The likely U.S. longshoreman strike and its implications for agricultural trade

Disruptions ahead for some developing countries exporting to the U.S.

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Global Food Policy Report 2024: Improving governance to create supportive environments for diet and nutrition policies

Key steps to strengthen institutions and relationships

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World Food Day 2024: The critical role of healthy diets for realizing the right to food

IFPRI's 2024 Global Food Policy Report on a key paradigm shift.

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Mercosur Outlook launch: Charting a course for sustainable agricultural growth amid uncertainty

Meeting challenges of the coming growing season and beyond in South America.

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Unleashing the potential of Generation Z for food system transformation in Africa

A new research agenda.

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Global Food Policy Report 2024: Leveraging plant-source foods for sustainable healthy diets

Integrating more fruits, vegetables, and other high-quality crops into food systems.

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From risk to resilience: How strategic government partnerships can enhance access to insurance-linked credit for smallholders in Zambia

The power of bundled solutions

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India lifts export restrictions on rice

Assessing impacts on global markets and African consumers.

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Resource-poor rice farmers in Myanmar suffer double impact from political conflict

Productivity erodes amid turmoil.

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The Order for Miata Holdings Inc. published October 31, 2024 in (2024), 47 OSCB 8430 contained a typographical error. The lettered list following the second paragraph should be numbered as follows:

"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks, a dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world. Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's— Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in New York City. If they'd died then, history would scarcely remember them. At the time, Churchill was a politician on the outs, his loyalty to his class and party suspect. Orwell was a mildly successful novelist, to put it generously. No one would have predicted that by the end of the 20th century they would be considered two of the most important people in British history for having the vision and courage to campaign tirelessly, in words and in deeds, against the totalitarian threat from both the left and the right. Together, to an extent not sufficiently appreciated, they kept the West's compass set toward freedom as its due north. It's not easy to recall now how lonely a position both men once occupied. By the late 1930's, democracy was discredited in many circles, and authoritarian rulers were everywhere in the ascent. There were some who decried the scourge of communism, but saw in Hitler and Mussolini 'men we could do business with,' if not in fact saviors. And there were others who saw the Nazi and fascist threat as malign, but tended to view communism as the path to salvation. Churchill and Orwell, on the other hand, had the foresight to see clearly that the issue was human freedom— that whatever its coloration, a government that denied its people basic freedoms was a totalitarian menace and had to be resisted. In the end, Churchill and Orwell proved their age's necessary men. The glorious climax of Churchill and Orwell is the work they both did in the decade of the 1940'sto triumph over freedom's enemies. And though Churchill played the larger role in the defeat of Hitler and the Axis, Orwell's reckoning with the menace of authoritarian rule in Animal Farm and 1984 would define the stakes of the Cold War for its 50-year course, and continues to give inspiration to fighters for freedom to this day. Taken together, in Thomas E. Ricks's masterful hands, their lives are a beautiful testament to the power of moral conviction, and to the courage it can take to stay true to it, through thick and thin." -- Provided by publisher.

Details the attractions, national parks, restaurants, accommodations, outdoor activities, and local history of Washington, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Travel writer and Michigan native Paul Vachon shares his expert perspective on the Great Lakes State, guiding you on a memorable and unique experience.

Provides background information on the Canary Islands; describes the major sights, and suggests hotels, restaurants, entertainment, and outdoor activities.

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Packed with landmark sights, world-renowned museums, awe-inspiring churches, fabulous trattorias, and, of course, the Vatican, Rome is a city that's worth returning to over and over again. And with so much to see and do in the Eternal City, Fodor's Rome is the guide to help travelers make the most of every trip.

"New York Times-bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman compiles and contextualizes the best of his articles and essays from the past decade. Chuck Klosterman has created an incomparable body of work in books, magazines, newspapers, and on the Web. His writing spans the realms of culture and sports, while also addressing interpersonal issues, social quandaries, and ethical boundaries. Klosterman has written nine previous books, helped found and establish Grantland, served as the New York Times MagazineEthicist, worked on film and television productions, and contributed profiles and essays to outlets such asGQ, Esquire,Billboard, The A.V. Club, andThe Guardian. Chuck Klosterman's tenth book (akaChuck Klosterman X) collects his most intriguing of those pieces, accompanied by fresh introductions and new footnotes throughout. Klosterman presents many of the articles in their original form, featuring previously unpublished passages and digressions. Subjects include Breaking Bad, Lou Reed, zombies, KISS, Jimmy Page, Stephen Malkmus, steroids, Mountain Dew, Chinese Democracy, The Beatles, Jonathan Franzen, Taylor Swift, Tim Tebow, Kobe Bryant, Usain Bolt, Eddie Van Halen, Charlie Brown, the Cleveland Browns, and many more cultural figures and pop phenomena. This is a tour of the past decade from one of the sharpest and most prolific observers of our unusual times"-- Provided by publisher.

