on Hong Kong Hotelier Hind Group chooses Australian HQ in Melbourne By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:16:00 +1000 Hong Kong-based independent hotel company the Hind Group is to establish its new Australian headquarters in Melbourne, creating 10 new jobs. The Hind Group is one of Hong Kong's most successful independent hotel and serviced apartment operators. It owns and manages two hotel brands, Ovolo Hotels and Naumi Hotels and also runs two food and beverage businesses, Café O in Hong Kong and Rang Mahal in Singapore. Full Article
on E-Gate the new Melbourne precinct on city’s doorstep By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:24:00 +1000 Underutilised rail yards on the edge of Melbourne’s city centre are set to be transformed into the newest inner-city suburb - E-Gate. The 20 hectare site is equivalent in size to five Melbourne City blocks and will be developed into a new integrated community providing residential, retail, commercial and community facilities. Full Article
on Indian enterprise IT solutions company Raybiztech sets up Australian HQ in Melbourne By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:26:00 +1000 Indian company Ray Business Technologies (Raybiztech) has chosen Melbourne as its Australian headquarters. The company plans to create 30 new highly skilled local Information and Communications Technology (ICT) jobs over the next two years. Headquartered in Hyderabad, India, with offices in the USA and UK, Raybiztech delivers cloud, mobility, big data and social media solutions to its enterprise clients around the world, in the sectors of finance, healthcare, manufacturing, media, leisure and utilities. Full Article
on Finmeccania – Selex ES to set up Australian Naval ICT Communications HQ in Melbourne By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:34:00 +1000 Global technology supplier Finmeccanica – Selex ES will establish its Australian Naval Communications headquarters in Melbourne, creating 80 manufacturing jobs by 2019. Finmeccanica - Selex ES works across the international defence, security, aerospace, naval and transport sectors. Full Article
on Bio blog: Victoria to attract more world leading women in science and innovation with additional round of veski innovation fellowships By blog.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:07:00 +1000 An additional round of veski innovation fellowships – a prestigious Victorian program to attract outstanding global leaders in science and research to Victoria – is actively seeking applications from outstanding women in science and research. Full Article
on German industrial automation company Balluff to expand in Australia By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:51:00 +1000 Balluff Leuze has invested in a custom-built automation centre in Bayswater, located 40 minutes east of Melbourne’s city centre, as part of its continued Australian expansion plans. The German company, which specialises in technically innovative products for the Automation industry has been working in Australia for 15 years and is considered a leader in sensor technology. They also build a range of safety products that are used in the Victorian manufacturing sector. Full Article
on Internationally renowned Melbourne HIV scientist named Melburnian of the Year By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:26:00 +1000 Professor Sharon Lewin, the local co-chair of this year’s 20th International AIDS Conference, and internationally recognised HIV cure researcher, has been named Melburnian of the Year in an awards ceremony held on 15 November. Full Article
on Games blog: PAX Aus 2014 turns up the volume on games in Australia By games.blog.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:56:00 +1000 For the second year in a row, the Penny Arcade Expo Australia (PAX Aus) was held in Melbourne from 31 October 2014 to 2 November 2014. It opened to the news that Melbourne had secured the right to continue to host the event for the next five years, a huge coup for Victoria and for all Australian digital gaming fans. The announcement meant that Melbourne would host the iconic event, which attracts the world’s biggest and most influential digital games developers, publishers, and enthusiastic players, until at least 2019. Full Article
on Melbourne to host renowned science conference IPAC in 2019 By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:50:00 +1000 The International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) will take place in May 2019, and will see approximately 1,000 delegates visit Melbourne to discuss, collaborate and present on the latest scientific achievements in particle acceleration. Melbourne’s winning bid was presented in Korea, and was a direct result of collaboration between the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) and the Australian Synchrotron, a particle acceleration research facility located in Melbourne. Full Article
on AEREON expands its operations in Melbourne By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:36:00 +1000 AEREON, a global leader in combustion, vapour recovery and pollution-control technologies has announced the opening of a new 1250 square metre (13,000 square feet) operations facility in Melbourne. The large facility will create flares, thermal oxidizers and gas compression units that adhere to Australian code requirements in the oil and gas industries. Local fabrication of the materials will allow AEREON to better improve their customer experience and ensure consistency and quality in their product range. Full Article
on Monash and Takeda announce research partnership By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 10:17:00 +1000 The Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Melbourne has announced a research partnership with Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to develop new medicines that address significant medical needs in gastroenterology. The strategic partnership will allow scientists from Monash University and Takeda to work together to better understand the causes of these gastrointestinal diseases, and work towards developing treatments and therapies for disorders that affect millions of people worldwide. Full Article
on Global Pharma leaders Janssen collaborate with Melbourne’s Monash By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:27:00 +1000 Global pharmaceutical company Janssen-Cilag, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has signed a three-year research collaboration agreement with Melbourne’s Monash University. The collaboration will focus on ground-breaking research at Monash University to develop potential new medicines to treat autoimmune diseases and disorders . Full Article
on Moving Victoria – Australia’s number one destination for inter-state migration By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:50:00 +1000 Melbourne has reinforced its great reputation as the world’s most liveable city with new statistics showing Victoria as the number one destination for Australians moving inter-state. Full Article
