RSS feed for all events http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/events_index.shtml Grigore Pop-Eleches, assistant professor of politics and public and international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, presents "Plus ca change? The Romanian Revolution of 1989 and its Aftermath." December 10, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15879 The films are "Children of the Decree" by Florin Iepan (50 minutes, 2004) and "Architecture and Power" by Nicolae Margineanu (52 minutes, 1990s). December 13, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15880 These are graduate and undergraduate student presentations on 2009 summer research and internship experiences. December 2, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15876 December 4, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15877 Andrei Codrescu, poet, essayist and novelist, presents, "How to Make a Revolution: A Guide to Romania’s Fin-de-Siècle Media Spectacle as Performed by a Dying Regime, a Willing Populace, and the International Press Corps." December 9, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15878 Dr. Maria Oquendo, a national expert on suicidal behaviors in bipolar disorder patients, will discuss risks and prevention measures as part of the third annual Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund Lecture. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call 764-2220. July 10, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15865 The School of Dentistry is offering a free mouthguard clinic for children who play sports as well as those with braces. It is not necessary to make an appointment for this event, although only 120 guards will be made. Completion of the customized mouthguard, which has many safety benefits, will take around two hours. For more information call 763-6933. July 11, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15788 Dr. Kim Turgeon will speak about colorectal cancer screening. Bertha Aycock will speak about foods that help prevent cancer. The event is free and open to public. Registration suggested. There will be free food, information and prizes. Dr. Kim Turgeon and Bertha Aycock July 11, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15781 Often combining humor with a critique of the complacency and routine of modern life, Lisa Anne Auerbach’s subversive brand of post-punk aesthetics mixes art and politics. Recent projects have addressed topics ranging from the Iraq war to the politics of bicycling in a city of freeways. In her slogan-adorned sweater sets, each outfit becomes a wearable canvas, weaving together the personal and the political, the aesthetic and the everyday. Appropriating strategies of presentation and display from the high-end clothing market, this unconventional installation will encourage viewers to ask questions about how one experiences different types of cultural spaces, the relationship between one type of luxury good (fashion) and another (art), and how both political and aesthetic discourses are framed in contemporary society. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. July 11, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15731 Sandra Finkel, manager of Stress Management Services and the Executive Health Program at the Cardiovascular Center, will examine strategies and techniques for cultivating a calm and uplifted state of mind through meditation, journaling and mindfulness practices, regardless of circumstances. Registration is at execed.bus.umich.edu/execdev/includes/boostershots-2009.htm. July 11, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15695 Dr. Joel Howell, the Victor Vaughan Professor of the History of Medicine at U-M, will deliver this lecture on how the arts can help physicians and other caregivers deliver better healthcare. There will be a reception after. For more information e-mail ssamuels@umich.edu or call 734-615-9843. July 16, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15858 This lively and accomplished quintet brings decades of performing experience to its unique musical arrangements. With Eric Nyhuis on drums; Mary Seelhorst on fiddle and vocals; Myron Grant on guitar, harmonica, and vocals; Jake Reichbart on guitar and vocals; and Nick Calandro on bass; Five Guys Named Moe has a full-bodied and eclectic sound. You'll hear swing, free-wheeling be-bop, humor and more. Performing some of the best in American jazz, traditional, and popular music, Five Guys Named Moe croons and riffs; they are hot, yet smooth and cool. Rain location: University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. July 16, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15710 This is the first in a two-part series of educational Webinars designed to raise awareness about the energy savings potential associated with implementing computer power management and customer incentive programs that encourage enterprises to invest in energy-efficient computing. For more information and to register go to http://www.climatesaverscomputing.org/utility-energy-efficiency-program-summit. July 21, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15810 Cairn to Cairn features vocalist/flutist Kelly McDermott, poet/guitarist Terry Farmer, and bassist/percussionist/vocalist Rob Crozier. McDermott and Farmer are both classically trained, and together with Crozier's background in jazz and improvisation, these talents merge to create an eclectic blend of Celtic, folk and world music. With McDermott's virtuosity and explorations into ancient Celtic ballads, Farmer's poetic wit and rock-n-roll excitement, and Crozier's expansiveness of sonic palette, this is Celtic folk music with modern texture and global rhythm. The rain location is the University Hospital Main Lobby. July 23, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15711 From the first collages of Braque and Picasso to the work of Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, and Tracey Emmin, text has become a popular medium for many artists over the last 100 years. From the message of the words to the aesthetics of the font, text can be an extraordinarily effective element in an artwork. Learn about artists who have chosen to include text in their works, including upcoming U-M Museum of Art projects artist Lisa Anne Auerbach, and artists can explore the use of text in their own painting, photography, or collage. July 25, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15750 Christopher Peterson, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology, will explore the meaning of positive psychology and discuss its relevance to the workplace, especially in trying times. The workshop will meet at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business' new building at Tappan and Hill streets. For information on registration and cost, go to the Ross School Web site: http://execed.bus.umich.edu/execdev/includes/boostershots-2009.htm. July 25, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15764 Bob Huffman (guitar and vocals) studied music in Hollywood and Boston and is currently a music therapist at Mott Children's Hospital. Tracy Huffman has been a vocalist in bands throughout the Midwest since 1984 and serves as a minister in Ann Arbor. Kyle Rasmussen (percussion) has played in various bands and in community theater, and works as a psychologist/therapist in Ann Arbor. They'll play originals and favorites by artists such as Sheryl Crow, Patty Griffin and Sarah McLachlan. Rain location: University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. July 30, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15712 The UMS Choral Union invites all interested singers to take part in its 16th season of Summer Sings, a popular choral reading session on Monday nights in July. Admission to each session is $5 and includes musical scores and refreshments. Call 764-2538 or go to www.ums.org/s_choral_union/summer_sings.asp for information about registration, repertoire, conductors and more. It is presented at Wallgreen Drama Center the first two sessons and at Hill Auditorium July 20. July 6, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15886 Edie Herrold and Red Shoes explore jazz grooves from Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America, as well as intricate, intriguing and animated original pieces. Guitarist Robert Tye and pianist Dale Grisa join Herrold. The rain location is the main lobby. July 9, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15709 Join Tigers players Carlos Guillen and Brandon Inge at Comerica Park for a night of exclusive ballpark and clubhouse access, auction items, fireworks, special guests and entertainment. The charity event will benefit the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, the Detroit Tigers Foundation, the Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital of Michigan, and the Fundacion Chamos Venezolanos. July 9, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15814 "The Power of the Powerless," Cory Taylor, director, is a documentary about communist Czechoslovakia narrated by Jeremy Irons (78 min., 2009). It won the 2009 Mexico International Film Festival's Golden Palm Award. November 15, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15887 Eve Blau, adjunct professor and director, Harvard University, presents "Modern Zagreb: City as Open Work." November 18, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15875 Markus Guentner (Regensburg, Germany) and nonspectacle (Detroit-Ann Arbor) November 20, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15888 Zvi Gitelman, Preston R. Tisch Professor of Judaic Studies and professor of political science, U-M, presents, "Four Angles of Vision on the Holocaust in the Soviet Union: Germans, ‘Collaborators,’ Jews and the Soviet Government." November 4, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15874 Veton Surroi, Kosovar journalist and politician, presents "Kosovo from NATO’s Intervention to Independence: An Appraisal." November 5, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15885 Last year more than 300 students explored graduate school options, collected application materials and met with admissions representatives. A list of participating schools/programs is available at www.careercenter.umich.edu/events/fairsevents/. October 14, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15795 Krisztina Fehervary, assistant professor of anthropology, U-M, presents "Socialist Generic: Branding and State Legitimacy in Socialist Hungary." October 14, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15871 The speaker is William Sewell, Jr., Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science, University of Chicago. October 15, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15883 Paul Krugman, professor of economics at Princeton University, has pursued research mainly in the area of international trade, where he is one of the founders of the “new trade theory” with its focus on increasing returns and imperfect competition. In 1991 he received the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark Medal, a prize given every two years to an economist under 40. Krugman is also a regular op-ed columnist for the New York Times. Paul Krugman October 2, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15777 Veljko Vujacic, William G. and Jeanette Williams Smith Associate Professor of Sociology, Oberlin College, presents "Nationalism, Myth, and Politics. Russians and Serbs in the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia." October 21, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15893 The speaker is Katherine Verdery, Julien J. Studley Faculty Scholar and distinguished professor of anthropology, City University of New York Graduate Center, for this Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture. October 22, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15884 Ema Grama, doctoral candidate in anthropology, U-M, presents "Grounding Socialism: Architecture, Archeology, and Conflicting Materialities in Bucharest’s Old Court Area (1953-1967).” October 28, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15872 The speakers are David Ost, professor of political science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Magdalea Sroda, Gazeta Wyborcza; and Sławomir Sierakowski, Krytyka Polityczna. October 29, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15873 This symposium explores new practices in documentary photography through the work of two of its most important contemporary practitioners. Since the 1970s, Allan Sekula and Martha Rosler have been on the forefront of documentary practice, expanding understanding of photographic objectivity in their dual roles as both photographers and theoreticians. Among the many questions their independent bodies of work have raised include: How can the socially and politically engaged photographer represent the effects of violence and exploitation without re-victimizing its subjects? Can photographs depict the hidden networks of power that today characterize global societies? They will introduce their recent work. October 3, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15805 Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel is a distinguished professor at Georgetown University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Hagel served two terms in the Senate (1997-2009) representing Nebraska and was a senior member of the foreign relations; banking; housing and urban affairs; and intelligence committees. Hagel is the author of the recently published "America: Our Next Chapter." Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Hagel was president of McCarthy & Company, an investment banking firm in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. October 7, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15779 Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland from 1995-2005, will present "Where are Europe’s Borders?" October 8, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15882 Paul Saunders, U-M alumnus and executive director of The Nixon Center, Washington, D.C., presents "Russia: Who's in Charge?" September 16, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15869 Typically, 100-plus schools and more than 450 students participate. September 23, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15855 Alexander Semyonov, visiting associate professor of history, U-M; and associate professor of history and political science, Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, presents "Mirrors of Russian Imperial History: A Case of Ideological Construction of Empire in Early 20th Century and a Reflection on Politics of Comparison in Contemporary Historical Debates." September 23, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15870 Vladimir Gelman, chair, department of political science and sociology, European University at Saint Petersburg, presents "Subnational Authoritarianism and the Russian Federation." September 9, 2009 http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/r_events/events.php?se=15868