RSS feed for all events http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/events_index.shtml Working with faculty members and/or physicians takes special insights, approaches and ingenuity. Through years of consulting, research, training and presentations, Dr. Susan Christy has created the first ever book/training/comprehensive approach for building strong staff-faculty relationships. The same approach can also be applied to staff-physician relationships. August 7, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28832 Speaker Susan Christy says that in today's workplace, workers need to be methodical and think through process, goals, interests and those of allies. This half-day program focuses on how to lead and influence faculty members, the boss, colleagues, customers and other partners. Susan Christy August 7, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28833 This conference addresses fear at work, that can get in the way of career advancement. Presenter Shawne Duperon says fear is natural, healthy and necessary to grow relationships, avoid bad situations or even embrace healthy, fun new ones. This interactive session will give tools for a new level of mastery. Shawne Duperon July 11, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28830 If workplace politics are a concern, get an attitude adjustment and have fun while learning how to better manage relations with one's organization, boss and peers. Stu Tubbs July 11, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28831 Experience the Museum of Natural History at night as it stays open until 9 p.m. "Stellaluna" will be read aloud by Janell Cannon at 6 and 7 p.m. in the planetarium. This free story time will feature images from the book on the planetarium dome. Space is limited to 36 people and children must be accompanied by an adult. Also, $3 planetarium shows are at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Space is limited to 36 people and children must be accompanied by an adult. There will also be a free 30 minute demonstration on DNA at 6 p.m. and free 30 minute dinosaur tours at 7 and 8 p.m. Space on the tours is limited to 15 people. June 1, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29633 This presentation will focus on the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan’s only venomous snake and a Matthaei resident. Matthaei-Nichols and Michigan State University staff will discuss the snake, its biology and ecology, detection and survey methods, and habitat-management challenges. Presentation followed by a field trip to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens property (condition dependent). June 10, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29497 UMMA's docents will guide visitors to experience art through active looking at selected highlights of the collections. Expect a different theme each week. June 10, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29627 This workshop seeks to provide parents with practical information about Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disabilities and to help with the challenges their families face. Attendance at all three workshops is recommended but not required. June 11, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29392 Artist Judith Turner and Abstract Prints curator Celeste Brusati invite the public to join them for remarks and conversation in the gallery followed by a reception in the UMMA Commons. The Sloan Memorial Lecture honors Sloan, a longtime museum docent. Established through the generosity of Dr. Herbert Sloan, the annual lecture is a tribute to Dr. and Mrs. Sloan's shared passion for collecting art and fostering its appreciation. June 13, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29620 Please join Fidelity Retirement Services to learn about investing for retirement and get a better understanding of the steps you can take to help ensure your retirement readiness. Attend a hands-on workshop that will cover enrollment in U-M Retirement Savings Programs, determining investment strategies, and achieving a sound retirement. Sherise Steele, Fidelity Investments June 14, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29605 Explore the primitive photographic method of sun prints in this creative family workshop. Bring in pressed flowers, favorite figurines and botanical specimens or choose from our selection of found objects that cast interesting shadows and discover how to capture their forms through the cyanotype printing process. All other materials included. Price includes two family members. No children under 5; all children must be accompanied by an adult. June 16, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29624 Asian art, both historic and modern in ceramics, woodwork and basketry representing Hindu and Buddhist practices will be on view in this selection of exciting recent acquisitions. Docents will engage visitors in conversation on artists as diverse as Japanese ceramic artist Koyama Kiyoko, local Larry Cressman and Michele Oka Doner-all included in this exhibit. June 17, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29628 Join this tour and celebration of the renovation of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Center and its 100th anniversary. There will be giveaways and light refreshments. June 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29638 It is said a baby changes everything. Learn how to keep a relationship strong, how to take care of yourself and handle the stress a baby brings, build support and more. For more information call 734-647-5645 or toll free at 1-800-433-6348. To register call 734-647-7888 or go to www.hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/tools/education./herc/events.html June 2, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29652 UMMA students will offer 30 minutes of conversation about art in the UMMA galleries around themes such as inspiration, love and heroes. Meet at Information Desk. June 22, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29629 Children ages 4-7 are invited to hear a story in the galleries. UMMA student docents will