on International buyers travel to Victoria to meet the winemakers By www.invest.vic.gov.au Published On :: Mon, 25 May 2015 13:50:00 +1000 More than 150 international buyers and investors from Europe, the Middle East and Asia will travel to Victoria as part of a major inbound trade mission that showcases its diverse wine industry. Meet the Winemaker, will introduce international buyers to over 100 key winemakers from 21 diverse winemaking regions around Victoria, allowing the industry to develop new export opportunities and giving the world an insight into Victoria’s unique winemaking capabilities. Full Article
on In a changing climate, information is power By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:44:23 +0000 The following story by Alexa Jay was originally posted on the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) news blog. In a variable and changing climate, information may be the key to unlocking successful adaptation strategies. How can millions of farmers access climate information services that support adaptation to climate variability and change? Climate information services are a powerful tool in helping farmers adapt to the impacts of climate variability and change, to both protect against drought and extreme events and take advantage of good conditions. A new report presents lessons learned from 18 case studies across Africa and South Asia that have developed and delivered weather and climate information and related advisory services for smallholder farmers, demonstrating that scaling up these services for millions of farmers is possible today. This infographic highlights what kind of information is being provided to farmers, and how it expands the range of management options available. Full Article East Africa Southern Africa West Africa South Asia Environment and Production Technology Climate Change CCAFS Climate Change ICTs
on Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa South of the Sahara By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 05:01:56 +0000 This report is a timely input into the ongoing development agenda for Africa South of the Sahara (SSA). The 2013 report on agriculture and food systems by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network released a set of post–2015 development goals, including recommendations that low- and middle-income countries increase their spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) by a minimum of 5 percent per year during 2015–2025, and that they allocate at least 1 percent of their agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) to public agricultural R&D. More recently, the Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa was adopted at the African Heads of State Summit, necessitating the development of a continent-wide implementation plan. This report, which summarizes SSA’s recent progress in developing its national agricultural R&D systems, is intended to serve as an important input into, and potential benchmark for, the implementation of the science agenda in SSA and the broader development agenda for the region. The analysis is based on comprehensive primary datasets by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), the most recent of which was compiled during 2012–2013. PDF file: astiafricasynthesis.pdf(1.9MB) Full Article East Africa Southern Africa Central Africa West Africa English Environment and Production Technology Policies Institutions and Markets Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Agricultural Science Technology and Innovation Policy ASTI Regional report Science & Technology
on Doubling down on a good investment By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:19:57 +0000 As the world’s population continues to expand, ensuring that food production can meet the growing demand is an ever-mounting challenge. Climate change, soil degradation, and volatile food prices further threaten food security at a time when increasing agricultural output is paramount. In the report, Taking Stock of National Agricultural R&D Capacity in Africa South of the Sahara, produced by IFPRI’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators, researchers Nienke Beintema and Gert-Jan Stads summarize recent progress in the development of national agricultural research systems in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA). The report—presented at the conference celebrating 15 years of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in Johannesburg, South Africa this week—also serves as a benchmark for monitoring the implementation of the Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa, which is being launched at the conference. More information Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa South of the Sahara (ASTI Regional Report) African countries south of the Sahara must double investment in agricultural R&D, report finds (IFPRI Press Release) ASTI website featuring related data visualization tools Regional spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) must double if the countries of SSA are to meet the recommended United Nations (UN) and African Union’s target of investing 1 percent of agricultural GDP in public agricultural R&D, not to mention the even more ambitious post-2015 recommendation that low- and middle-income countries ramp up spending on agricultural R&D by five percent from 2015 to 2025. The report highlights additional challenges to national agricultural research systems: Low staff retention and qualification levels: Civil service recruitment restrictions, low salaries, and inadequate funding have prevented many public agricultural research institutions from competing for, training, and retaining staff; in addition, a very large share of senior researchers are approaching retirement. Low female participation: Although female participation in agricultural R&D has increased in recent years, women have less influence on decisionmaking and policy because men continue to dominate in senior research and management positions. High funding volatility: Volatile fluctuations in agricultural R&D funding exert negative impacts on agricultural research systems by impeding strategic planning, undermining the conduct of research programs, demotivating staff, and eroding prior progress, all of which affect the quality, quantity, and efficiency of research outcomes and their ultimate impact on agricultural productivity and poverty alleviation. High donor dependency: Significant shares of government funding are generally allocated to salaries, leaving many countries dependent on donor and development bank funding to support the day-to-day costs of operating research programs and developing and maintaining R&D infrastructure; in addition to increasing funding volatility, high dependence on donor funding has the potential to skew national research priorities. African governments and research agencies are limited in their choice of options to address the many challenges they face in developing their agricultural research systems because of funding constraints. The ASTI report lists various successful policy changes already adopted in certain countries, which can offer valuable lessons for other countries. “It is critical that African countries invest more in agricultural research to ensure that they can feed their populations,” said Beintema. “Underinvestment, inadequate human resource capacity, poor research infrastructure, and a lack of coherent policies continue to constrain the quantity and quality of research outputs in many countries.” Full Article East Africa Southern Africa Central Africa West Africa Environment and Production Technology Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Science & Technology agricultural R&D ASTI Food Security Public investment
