical breaks to have them speak about their journey as musicians and performers with the hope that people in the audience are more connected to and inspired by those voices.
UID:146274-21898825@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146274
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix
LOCATION:ARK Reserved
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T161657
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Celebrating Pride Month
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that Pride Month is being celebrated in the Hatcher Library! See selected historical artifacts from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection.\n\nVisit our exhibit in the Special Collections Research Center\, 6th floor Hatcher South\, Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm.
UID:148197-21903225@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148197
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,LGBT,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260310T095151
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:TEAM 50th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:NIH T32 Training Program \nTissue Engineering at Michigan \n\nSymposium: \nFriday\, June 5\, 2026\n8:00-5:00 PM\nBiomedical Science Research Building
UID:146394-21899038@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146394
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Biosciences,Dental,Dentistry,Health Science,Health Sciences,health services research,Rackham,Research
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Auditorium
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260429T134150
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T100000
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 senior 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:148012-21902758@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148012
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260421T085257
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Debbie Thompson Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Debbie Thompson works predominantly in clay and draws inspiration from the natural world\, which she frequently references in her work. Her interest in ceramics began in high school when she took classes at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan. She later pursued her passion at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design\, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She also holds a Master of Arts from Eastern Michigan University and has completed post-graduate studio coursework at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, Maryland Institute College of Art\, Rhode Island School of Design\, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.\n\nThompson taught visual art in the Ann Arbor Public Schools for 34 years and has also taught at the University of Michigan School of Education and Washtenaw Community College. She exhibits her work both locally and nationally and was a member of the Clay Gallery. She continues her practice in her home studio and at the Potters Guild in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. She is a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and the Michigan Ceramic Art Association. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the International Dinnerware Museum.\n\nThompson’s work has been inspired by the natural world since childhood. Although she initially studied biology in college\, she later shifted her focus to visual art. The textures\, colors\, and forms in her pieces are drawn directly from nature.\nSeeds—structures that have enabled plants to move through space and time for over 600 million years—are central to her recent work. They are vital to the continuation of plant life\, and therefore to human survival.\n\nIn this exhibition\, Thompson explores the unseen structures of seeds as revealed through electron microscopy. These images highlight the intricate beauty and ingenuity of nature\, which she interprets through her wall-mounted ceramic sculptures.\n\nAt a time when our planet and its ecosystems face increasing threats\, Thompson’s work serves as a reminder of the importance of preserving the natural world. Recognizing the beauty and significance of these often-unseen forms is a crucial first step toward protecting the life systems on which we all depend.
UID:147884-21902238@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147884
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Biosciences,Culture,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Nature,North Campus,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T115210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T150000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Digital IDEAS Summer Institute
DESCRIPTION:Digital IDEAS is the Digital Studies Institute’s annual summer institute exploring the cultural\, political\, and social dimensions of digital technologies. Bringing together graduate students\, artists\, scholars\, technologists\, and activists from across disciplines\, the institute creates space for collaborative inquiry\, experimentation\, and critical dialogue around technology\, media\, and justice.\n\nThe 2026 Digital IDEAS theme\, AFTER\, asks participants to consider what comes after technological\, environmental\, political\, and social rupture. Through the interconnected strands of Aftermaths\, Afterlives\, Afterworlds\, and the Hereafter\, participants will explore questions of memory\, survival\, repair\, speculation\, and collective futures in relation to digital culture and emerging technologies.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 will take place May 31–June 5 at the University of Michigan. This year’s institute is a closed event for registered participants and invited guests only.\n\nDigital IDEAS 2026 is co-sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Department of American Culture\; Department of English Language and Literature\; Department of Film\, Television\, and Media\; Department of Sociology\; Institute for Research on Women and Gender\; Life Changing Education\; School of Information\; and Sweetland Center for Writing.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Sarah Torsch\, DSI Academic Program Specialist\, at dsi-studentservices@umich.edu
UID:148175-21903189@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148175
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology
LOCATION:LSA Building - Room 1040
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260423T085450