bring art to life as they read stories related to the art on display and invite responses from young patrons. Parents must accompany children. Siblings are welcome to join the group. Meet at the information desk. June 23, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29625 Speakers will include: David Carr (Union Theological Seminary), author of "The Formation of the Hebrew Bible," Oxford 2011; Christopher Rollston (Emmanuel Christian Seminary), "Writing and Literacy in Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age" (Society of Biblical Literature, 2010); Robert Miller (Catholic University of America), with "Oral Tradition in Ancient Israel" (Cascade Books, 2011). June 27, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29580 Haroon Mirza explores the relationships humans have with sound that occurs through objects, actions and forcews. He has captured the attention of the public and critics alike and was awarded the prestigious Northern Art Prize in 2010 and the 2011 Venice Biennale Silver Lion Award for the most promising young artist. This is Mirza's first solo museum exhibition in the United States. June 3, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29626 The group will read and discuss the book "Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human" by Matt Ridley, an English writer and scientist. It was published in 2003 after the results of the International Genome Project were announced. Ridley describes the science involved in the nature/nurture debate and brings in wide ranging examples on both sides of the debate. Esther Rubin June 4, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29521 The group will discuss the book "Alone Together" by Sherry Turkle, an MIT professor who studies the impact of technology on society. It describes how computers, social networks and mobile phones are changing relationships between friends, lovers, parents and children. Although people may be confused, misled and overwhelmed by it all, this technology can also lead to more vital and honest relationships. Gerry Lapidus, facilitator June 4, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29522 This presentation examines the most common injuries suffered by golfers, how to recognize them, available treatments and ways to minimize their impact. It is from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Kensington Court Hotel, 610 Hilton Blvd. June 5, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29661 Through the study of the best seller "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern" by Stephen Greenbelt, participants will learn how a Renaissance book dealer kept the classic poem by Lucretius, "On the Nature of Things" from disappearing and how it helped to influence Renaissance thought. The group will also study pre-Renaissance life and times and the changes in thought that changed Western culture. Richard Galant June 6, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29524 This exhibit shows the different levels of literacy that existed in the ancient world, from people barely able to write to professional scribes able to produce beautiful books. June 6, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29647 This class, offered by the U-M Health System's MHealthy Health Education Resource Center, is designed to give a complete look at how to care for a newborn. Topics include bathing, diapering, safety, infant stimulation and more. The class should be taken at the beginning of the third trimester. For more information call 734-647-5645 or toll free at 1-800-433-6348. To register call 734-647-7888 or go to www.hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/tools/education/herc/events.html. June 6, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29654 This event celebrates the histories of some of downtown Ann Arbor’s favorite locations. Taking place along a four-block route, the evening of contemporary dance features premieres by NYC guest artist Monica Bill Barnes, UK guest artist Adesola Akinleye, and resident choreographers Jessica Fogel and Robin Wilson. Community High School’s dance company, Dance Body, will also be featured. June 7, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29489 Directed by Kate Mendeloff, the 12th season of Shakespeare in the Arb will present "The Merry Wives of Windsor." June 7, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29297 Dr. Elinor Ostrom, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, will help celebrate ICPSR's 50th anniversary. June 7, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29312 This is the inaugural exhibition of a new series of exhibitions to be curated by U-M faculty. Guest curators consider artwork outside their field of specialization from UMMA's collections to challenge their own thinking as well as that of UMMA's audiences. Celeste Brusati, professor of history ofart, Women's Studies, and art and design, an expert in the visual art and culture of the Netherlands from the 15th-17th centuries, has gathered a group of images by figures of 20th-century abstraction including Lee Bontecou, Helen Frankenthaler, Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miro, Robert Motherwell and Antonio Tàpies, as well as works by others. This exhibition is made possible in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. June 9, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29618 Turner is an American photographer whose subject matter is mostly architecture. Turner's training as a designer allows her to visually understand an architect's intention and to reveal it in compositions that she constructs and edits through her camera work. Her photography can be seen as a metalanguage of architectural intention and as an artistic expression that is inseparable from the representation of the built work. Turner's signature style consists of highly abstract black-and-white compositions that play with the ambiguity of light, shadow and tonality to heighten the aesthetic character of her subject matter and reveal visual relationships not readily apparent. This exhibition will present approximately 40 photographs spanning