on IFPRI Roundtable on Next Harvest II By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:31:50 +0000 Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST (please join us at 11:45 am for a light lunch) Presenter(s): Judy Chambers, Director, Program for Biosafety Systems, IFPRI | Patricia Zambrano, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI | Virginia Kimani, Lead Consultant, Pesticides and Agricultural Resource Centre | Sylvia Uzochukwu, Professor of Food Microbiology and Biotechnology, Biosafety Specialist, Faculty of Science, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti | Muffy Koch, Global Biosafety Specialist | Geofrey Ariaitwe, Plant Genetic Engineer, National Plant Biotechnology Center, National Agricultural Research Laboratories | Jose Falck-Zepeda, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI. Contact/RSVP: Please contact Pilar Rickert (202 862-4647; p.rickert@cgiar.org) to RSVP for the live event or for the webinar login information. Location: International Food Policy Research Institute 2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC Fourth Floor Conference Facility IFPRI’s 2014 report “GM Technologies for Africa: A State of Affairs” identified the lack of standardized and uniformly collected biotech data as a main constraint in assessing the overall state of Africa’s agricultural biotechnology capacity and in the ability to draw policy recommendations regarding countries’ strengths and needs. IFPRI designed and implemented Next Harvest II, a John Templeton funded initiative that gathered detailed information for four of the leading biotechnology countries in Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. The information collected has enabled the systematic evaluation of the status of African biotechnologies in these countries. A panel of participants will give an overview of the results for each country, highlighting their differences and similarities, and will discuss the capacity of the biotechnology innovation system to produce and deliver these technologies, the opportunities and challenges faced, and will give policy recommendations to address current limitations. Go-to-Meeting available for those unable to join the meeting in Washington, DC. Please contact Pilar Rickert (p.rickert@cgiar.org) for more information. PreviewAttachmentSize Roundtable Invitation 251.81 KB Full Article Kenya South Africa Nigeria Uganda Environment and Production Technology IFPRI Headquarters Program for Biosafety Systems Bioenergy
on Democratic Republic of Congo: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2015 17:37:33 +0000 Democratic Republic of Congo: ASTI Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet Despite rapid growth in recent years, DR Congo’s agricultural R&D spending remains well below the levels required to sustain its needs; in fact, spending levels as a share of AgGDP are among the lowest in Africa. Agricultural researcher numbers also grew rapidly in recent years, particularly at INERA and CRAA, although most of this growth occurred among researchers trained to the BSc or MSc levels. Accounting for just 9 percent of total researchers, women are severely underrepresented in agricultural R&D in DR Congo, especially given that the country’s agricultural labor force is predominantly female. PDF file: DRCongo-Factsheet.pdf(529.2KB) Full Article Democratic Republic of Congo English Environment and Production Technology Policies Institutions and Markets Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Agricultural Science Technology and Innovation Policy ASTI Country Note Science & Technology
on République démocratique du Congo: Fiche d’information sur les indicateurs de la R&D agricole By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2015 17:39:47 +0000 République démocratique du Congo: Fiche d’information sur les indicateurs de la R&D agricole Malgré la forte croissance au cours des dernières années, les dépenses de R&D agricole de la RDC sont encore en deçà des niveaux requises pour subvenir aux besoins du pays. Le ratio dépenses/PIB agricole est parmi les plus bas en Afrique. Les effectifs de chercheurs agricoles connaissent également une croissance rapide depuis quelques années, notamment à l’INERA et au CRAA. Cette croissance est due à l’augmentation des chercheurs de niveau licence/ BSc ou master/MSc. En RDC, les femmes ne représentent que 9 % de l’effectif total des chercheurs travaillant dans la R&D agricole : elles sont donc gravement sous-représentées, d’autant plus que la main-d’oeuvre agricole du pays est caractérisée par une prédominance féminine. PDF file: DRCongo-Fr-Factsheet.pdf(553.6KB) Full Article Democratic Republic of Congo Français Environment and Production Technology Policies Institutions and Markets Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) Agricultural Science Technology and Innovation Policy ASTI Country Note Science & Technology
on Fulbright Student Association (November 21, 2024 6:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:20:56 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2024 6:00pm Location: Weiser 455 Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan The Fulbright Student Association warmly invites you to our Friendsgiving Dinner! Join us for a night of great food, lively conversations, and exciting prizes. Let’s celebrate, connect, and enjoy a festive evening together! Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on PwC China Sourcing Initiative (CSI) Information Session - Hong Kong (November 14, 2024 8:30pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:32:23 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:30pm Location: Organized By: University Career Center This CSI information session will focus only on PwCHong Kong based positions.This info session will invite professionals and partners from the following service lines of PwC Hong Kong:Core AssuranceRisk AssuranceTaxConsultingThe PwC Hong Kong professionals and partners will share business insights, their career development experiences and help you prepare for interviews and future careers with their teams and PwC Hong Kong.We have many positions available across the line of services in assurance, tax, and consulting in our Hong Kong office. Positions are forfull time Associate roles with a start date in fall/late of 2025. Application Eligibility:Bachelor and Master students who graduate from universities in the United States or Canada between August 2023 and August 2025 are eligible to apply. Mandarin or Cantonese language skills as well as English are required.PwC will provide Hong Kong working visa sponsorship for selected associates. We welcome STEM major students who are interested in getting professional training and professional service experiences in Hong Kong to join our program. Please join the CSI Virtual Information Session - Hong Kong on November 14, 2024 from 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm US Eastern Time to learn more about the opportunities in PwC Hong Kong. For all current CSI openings, please visit: https://app.mokahr.com/campus-recruitment/pwc/148260#/page/CSI Full Article Careers / Jobs
on Pre-Concert Lecture: Arts Chorale (November 14, 2024 7:15pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:16:34 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 7:15pm Location: Walgreen Drama Center Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance DMA candidate Sydney Mukasa, conductor of the Arts Chorale, presents a pre-concert talk. This lecture begins at 7:15 pm before the 8:00 pm Arts Chorale performance. Full Article Lecture / Discussion
on Undergraduate Teacher Education Info Session (November 14, 2024 7:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:12:00 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 7:00pm Location: Museum of Art Organized By: School of Education Please join us in person to learn more about how Marsal Education can help you reach your education goals through our teacher certification program! Full Article Presentation
on How to Launch a Career in the Federal Government | Virtual Info Sessions (November 14, 2024 6:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:31:31 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:00pm Location: Organized By: University Career Center Are you a student or recent graduate passionate about making a difference? Join us this fall for our virtual information sessions hosted by the Partnership for Public Service! Our Call to Serve team is excited to guide you through the pathways to impactful careers in the federal government. The Partnership’s Call to Serve team will share: Entry-level government opportunities, including internship and fellowship programs. Practical tips to navigate the federal hiring process. Tools for effectively searching government jobs. This is a unique chance to gain valuable insights and set yourself on a path to make a meaningful impact in the federal government. Don’t miss out—spaces are limited, so secure your spot today by signing up here. Participants are required to sign up on our website, do not sign up via Handshake! Full Article Careers / Jobs
on A&M Restructuring l Women in Restructuring Virtual Presentation (November 14, 2024 6:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:32:33 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 6:00pm Location: Organized By: University Career Center Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is excited to invite you to our Women in Restructuring Virtual Presentation! This session is to celebrate our core value of Inclusive Diversity and the growth of our women talent across our offices! We also will discuss our open consulting restructuring internship opportunities for 2026. This event is open to all studentrepresentation. About A&M Restructuring: Privately-held since 1983, Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) is a leading global professional services firm that delivers performance improvement, turnaround management, and business advisory services to organizations seeking to transform operations, catapult growth and accelerate results through decisive action. For over 40 years A&M has been a trusted advisor to our Turnaround and Restructuring clients. Our team works on some of the most complex and interesting projects available. If you're interested in restructuring consulting and looking fora new challenge, a fast-paced team environment and an inclusive culture, check out our presentation! #Likewhatyoudo #lovewhoyoudoitwith Full Article Careers / Jobs
on Organizational Studies Info Night (November 14, 2024 5:30pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:02:27 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 5:30pm Location: Central Campus Classroom Building Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS) OS is an interdisciplinary major based in the social sciences where students customize their own education. Enjoy a small community of dedicated and ambitious students with access to top-notch faculty and an engaged alumni network. At Info Night, you'll hear from the Program Director, Major Advisor, Current OS students, and OS alumni. Topics covered include curriculum, admissions, and career/graduate study options. Register now: https://myumi.ch/M65gx Full Article Presentation
on Dinner for Democracy: Education Policy (November 14, 2024 5:30pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:38:33 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 5:30pm Location: Off Campus Location Organized By: Turn Up Turnout Note: this is a virtual event open to students on all three University of Michigan campuses. Public schools are run and funded by the government. The federal, state, and local governments all play a role in shaping education policy, but which areas of government influence different areas of policy in our schools? Join Turn Up Turnout for a nonpartisan, educational presentation on Education Policy to find out. GIFT CARD for participants. *Please note that gift cards will not be sent immediately and will take a few weeks to process.* Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/81566 Full Article Presentation
on CPR/AED/First Aid Certification (November 14, 2024 4:30pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:20:35 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:30pm Location: Conference Room A Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan 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. This is a blended learning course that requires roughly 4 hours of online work prior to the first day of the course. **There is no fee for current Department of Recreational Sports employees. The fee for community members, faculty, staff, or students who are not employed by the Department of Recreational Sports is $90. You can use the link here to complete payment.** Full Article Conference / Symposium