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Melissa Jones Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Jones works across multiple mediums\, consistently centering the human figure\, texture\, and elements of the natural world—such as weathered surfaces\, bones\, and rust. These recurring interests create a unifying thread throughout her work\, regardless of medium.\nShe creates in both two and three dimensions\, including sculpture\, painting\, and assemblage. Oil painting is her preferred medium\, allowing her to work slowly in layered processes and achieve a wide range of nuanced effects.\n\nJones’ work is primarily figurative\, often narrative and autobiographical—though not strictly self-portraiture. Her figures are intended to evoke emotional responses that are less commonly found in landscape or other painting genres. She draws inspiration from the visual poetry of the human form\, finding beauty in subtle details: the turn of a wrist\, the curve of a spine\, or the shadow along a collarbone. She is captivated by how light illuminates the skin and how shadow defines form\, embracing the challenge of capturing this complexity in paint. Beyond physical representation\, her work also explores psychological dimensions\, aiming to convey mood and emotional depth.\n\nHer technique\, in both painting and sculpture\, is highly detailed\, realistic\, and developed gradually over time through layered processes. At times\, her work enters the realm of magical realism. While deeply personal\, her narratives remain intentionally ambiguous\, inviting viewers to interpret the imagery through their own perspectives and experiences.\n\nBorn and raised in Detroit\, Jones studied at Wayne State University\, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy. She previously worked as an art educator in the West Bloomfield School District and has exhibited professionally throughout the Detroit area since 2006\, receiving numerous awards. In addition\, she served as a board member and exhibition committee member for the Detroit Artists Market.
UID:147882-21902141@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260410T155541
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T100000
SUMMARY:Well-being:OPA Virtual Listening/Community Circle for postdocs
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Joel Devonshire\, Conflict Resolution and Well-Being Specialist at the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA)\, this will be an informal gathering on Zoom for U-M postdocs to listen\, talk\, build community\, and find support from peers in a safe space. The topic is open\, and no registration is required. Come for the full hour or for just a few minutes.
UID:147637-21901437@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147637
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Inclusion,Mindfulness,Office Hours,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902439@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250828T001529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:From September 2025 through August 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:\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)\nPhase 3 \nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)
UID:138033-21881341@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260318T093432
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T123000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe guided meditation practice involves three simple steps: relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and meditation.\n\nRelaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow this with a rejuvenation method to detox the mind to let go of stress and complex emotions\, and will leave you feeling light and refreshed. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.
UID:143758-21893950@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143758
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260416T121510
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marianetta Porter: Breath\, Fragment\, Return
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Juana Williams\, this exhibition examines how Marianetta Porter uses everyday objects\, fragments\, and embodied memory to make absence an active\, living presence while challenging linear histories. Rooted in African American experience\, her practice treats what is discarded\, overlooked\, or missing not as loss\, but as a source of meaning that continues to act on the present. Through her process and materials\, Porter reveals how memory is carried in the body and embedded in ordinary things. Her work also resists forward-moving notions of time\, instead presenting a diasporic temporality in which past\, present\, and lived experience circulate together through repetition\, touch\, and recall. In doing so\, Porter proposes a vision of history as unfinished\, memory as active\, and absence as a force that sustains connection and shapes the present. \n\nMarianetta Porter is a visual artist and product designer whose research and creative practice are grounded in the study of African American history\, culture\, and representation. Through the language of visual art\, she draws connections between historic memory and contemporary African American life\, giving voice to the history of the African diaspora while acknowledging its central influence on the birth and flourishing of American culture.\n\nHer work has been exhibited nationally at institutions such as the Indianapolis Museum of Art\, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry\, the Spoleto Festival\, the Harriet Tubman Museum\, and the Hampton University Museum of Art.\n\nShe earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Hampton University and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. The recipient of numerous awards\, Porter is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art and Design.\n\nJuana Williams is a curator and writer whose work explores the intersections of cross-border intellectual history\, cultural memory\, and identity formation as expressed through modern and contemporary art from Africa and its diasporas.\n\nWilliams has held curatorial and academic appointments at organizations including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, Library Street Collective\, Wayne State University\, and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art. Her curatorial projects have been presented at institutions across the United States and France\, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum\, the Muskegon Museum of Art\, Palais de Tokyo (Paris)\, and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. In addition\, she has presented lectures at various museums and universities and contributed to numerous exhibition catalogs. Her work has been written about in publications such as Artsy\, Beaux Arts Magazine\, Condé Nast Traveller\, Michigan Chronicle\, and Observer. Williams holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Art History from Wayne State University.