Turner's three-decade career. June 9, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29619 Explore UMMA's collection of 20th-century color abstract art through the eyes of Celeste Brusati, U-M faculty and guest curator of the exhibit Flip Your Field: Abstract Prints from the Collection. Discover the styles of artists such as Miro, Frankenthaler and Kandinsky, and learn to emulate their works using an ink and gauche technique. Advance registration is required by June 6. Register online at annarborartcenter.org. June 9, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29622 This interactive workshop is designed to help participants understand the importance of self-promotion for career advancement and how to go about doing it. Jocelyn Giangrande May 17, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28170 Duffy, executive editor and the Washington bureau chief of Time, discusses his new book on the private relationships among the last 13 presidents. He explores backroom deals, rescue missions, secret alliances and bitter rivalries of the men who served as commander in chief. There is open seating, book sales and signing and a reception following the program. May 17, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29036 Author Timothy Messer-Kruse will give a lecture on his new book "The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists: Terrorism and Justice in the Gilded Age," and a reception will follow. May 17, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29506 The Choral Connection's musical revue presents familiar favorites and quirky gems, plus a few surprises. Directed by Carolyn Tjon Burnstein, the group has been entertaining audiences in and around Ann Arbor since 1994. The singers/dancers are Anne Bauman, Dick Bauman, Carolyn Berge, Alene Blomquist, Carolyn Tjon Burnstein (director), Jan Carpman, Bob Collins, Pam Gibb, Martha Guest, Jim Hall, Steve Mandell, Ken Powell, Bob Toronto, Ellen Toronto, Bill Weakley, Mary Ellen Weakley, Tim Wilson and Linda Young. The musicians are Anita Delph, piano; Eric Nyhuis, percussion; and Charlie Reischl, bass. May 17, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29550 All are invited to a series of twice-daily (12:15 and 7 p.m.) free staff-led tours May 15-20 of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden, during the 2012 peony bloom season. Today’s tours: 12:15-What’s in a Name? Peony names of the past; 7 p.m.-Best in Show: Top-ranked peonies and why they were considered champions in their time. May 17, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29594 This SID event addresses the visual arts scene in Detroit and examines the lives of the artists making it happen. Discover how local artists are using their creative energy, talent and love for the city to help transform Detroit. May 17, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29600 Ninety-five Americans are killed on the road every day. Around 15 times that number are seriously injured and hospitalized. Without innovative solutions and concerted action, this road toll is estimated to climb. Leading injury prevention researchers Ray Bingham, Jean Shope and Michael Fitzharris join forces with John Viera, director of Sustainability & Vehicle Environmental Matters at Ford, to chat with Di Bowman about the growing public health challenges posed by transport safety and what can be done to make roads safer. The event will also be webcast. May 18, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29377 Designed specifically for the lunch hour, UMMA students will offer 30 minutes of conversation about art in the UMMA galleries around themes such as inspiration, love, heroes, and more. Participants will meet at the information desk. May 18, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29369 All are invited to a series of twice-daily (12:15 and 7 p.m.) free staff-led tours May 15-20 of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden, during the 2012 peony bloom season. Today’s tours: 12:15 p.m.-Best in Show: Top-ranked peonies and why they were considered champions in their time; 7 p.m.-What Price Peonies: From steep to cheap, peonies of the past and what we paid for them. May 18, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29595 Dreams into Action showcases the products and processes of the ongoing collaborations students and faculty from the School of Art & Design (A&D) have built across the city of Detroit. May 18, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29602 Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson host this Seventh Annual Champions for Children's Hearts celebrity radio-a-thon, gala and golf tournament, presented by Delta Airlines and Lexus of Ann Arbor. The weekend event has raised more than $4 million over the past five years, and will benefit the Michigan Congenital Heart Center and the Charles Woodson Clinical Research Fund. The weekend kicks off from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 18 with a 12-hour radio-a-thon on Sports Talk 1050 WTKA-AM, featuring Mott patients, former U-M football players and coaches to raise funds for the Lloyd Carr Mountaintop Fund. This fund supports the Child and Family Life program, helping kids to reach their own mountaintop experience and overcome obstacles while staying at Mott. Listeners that day can make a contribution by calling 800-559-2657 or online at givetomott.org. From 4-6 p.m., the radio-a-thon will be live from M-Den, 303 S. State St. Autographed memorabilia will be auctioned Friday through Sunday. A gala dinner May 19 will feature more than 900 celebrity athletes, sponsors and supporters from across the country at the Al Glick Fieldhouse at 1000 S. State. The evening will feature a silent and live auction, dinner donated by local establishments and a program featuring former Mott patients. On May 20 more than 75 former U-M athletes and celebrities, current and former NFL players and personalities will join sponsors and Mott Children's Hospital supporters for golf at the U-M Golf Course, 500 E. Stadium Blvd. May 18, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29657 Many