on What Happened? The 2024 Elections (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:26:42 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Institute For Social Research Organized By: Institute for Social Research Join us for a panel discussion featuring: Vincent Hutchings, Hanes Walton Jr. Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies and Research Professor, ISR Center for Political Studies Mara Ostfeld, Research Associate Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Faculty Associate, ISR Center for Political Studies Josh Pasek, Professor of Communication and Media and Faculty Associate, ISR Center for Political Studies Nicholas Valentino, Donald R. Kinder Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Research Professor, ISR Center for Political Studies Panelists will discuss the outcomes of the 2024 US elections, exploring key trends, voter behavior, and the implications for the future of American politics. Light refreshments will be served. Full Article Lecture / Discussion
on Waste Reduction Goal Town Hall (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:51:56 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Michigan League Organized By: Planet Blue With the existing waste reduction goal sunsetting in 2025, the Office of Campus Sustainability has been leading a workstream to review and recommend expanded waste reduction goals. These targets will more accurately reflect our waste reduction strategy, which supports a circular economy in conjunction with zero waste efforts, while considering the embodied equity, environmental justice, and carbon neutrality impacts of materials management. Come join a town hall to learn about the proposed new goals and discuss metrics, implementation strategies. We will also be hosting a clothing swap so please bring your gently-used clothing to rehome and a bag for carrying away some new, pre-loved favorites! Stop by for the whole event, just a few minutes, or anything in between! Full Article Reception / Open House
on Rep Stability/Comm Alg Seminar: Stabilization of infinite powers of varieties of tensors (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:36:42 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: East Hall Organized By: Representation Stability Seminar - Department of Mathematics Draisma proved that infinite dimensional varieties of tensors, defined uniformly with respect to the base vector space, are topologically Noetherian up to the action of the general linear group.The infinite power Z^N of a finite dimensional variety Z is ring-theoretically Noetherian up to the action of the infinite symmetric group permuting the copies of Z. We show that infinite powers of infinite dimensional varieties of tensors are defined set-theoretically by the Sym x GL-orbits of finitely many equations. This talk will browse these results. Joint work with Chiu, Draisma, Eggermont, and Farooq. Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on Quotas and the President: Jewish Inclusion and Exclusion at UM in the 1920s (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:06:54 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Detroit Observatory Organized By: Bentley Historical Library When new University of Michigan president C.C. Little arrived in Ann Arbor in 1925, American universities were in the midst of a great transition, revamping their admission systems to limit the number of Jewish students on their campuses. Professor Karla Goldman will discuss the status of Jewish students at Michigan during this period and how President Little, well known as a eugenicist, actually resisted some of the racist and antisemitic assumptions of his time. His tenure illustrates the long and complicated history of inclusion and exclusion at U-M and in American higher education. Karla Goldman is the Sol Drachler Professor of Social Work and Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan where she also directs the Jewish Communal Leadership Program. Her research focuses on the history of American Jewish experience with special attention to history of varied Jewish communities and the evolving roles and identities of American Jewish women. She previously taught at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati and served as historian in residence at the Jewish Women’s Archive in Boston. She is the author of Beyond the Synagogue Gallery: Finding a Place for Women in American Judaism (Harvard University Press, 2000). Full Article Lecture / Discussion
on Political Economy Workshop (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:10:49 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Lorch Hall Organized By: Department of Political Science *The Ford School's International Policy Center is a co-sponsor of the 2024-2025 Political Economy Workshop events.* Tuesdays, 1:00 - 2:20 pm Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall Faculty Coordinators: Hoyt Bleakley, Edgar Franco-Vivanco, Mark Dincecco, Iain Osgood Graduate Student Coordinators: Jun Fang and Pedro Luz de Castro Fall 2024 9/26: Christopher Blattman, University of Chicago (Thursday, 4-5:20pm, 201 Lorch) (joint with Economic Development Seminar) (note different time and place) 10/22: Volha Charnysh, MIT 11/5: Hoyt Bleakley and Paul Rhode, UM Economics 11/14: Ceren Baysan, University of Toronto (Thursday, 4-5:20pm, 201 Lorch) (joint with Economic Development Seminar) (note different time and place) 11/21: Saumitra Jha, Stanford University (Thursday, 4-5:20pm, 201 Lorch) (joint with Economic Development Seminar) (note different time and place) 12/3: Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University Winter 2025 2/4: Amy Pond, Washington University in St. Louis 2/11: Megan Stewart, UM Ford School of Public Policy 2/25: Luis Schenoni, UCL 3/11: Hye Young You, Princeton University 4/8: Layna Mosley, Princeton University 4/15: Aditya Dasgupta, UC Merced 4/22: Christopher Paik, NYU Abu Dhabi Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer - Info Session for Internship Program (In-Person) (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:32:29 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Student Activities Building, Maize and Blue Auditorium, 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States Organized By: University Career Center If you are interested in interning for the Office of Governor Whitmer, please join us on Thursday, November 14 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the Maize & Blue Auditorium (located on the 1st floor of the Student Activities Building).Staff and recruiters from the Governor’s office will be visiting campus to provide an overview of their internship program for both Spring 2025 and Summer 2025. If you are in the Public Service Intern Program or pursuing professional opportunities in government, this is the event for you! Please come prepared with some questions toask the speakers as there will be Q&A for students who attend. Full Article Careers / Jobs