UID:147625-21901372@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147625
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260427T090939
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T170000
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:138950-21900806@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:
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DTSTAMP:20260330T152609
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T223000
SUMMARY:Meeting:Friends of the UMMP Fossil Club
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of the U-M Museum of Paleontology (FUMMP) meet once a month\, usually on the first Friday\, with both an in-person component at the Research Museum Center (RMC) and Zoom option. The exterior building doors are locked for security reasons and someone will start letting people in the doors at RMC from 7:00 - 7:30pm\, and the Zoom room will open around 7:15pm. The meeting will start at 7:30pm with a few business details discussed until about 7:45pm when the presentation or program will begin.\n\nDr. Matt Friedman\, UMMP Director and Curator will be presenting a talk to the group this month entitled\, \"Drawing back the curtain: The dawn of modern marine fish diversity\".\n\nContact bauerjen@umich.edu to request access to the Zoom link.\n\nLearn more about the Friends of the UMMP on their website: http://michiganbasinfossils.org/.
UID:145979-21898215@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145979
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Museum Of Paleontology,Paleontology,Research Museums Center
LOCATION:Research Museums Center - RMC 1006
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260204T123323
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Chris Smither
DESCRIPTION:“an American original – a product of the musical melting pot and one of the absolute best singer-songwriters in the world.” –Associated Press\n\nBorn in Miami\, during World War II\, Chris Smither grew up in New Orleans where he first started playing music as a child. The son of a Tulane University professor\, he was taught the rudiments of instrumentation by his uncle on his mother’s ukulele. “Uncle Howard\,” Smither says\, “showed me that if you knew three chords\, you could play a lot of the songs you heard on the radio. And if you knew four chords\, you could pretty much rule the world.” With that bit of knowledge under his belt\, he was hooked. “I’d loved acoustic music – specifically the blues – ever since I first heard Lightnin’ Hopkins’ Blues In My Bottle album. I couldn’t believe the sound Hopkins got. At first I thought it was two guys playing guitar. My style\, to a degree\, came out of trying to imitate that sound I heard.”\n\nIn his early twenties\, Smither turned his back on his anthropology studies and headed to Boston at the urging of legendary folk singer Eric von Schmidt. It was the mid-’60s and acoustic music thrived in the streets and coffeehouses there. Smither forged lifelong friendships with many musicians\, including Bonnie Raitt who went on to record his songs\, “Love You Like A Man” and “I Feel the Same. (Their friendship has endured as their career paths intertwined over the years.) What quickly evolved from his New Orleans and Cambridge musical experiences is his enduring\, singular guitar sound – a beat-driven finger-picking\, strongly influenced by the playing of Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin’ Hopkins\, layered over the ever-present backbeat of his rhythmic\, tapping feet (always mic’d in performance).
UID:144670-21895671@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144670
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix
LOCATION:ARK Reserved
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898517@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260414T144814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Muted Volumes: Book-Objects\, Patterned Papers\, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's Buhr Offsite Shelving Facility. Decorative paper\, noticed when walking through the stack's aisles or surprising you when you casually flip through a book\, can really catch your eye. But because the Buhr stacks are closed from browsing\, the density and dimensionality of its nearly 3 million books are reduced to title searches on a screen.\n\nAs a response to these reflections\, artist and library staff member Stephanie Osorio shares her handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for forgotten books at Buhr — the books that don’t get a chance to be noticed. Along with the book-objects are the carved woodblocks that made prints to decorate them. Some books from Buhr that inspired this project with their original decorated patterned papers will also be on display.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening reception on Thursday\, May 14th\, 5pm - 6:30pm\, for an opportunity to hear from the artist and engage with the book-objects.