perennials for shade and sun that adapt well to drier regional summer conditions will be for sale, along with heirloom herbs and vegetables grown and sold by Cultivating Community, the U-M student volunteer gardening group. All proceeds support Matthaei-Nichols and Cultivating Community. May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29288 Vistors will learn all about herbs and can participate in a cooking demo and tastings at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. All Herbfest proceeds help support the Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden at Matthaei. May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29289 Dr. Lucinda Maine, the executive vice president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, will deliver the commencement address. May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29325 Families are invited to the Kelsey Museum for a day of fun, including a monster hunt throughout the galleries, a make-your-own-monster workshop and a Greek mythology discussion. May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29374 Children ages 4-7 are invited to hear a story in the galleries. UMMA student docents will bring art to life as they read stories related to the art on display and invite responses from young patrons. Parents must accompany children. Siblings are welcome to join the group. May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29366 The goal of this Men's Fellowship Breakfast is to spread the word on colon health and healthy eating, with a cooking demonstration and food tasting with Chef Kyle, executive chef for Fabulous Foods, and Hayward Penny, nutrition expert. The breakfast is free and open to all men and boys. To register, call 734-998-7071 or go to www.eventbrite.com/event/3266657661/efbnen. Dr. Rafat Rizk and others May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29548 All are invited to a series of twice-daily (12:15 and 7 p.m.) free staff-led tours May 15-20 of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden, during the 2012 peony bloom season. Today’s tours: 12:15 p.m.-What Price Peonies: From steep to cheap, peonies of the past and what we paid for them; 7 p.m.-Building a Better Peony Garden: A behind-the-scenes look at the efforts of Matthaei-Nichols and others to grow, maintain, and steward the historic peony garden now and for the future. May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29597 Watch live Monarchs in the butterfly sanctuary and take an up close and personal look at how they travel through each stage of their life cycle. Use microscopes to see what butterfly and moth wings are really made of. Take a look at the life cycles of other animals, too. Help plant new perennials in the butterfly garden, weather permitting. May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29634 The program features Barbara Ray, co‐author and editor of "Not Quite Adults: Why 20‐somethings are choosing a slower path to adulthood, and why it’s good for everyone"; Malinda Matney, "Engaging the Conflicts of the Next GeneraCon," senior research associate, Division of Student Affairs; and Daniel Eisenberg, "Healthy Minds Study: Building an Economic Case for Student Mental Health," associate professor of health management and policy, School of Public Health. There will also be a panel of clinical psychology alumni. The event is free. Lunch is provided. RSVP to Ann Scott, 734-647-4134 May 19, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29648 As UMMA’s exhibition Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life ends, this performance of "Motor Vehicle Sundown," written by Fluxus artist George Brecht and dedicated to the American composer John Cage, will feature U-M students and faculty. It is presented in conjunction with the annual International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression and in celebration of John Cage's 2012 centennial. "Motor Vehicle Sundown" is written for any number of motor vehicles arranged outdoors, and 22 timed auditory and visual events and 22 pauses written on randomly shuffled instruction cards are performed on each vehicle. May 20, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29361 U-M Library preservation staff will help attendees determine how to repair, scan, store, display and care for personal gems to keep them well preserved. May 20, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29507 calendar ticket office join email list maps & directions season brochure past performances CALENDAR Month Day Search Get events by email Sunday, May 20, 2012 As the sun sets on UMMA's exhibition Fluxus and The Essential Questions of Life, students and faculty from the Performing Arts Technology Department at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance present a rare performance of George Brecht's "Motor Vehicle Sundown." Composed in 1960 and dedicated to John Cage, who would have turned 100 this year, it consists of a series of actions performed in and around a number of automobiles outdoors. Horns will honk, engines will rev, lights will flash and doors will slam in a beautiful and bizarre choreography. The performance kicks off the 12th annual International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. The conference brings together scholars, designers, artists and musicians from around the world dedicated to creating and using new technologies in music performance. It is free; and no tickets are required May 20, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29559 All are invited to a series of twice-daily (12:15 and 7 p.m.) free staff-led tours May 15-20 of the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden, during the 2012 peony bloom season. Today’s tours: 12:15 p.m.