on Miami-Dade County Public Schools Connect Cafe, November 14th (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:31:31 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Organized By: University Career Center Take your coffee break with our recruitment team via live chat to learn about our positions at Miami-Dade County Public Schools!Join us every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month from 4-6pm! Be sure to register here: https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/miami_dade_county_public_schools/s/Xdbb3/0JBLr Full Article Careers / Jobs
on Info Session: Amgen Undergrad Finance Internship Summer 2025 (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:32:14 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Organized By: University Career Center Info Session: Amgen Undergrad Finance Internship Summer 2025 Please join the Amgen corporate finance team for a virtual presentation to learn more about our undergraduate finance internship and biotechnology company. Our summer internship gives students the opportunity to own business-critical projects, participate in a case competition with fellow interns, network with company executives,and much more. Please see event details below. We look forward to meetingyou! Info Session: Amgen Corporate Finance Internship Summer 2025Where: via Teams linkWhen: Thursday, Nov. 14th at 4:00-5:00pm PSTTo apply or to learn more about the internship, search Job ID #R-195767 at careers.amgen.com. Amgen is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. With a foundation of strong values, Amgen uses science and innovation to transform insights into medicines for patients with serious illnesses. Our mission is to serve patients and we embody this in every initiative, goal and task. When you join our team, you’ll make a positive impact in the world. Full Article Careers / Jobs
on EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Neogene history of the Amazon and the role Andean uplift and marine incursions (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:51:43 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Biological Sciences Building Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology This event is part of our ongoing Thursday Seminar Series. About this seminar: The Amazon hosts one of the largest and richest rainforests in the world and has a history going back to the beginning of the Cenozoic (66 Ma). Species richness was mainly driven by climate and geological forces in combination with edaphic and biotic factors. Here I will review the Neogene history and past species composition in the Amazon in the light of Andean uplift, plate-mantle interaction, climate and environmental change, and marine incursions. Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on 34th Annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:49:25 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: Hutchins Hall Organized By: Faculty Senate SPEAKER: JUDITH BUTLER November 14, 2024 4:00-5:30 P.M. 100 Hutchins Hall (Zoom link coming soon) The annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom is named for three U-M faculty members—Chandler Davis, Clement Markert, and Mark Nickerson—who in 1954 were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. All invoked constitutional rights and refused to answer questions about their political associations. The three were suspended from the University with subsequent hearings and committee actions resulting in the reinstatement of Markert, an assistant professor who eventually gained tenure, and the dismissal of Davis, an instructor, and Nickerson, a tenured associate professor. Full Article Lecture / Discussion
on [Figma Workshop 01] Introduction to Styles: Typography & Colors (November 14, 2024 4:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:41:15 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 4:00pm Location: North Quad Organized By: Figma Learning for User Experience (FLUX) In this first workshop session, we learn the basics of colors and typography, and by the end you’ll have a useable fully functional styles set up in Figma that you can use in any project. All FLUX workshops ensure you walk away with something you can use for your own projects. ——— FLUX stands for Figma Learning for User Experience. We are a group of students passionate about user experience design and Figma. Our mission is to create events and activities that support the learning of Figma and UX for students of all levels of expertise and backgrounds across the University of Michigan. Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on The Department of Astronomy 2024-2025 Colloquium Series Presents: (November 14, 2024 3:30pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:45:02 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:30pm Location: West Hall Organized By: Department of Astronomy "XRISM – A New Window into the X-ray Universe" At 23:42 UTC on September 6th, 2023, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, ushering in a new era of high-energy astrophysics. XRISM, an international JAXA/NASA collaboration including participation from ESA, is an advanced X-ray observatory capable of carrying out a science program that will address some of the most important questions in astrophysics in the 2020s. XRISM is essentially a rebuild of the Hitomi (Astro-H) spacecraft that was lost due to an operational mishap early in the mission in 2016. Resolve, the primary instrument on XRISM, is a high-resolution, non-dispersive X-ray spectrometer operating between 0.3-12 keV, providing high-resolution (~5 eV) spectroscopic capabilities in this critical energy band with a response peaking around the ubiquitous 6.4 keV Fe K-alpha line. A wide-field imager, Xtend, will offer simultaneous coverage over nearly a 40’ square field of view, with ~1’ spatial resolution. XRISM will study all manner of astrophysical objects, including galaxies and clusters, AGN, X-ray binaries, supernova remnants, transient phenomena, stars, and the interstellar medium. In this talk, I will highlight some of the scientific topics that XRISM will address, in addition to providing a general status update on the mission. I will discuss the synergies between high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy and observations at other wavelengths, including optical, radio, and IR, and summarize the General Observer program, where funding is available for observers based at U.S. institutions. Full Article Lecture / Discussion