UID:147739-21901691@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902440@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,History,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250828T001529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:From September 2025 through August 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:\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)\nPhase 3 \nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)
UID:138033-21881342@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260511T072023
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T173000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:CPR/AED/First Aid Certification
DESCRIPTION:The American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid blended learning course will help prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults\, children and infants as well as prepare you to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies. Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid valid for two years.\nThis is a blended learning course that requires roughly 4 hours of online work prior to the first day of the course.\n**There is no fee for current Michigan Recreation employees. The fee for community members\, faculty\, staff\, or students who are not employed by the Michigan Recreation Dept. is $90. You can use the link here to complete payment.**
UID:102122-21902324@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102122
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:MPR
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260324T094536
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T160000
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:139428-21899856@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:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260416T121510
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marianetta Porter: Breath\, Fragment\, Return
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Juana Williams\, this exhibition examines how Marianetta Porter uses everyday objects\, fragments\, and embodied memory to make absence an active\, living presence while challenging linear histories. Rooted in African American experience\, her practice treats what is discarded\, overlooked\, or missing not as loss\, but as a source of meaning that continues to act on the present. Through her process and materials\, Porter reveals how memory is carried in the body and embedded in ordinary things. Her work also resists forward-moving notions of time\, instead presenting a diasporic temporality in which past\, present\, and lived experience circulate together through repetition\, touch\, and recall. In doing so\, Porter proposes a vision of history as unfinished\, memory as active\, and absence as a force that sustains connection and shapes the present. \n\nMarianetta Porter is a visual artist and product designer whose research and creative practice are grounded in the study of African American history\, culture\, and representation. Through the language of visual art\, she draws connections between historic memory and contemporary African American life\, giving voice to the history of the African diaspora while acknowledging its central influence on the birth and flourishing of American culture.\n\nHer work has been exhibited nationally at institutions such as the Indianapolis Museum of Art\, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry\, the Spoleto Festival\, the Harriet Tubman Museum\, and the Hampton University Museum of Art.\n\nShe earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Hampton University and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. The recipient of numerous awards\, Porter is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art and Design.\n\nJuana Williams is a curator and writer whose work explores the intersections of cross-border intellectual history\, cultural memory\, and identity formation as expressed through modern and contemporary art from Africa and its diasporas.\n\nWilliams has held curatorial and academic appointments at organizations including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, Library Street Collective\, Wayne State University\, and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art. Her curatorial projects have been presented at institutions across the United States and France\, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum\, the Muskegon Museum of Art\, Palais de Tokyo (Paris)\, and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. In addition\, she has presented lectures at various museums and universities and contributed to numerous exhibition catalogs. Her work has been written about in publications such as Artsy\, Beaux Arts Magazine\, Condé Nast Traveller\, Michigan Chronicle\, and Observer. Williams holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Art History from Wayne State University.
UID:147625-21901373@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147625
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898518@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260218T133517
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Jane Siberry
DESCRIPTION:\"A superstar of the imagination with a passion for the truth.\" –Interview Magazine\n\nJane Siberry\, a highly respected figure in the international music scene with a career spanning over four decades\, is starting her upcoming tour on March 19th in Oregon and concluding on April 29th in Halifax. Known for her ethereal voice\, poetic lyrics\, and genre-defying sound\, Jane has captivated audiences worldwide since the 1980s\, delivering an impressive catalog of 15 studio albums and countless live performances. \n\nJane's live performances are renowned for their emotional depth\, humourous and moving storytelling\, and the spontaneous magic that happens when she is on stage. Tour audiences can expect an intimate and transformative concert experience\, blending classics from her repertoire with new pieces.
UID:145641-21897625@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145641
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix
LOCATION:ARK Reserved
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260414T144814
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Muted Volumes: Book-Objects\, Patterned Papers\, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's Buhr Offsite Shelving Facility. Decorative paper\, noticed when walking through the stack's aisles or surprising you when you casually flip through a book\, can really catch your eye. But because the Buhr stacks are closed from browsing\, the density and dimensionality of its nearly 3 million books are reduced to title searches on a screen.\n\nAs a response to these reflections\, artist and library staff member Stephanie Osorio shares her handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for forgotten books at Buhr — the books that don’t get a chance to be noticed. Along with the book-objects are the carved woodblocks that made prints to decorate them. Some books from Buhr that inspired this project with their original decorated patterned papers will also be on display.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening reception on Thursday\, May 14th\, 5pm - 6:30pm\, for an opportunity to hear from the artist and engage with the book-objects.
UID:147739-21901692@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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