-Staff Picks: Favorite peonies of Matthaei-Nichols staff; 7 p.m.: How to Grow Peonies with expert tips, hints and information from staff. May 20, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29596 The week-long event is devoted to The Cinema of Crisis: German Film, 1929-1936. Screenings (archival prints and DVD copies of rare films) are at at 2, 4 and 8 p.m. and are open to the public. The films are shown at Angell Hall and North Quad. For more information, go to www.lsa.umich.edu/german/languageprograms/germanstudies/germanfilminstitute. May 20, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29612 Times are 9 p.m. May 21 and 7 p.m. May 22-23. For the first time in Ann Arbor, the 12th annual conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) presents three nights of public concerts. Composers and performers from around the world will play cutting edge electronic music featuring augmented acoustic instruments including the electromagnetically prepared piano and Electrumpet, the rare Theremin Cello, brain-computer interfaces, mobile phones, musical robots, as well as intriguing new digital instruments with names like Chirotron, Banshee, Fossil and Sponge. May 21, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29560 The Automotive Research Center is a U.S. Army Center of Excellence for the modeling and simulation of ground vehicles, led by U-M. The focus is on basic scientific problems associated with management of power and energy within vehicles, and mobility and survivability of the complete vehicle system, including the human operator. Registration is free but compulsory for attendance as seating is limited. Register at www.engin.umich.edu/form/arcconference. May 21, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29564 This is the annual lecture on clinical research and translational medicine. Speaker Dr. Ross L. Levine is an associate member, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program; associate attending physician, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; and associate professor of medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. May 21, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29646 A local attorney will discuss the different types of trusts and help workshop participants identify whether you need one for your estate. The presenter will offer a few 20-minute consultations after this presentation. Tania Cook, JD, Dawid & Gatti PLLC May 22, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28171 This workshop will focus on R, a free and open source environment for data analysis and statistical computing. While R contains many built-in statistical procedures, the most unique feature of R is the facility for users to extend these procedures to suit their own needs. David Childers May 22, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29446 The class will read several chapters of the book "Psychology: Briefer Course" by James, and discussion will concentrate on how mental operations in the world and less on wiring. Participants should read the chapter "The Stream of Consciousness" for the first class. Dale Franz May 22, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29463 This is part of the Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME). Must be 18-plus to attend. May 22, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29563 Gong Ke, president of Nankai University, will offer an update on efforts to reform Chinese higher education in this presentation of the Michigan-China University Leadership Forum, in its fifth year. He leads a Chinese delegation of 27 leaders including university presidents, council chairs and Ministry of Education officials, including some from the National Academy of Education Administration. For more information, go to www.umich.edu/~crlteach. May 22, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29639 President Mary Sue Coleman and the Alumni Association invite the public to engage with state legislators, campus leaders, and U-M alumni and friends interested in public higher education at a reception in support of the university from 5–6:30 p.m. at Troppo Restaurant 111 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing There will be cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and remarks at 5:30 p.m. RSVP by May 18 to 734-763-9708. May 23, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29644 At 10 a.m. there is a Training Grant Symposium; at 11 a.m., Dr. Robert B. Darnell presents "Maps of the RNA World"; at noon, lunch in Seminar Rooms A-C. May 23, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29582 The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research Implementation Science conference is designed to foster discussions among various disciplines to address the science of implementation in healthcare. The keynote speaker will be Jeremy Grimshaw, senior scientist, clinical epidemiology program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; director, Cochrane Canada; and Canada research chair in Health Knowledge Transfer and Uptake. MICHR will host a networking reception and poster session featuring multidisciplinary research studies from the field of implementation science before the conference at 4-6:30 p.m. May 23, and 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 24. The event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register (required), go to michrimplementationscience.eventbrite.com/. May 23, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29588 This study group will read selected trickster tales from around the world and look at how tricksters are with us in our own culture in figures as diverse as Tom Sawyer, Ferris Bueller and Captain Jack Sparrow. Marilyn Scott, former U-M lecturer May 24, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29464 Scientists from a range of disciplines present research related to the nervous system, including work on neurodegenerative diseases, at the Life Sciences Institute's 12th annual symposium. Presentations are open to the public; see /www.lsi.umich.edu/newsevents/events for speakers and titles. varied May 24, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29502 As teacher and director of the local cello program cellochan, Smith is often working with her students. This concert presents an opportunity to appreciate her 30-year career as a performer. She has a Bachelors of Performance from Oberlin Conservatory and a Masters in Music from the State University of New York. Her primary teacher was