on Topology seminar: The Second Rational Homology of the Torelli Group (November 14, 2024 3:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:07:41 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:00pm Location: East Hall Organized By: Topology Seminar - Department of Mathematics The Torelli group is the subgroup of the mapping class group of a surface acting trivially on the first homology of the surface. The first rational homology of the Torelli group is known for a closed surface of genus 2 by work of Mess, and for closed surfaces of genus at least 3 by work of Johnson. We will discuss forthcoming work with Putman that computes the second rational homology of the Torelli group for all closed surfaces of genus at least 6. In particular, we will show that this homology group is an algebraic representation of the symplectic group. Combined with the work of Kupers and Randal-Williams, this partially resolves Church and Farb's conjecture that the rational homology of the Torelli group is representation stable over the symplectic group. Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on Special Interdisciplinary QC-CM Seminar | Unveiling the Nexus Between Real and Momentum Space Skyrmion in Correlated Systems (November 14, 2024 3:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:29:55 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:00pm Location: Randall Laboratory Organized By: Interdisciplinary QC/CM Seminars In this talk, I will explore the emergent physics resulting from the complex interaction between real-space and momentum-space topology in strongly correlated quantum materials, with a particular focus on skyrmions. Using quantum Hall and quantum spin Hall insulators as key examples, I will explain the mechanisms behind skyrmion formation through electron doping in these correlated and gapped topological systems. We provide a detailed analysis of the phase diagrams and the formation of skyrmion lattices within the Kane-Mele-Hubbard model, supported by calculations from both the unrestricted real-space Hartree-Fock and density matrix renormalization group methods. In these systems, the doped electron and skyrmion form a composite object whose density is governed by the doped electron density. This electron-skyrmion bound state is stabilized by the coupling between the orbital magnetization of the Chern band and the emergent magnetic flux generated by the skyrmion. Moreover, we find that doping induces quantum anomalous Hall crystals, which exhibit quantized Hall conductance and broken translational symmetry. Our theory offers an intrinsic mechanism for the experimentally observed robust quantum anomalous Hall insulator over an extended doping range near a filling factor of ν = 1 in twisted transition metal moiré superlattices. Reference: Miguel Gonçalves and Shi-Zeng Lin, arXiv:2407.12198 Short-bio: Shizeng Lin completed his Ph.D. at the National Institute for Materials Science and the University of Tsukuba in Japan. After earning his Ph.D., he joined Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in 2011, initially as a postdoctoral researcher in the Theoretical Division. In 2014, he was appointed as a scientist at LANL. He is also currently affiliated with the Center for Integrated Nanotechnology at LANL, one of the five Nanoscale Science Research Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Lin’s research primarily focuses on theoretical studies of novel quantum materials, with a particular emphasis on systems characterized by correlation and topology. He received the LANL Laboratory-Directed Research and Development Program Early Career Award in 2017 and the LANL Fellows Prize for Outstanding Research in 2024. Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on Online Adaptation for Safe Control of Constrained Dynamical Systems (November 14, 2024 3:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:55:31 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:00pm Location: Ford Robotics Building Organized By: Michigan Robotics Chair: Prof. Dimitra Panagou Abstract: Advances in sensing modalities and computational power have led to the prospect of a widespread deployment of robots in our society. Central to this objective is developing control and navigation stacks that avoid conservatism, presumed to be measured by a performance metric, while being provably and practically safe. A crucial element that must be accounted for is that controllers, which are typically designed for and tuned in laboratory or highly monitored industrial settings for a specific scenario, may experience a drop in performance and lose their safety guarantees when used elsewhere. It is of paramount importance therefore to import robots with the capability to adapt their controllers online to customize responses to a priori untested environments. In this dissertation, I present (1) tools to adapt any parametric controller using a model-based approach to achieve simultaneous satisfaction of multiple state constraints and enhanced performance; (2) a numerical scheme for predicting future state distributions in systems governed by stochastic dynamics with state-dependent disturbances, which can be utilized in model-predictive approaches; and (3) a method to assist decision-making on dropping (disregarding) constraints when it is not feasible to satisfy all constraints simultaneously. A significant part of the dissertation also focuses on a specific safety-critical control method - control barrier functions (CBF). The CBF-based controllers have garnered interest in recent years due to their ease of implementation. However, finding a theoretically valid CBF remains a challenge and in practice, they are prone to performance degradation and safety violations, especially when multiple CBFs are imposed together. This dissertation introduces a new notion of CBFs, called Rate-Tunable CBFs, that allows for time-varying parameters in theory and online tuning in practice. Full Article Presentation
on NE ScribeAmerica Virtual Information Session 11/14/24 (November 14, 2024 3:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:32:07 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:00pm Location: Organized By: University Career Center Are you looking at a future career in healthcare and need clinical experience? If so, join us for our upcoming virtual info session to learn more about our medical scribe positions! If you are unable to attend this session, no worries we are offering severalother sessions throughout the month! Click on the RSVP link above to find a time that works with your schedule! Full Article Careers / Jobs