the Bernard Greenhouse, one of the original members of the Beaux Arts Trio. Smith has appeared with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra as principal cellist and enjoyed a principal cello position while on tour with Mannheim Steamroller and Simon and Garfunkel. May 24, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29551 Mann shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Al Gore and scientist colleagues on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their work on the science supporting the existence of climate change in the industrial era and the evidence for a direct role of human activity. He has recently published a book on the resulting controversies this work has sparked, called "The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines." The talk comes at the American Association of University Professors annual meeting. It is open to the public. May 25, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29630 Participants will learn the techniques of wood blocking, as seen in Saitô Kiyoshi’s famous prints in UMMA’s Japanese collection, and be able to create their own unique wood block stationery sets. All materials are included. May 26, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29365 This class, offered by the U-M Health System's MHealthy Health Education Resource Center, is designed to give a complete look at how to care for a newborn. Topics include bathing, diapering, safety and more. It is recommended to take the class at the beginning of the third trimester. For more information call 734-647-5645, or toll free at 1-800-433-6348. Registration is required at hr.umich.edu/mhealthy/tools/education/herc/events.html. May 26, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29456 Mary Claire King, professor at University of Washington and president of American Society of Human Genetics, is the speaker at the 12th annual lecture. A reception and poster session will follow. May 29, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28877 This workshop introduces participants to programming in Stata. The workshop will cover many of Stata's commands designed to make repetitive tasks easier, in both an interactive and a program setting. Concepts such as indexing, looping and macros will be addressed. The course will also focus on the creation of .do files and .ado files through hands-on exercises. Giselle Kolenic May 29, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29447 Join this day of learning about what the center is doing and where it is going, hearing from center members about planned and ongoing projects, and discussing future research, education and communication activities. The meeting is open to anyone with an interest in learning about or getting involved with the Risk Science Center and its work on enabling evidence-based and socially responsive action on human health risks. Participants need to pre-register. Light refreshments will be available. May 30, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=28863 This workshop will present an overview of available modes and methods of survey data collection as well as an introduction to the survey response process and implications for questionnaire design. Participants will gain an appreciation of the tradeoffs inherent in survey design decisions and how design can affect data quality and survey errors. Fred Conrad May 30, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29450 Event attendees will learn what it's like to suit up in the locker room, walk down the tunnel and play on the field of the Big House. The entire coaching staff will participate, and players will experience on-field training in offensive and defensive schemes and special teams, attend a team meeting in Schembechler Hall, review practice film and learn what it takes to be a winning team. Proceeds will benefit the Men of Michigan Prostate Cancer Research Fund. For more information, go to www.uofmhealth.org/news/football-experience-0417. May 30, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29468 This concert features dances performed by professional and semi-professional performing artists from the Washtenaw and Wayne County areas. Select student dancers from Wayne State University and Arts in Motion Dance and Music Studio will join People Dancing as guest dancers. The program includes choreography by director Christina Sears-Etter, with contributions from the dancers, as well as improvisational pieces. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Ken Kozora will provide accompaniment to the dancers on some pieces. The performance will include poetic interludes and question and answer time with the audience. May 31, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29552 LCA has gained importance in the recent years, both in terms of methodological research and its application in all sectors of the economy. Assessing impacts of products over their whole life cycle has become a key step for effective improvements towards sustainability. U-M has a more than 20 years of research experience in Life Cycle Inventories, Impact Assessment, Input-Output and Life Cycle Costing applied to a diverse variety of topics for instance sustainable materials, buildings, transportation, energy, food and consumer products. This research has been carried out throughout several laboratories and schools across the campus including the School of Natural Resources, the School of Public Health, the College of Engineering and the Ross School of Business. To foster the interaction between U-M researchers and further stimulate the emergence of innovative and interdisciplinary research in life-cycle related areas, join this interactive half-day symposium. Go to www.sph.umich.edu/riskcenter/lcasymposium/index.htm to register, and present current research and ideas for future developments. May 31, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29574 Appalachian environmental activist Marie Gunnoe will be awarded the 22nd U-M Wallenberg Medal. After the medal presentation, Gunnoe will give the Wallenberg Lecture. October 23, 2012 http://ur.umich.edu/events/events.php?se=29488