on LSA Transfer Information Session (November 14, 2024 3:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:15:28 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:00pm Location: Off Campus Location Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Recruitment Join the LSA Transfer Recruitment Team for our virtual sessions where we will discuss LSA requirements, transfer credit, pre-transfer academic advising, LSA opportunities and other transfer tidbits. Registration is required. Register using link to the right. Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on IOE 899: High-dimensional Optimization with Applications to Compute-Optimal Neural Scaling Laws (November 14, 2024 3:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:10:36 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:00pm Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building Organized By: Industrial & Operations Engineering About the speaker: Courtney Paquette is an assistant professor at McGill University and a CIFAR Canada AI chair, MILA. She was awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship in Computer Science in 2024. Paquette’s research broadly focuses on designing and analyzing algorithms for large-scale optimization problems, motivated by applications in data science. She is also interested in scaling limits of stochastic learning algorithms. She received her PhD from the mathematics department at the University of Washington (2017), held postdoctoral positions at Lehigh University (2017-2018) and the University of Waterloo (NSF postdoctoral fellowship, 2018-2019), and works 20% as a research scientist at Google DeepMind, Montreal. Abstract: Given the massive scale of modern ML models, we now only get a single shot to train them effectively. This restricts our ability to test multiple architectures and hyper-parameter configurations. Instead, we need to understand how these models scale, allowing us to experiment with smaller problems and then apply those insights to larger-scale models. In this talk, I will present a framework for analyzing scaling laws in stochastic learning algorithms using a power-law random features model, leveraging high-dimensional probability and random matrix theory. I will then use this scaling law to address the compute-optimal question: How should we choose model size and hyper-parameters to achieve the best possible performance in the most compute-efficient manner? Full Article Workshop / Seminar
on CMENAS and Georgia State University Lecture Series. Bridging the Gulf: Patterns in Contemporary story from Kuwait to Oman (November 14, 2024 3:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:17:37 -0400 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:00pm Location: Off Campus Location Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies This presentation focuses on the importance of studying contemporary Gulf states. The definition of contemporary in this context considers the period starting from the early 1990s. The reason for this has to do with the collapse of the Soviet Union, regional changes like the invasion of Kuwait and its consequences, and the wider Middle Eastern regional consequences. The presentation also looks at the patterns that emerged in all Gulf states at the same time in different contexts: political, economic, and social. Mahjoob Zweiri is a professor of contemporary politics and Middle Eastern history with a focus on Iran and the Gulf region. He was the director of the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University from 2018 to 2024 and the head of the humanities department from 2011 to 2016. Before joining Qatar University in 2010, Zweiri was a senior researcher in Middle Eastern politics and Iran at the Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan. From March 2003 to December 2006, he was a research fellow and then director of the Centre for Iranian Studies in the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham University. Zweiri has more than 95 publications in the areas of Iran, contemporary Middle Eastern history and politics, Gulf studies, social sciences in universities of the future, and artificial intelligence’s role in social sciences. In addition to Arabic, he is fluent in Farsi and English. Zweiri is the founder and editor of the *Journal of Gulf Studies*, published by Intellect, and editor of the book series *Contemporary Gulf States*. Currently, he is a visiting professor at the University of Michigan. Register and attend over Zoom: https://myumi.ch/pkJWz. Full Article Lecture / Discussion
on IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction Virtual Career Fair (November 14, 2024 2:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:32:41 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 2:00pm Location: Organized By: University Career Center We are excited to inform you that we will be hosting a Sanitation Facilities Construction Virtual Career Fair Event, on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 2:00 pm (ET) - 3:00 pm (ET). This presents a great opportunity for us to engage with talented candidates who are eager to learn more about our organization and potential careeropportunities. Thank you and we look forward to meeting with you! Thank you. SFC Hiring Team Full Article Careers / Jobs
on Developing Educational Interventions Addressing the “Messiness” of Engineering (November 14, 2024 2:00pm) By events.umich.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:22:46 -0500 Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 2:00pm Location: Duderstadt Center Organized By: Engineering Education Research Abstract: Engineering textbooks have problems, and those problems have problems. While they may be complex and time-consuming, textbook problems are “tidy” in that they are well-defined, closed-ended, and decontextualized. In contrast, the practice of engineering is “messy.” The design process is ill-defined, modeling and analysis are open-ended, and the engineered systems affect and are affected by society in positive and negative ways. In this talk I frame the messiness of engineering as an important part of the conversation about DEI in engineering. By exposing students to the messiness of engineering throughout their undergraduate education, instructors can better prepare students for their careers; help students to reflect upon their views and biases; and present engineering as socially constructed, instead of inherently upholding a white supremacist culture. I will then present the SHUTTLE Lab’s design-based research approach to putting some of this messiness back into engineering science courses. Specifically, I will describe our work addressing the messiness of mathematical modeling. We are focused on the professional skill of engineering judgment, and are simultaneously creating open-ended modeling problems, studying emerging engineering modeling judgment, and training faculty to notice and respond to their students’ displays of engineering judgment. Bio: Aaron W. Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering and a Core Faculty member in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. His design-based research focuses on how to re-contextualize engineering science engineering courses to better reflect and prepare students for the reality of ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. Aaron holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Michigan and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was an instructor in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Outside of work, Aaron enjoys collecting LEGO NASA sets, camping, and playing disc golf. Full Article Workshop / Seminar