"Penguins— our lovable, cute, flightless friends who are constantly dressed for a formal occasion— have always fascinated humans. As we shuffle through life one day at a time, it's easy to take things far too seriously, but when we see penguins taking a walk in our shoes it's impossible not to recognize how silly we can actually be. Featuring humorous illustrations with captions that show penguins in the day-to-day situations that we've all experienced— from a relaxing day at the beach to a stressful morning commute— PENGUINS OF AMERICA is a hilarious and charming send-up of daily life." -- from Amazon.com

"An extraordinary, path-breaking, and penetrating book on the life and work and creative inspirations of the great children's book genius Maurice Sendak, who since his death in 2012 has only grown in his stature and recognition as a major American artist, period. Polymath and master interviewer Jonathan Cott first interviewed Maurice Sendak in 1976 for Rolling Stone, just at the time when Outside Over There, the concluding and by far the strangest volume of a trilogy that began with Where The Wild Things Areand In the Night Kitchen, was gestating. Over the course of their wide-ranging and revelatory conversation about his life, work, and the fantasies and obsessions that drove his creative process, they focused on many of the themes and images that would appear in the new book five years later. Drawing on that interview, There's a Mystery There is a profound examination of the inner workings of a complicated genius's torments and inspirations that ranges over the entirety of his work and his formative life experiences, and uses Outside Over There, brilliantly and originally, as the key to understanding just what made this extravagantly talented man tick. To gain multiple perspectives on that intricate and multifaceted book, Cott also turns to four "companion guides": a Freudian analyst, a Jungian analyst, an art historian, and Sendak's great friend and admirer, the playwright Tony Kushner. The book is richly illustrated with examples from Sendak's work and other related images." -- Provided by publisher.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 7:00pm
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Kristen Pellegrino, recipient of the 2024 Christopher Kendall Award from the SMTD Alumni Board, presents a guest lecture with support from the Department of Music Education.

Many researchers have found connections between (a) developing a strong teacher identity; (b) building connections among themselves, their subject, and their students; and (c) positively affecting student learning and teacher satisfaction/ resilience. I will briefly share how I became interested in studying music teacher identity and my process of reframing how to study it. Then, I will spend most of the session sharing what I have learned about college music education majors’ music teacher identity development, and public-school string teachers’ and music teachers’ experiences, beliefs, teaching practices, and identities.

KRISTEN PELLEGRINO, Professor of Music Education at the University of Texas at San Antonio and Past-President of American String Teachers Association, has 40 scholarly publications. In addition to international and national research journal articles and book chapters, Kristen was co-editor of two Oxford University Press books (2019, 2023). She is currently co-authoring a third book, Conway Publications’ *Journeys of Becoming and Being Music Teachers* (forthcoming, 2025). Pellegrino’s degrees are from the University of Michigan (Ph.D. in music education; M.M. in violin/chamber music performance) and the Eastman School of Music (B.M. in music education; B.M. in violin performance).

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:30pm
Location: East Quad 1511
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Join us every Wednesday in East Quad 1511 from 6:30-7:30 for a fun evening of meditation with live musical accompaniment, breathing exercises, insightful discussions, and a free vegetarian dinner! Open to anyone, regardless of meditation experience! If you're looking for a place to relax and destress in the middle of your busy week, this club is for you! 

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:30pm
Location: Gretchen's House
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

"True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice."
--Gichin Funakoshi- Founder of Shotokan Karate Fall 2024 Practice Schedule Wednesday 6:30pm - 8:15pm  @  Gretchen's House, 1580 Dhu Varren Rd Sunday 2:30pm - 4:30pm  @  B225 Medium Multi-purpose Room, Intramural Sports Building (please complete the liability waiver prior to your first Sunday practice)    Exceptions -- Sunday 9/1 practice 2-4pm; no practice on 10/13 & 12/1New members are always welcome. No previous experience is necessary. Just come to any practice. You may watch a practice or actually participate when you come. If you want to participate, wear loose fitting clothes, trim your nails, and no jewelry.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:00pm
Location: 4448 East Hall
Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Interested in jumpstarting a purpose-driven career and making an impact with elementary, middle school, or high school students this coming spring? Join Teach For America to learn about a paid, part-time, virtual tutoring opportunity as a TFA Ignite Fellow.As a TFA Ignite Fellow, you become a catalyst for change, driving educational success for the students you work with. Our program is designed to break down barriers for students in low income communities, creating limitless learning opportunities. Your efforts will help students achieve their full potential, making education accessible and impactful.Looking for opportunities to gain real world experience and grow as a professional? Join our info session to learn details about the fellowship experience and application process.*Open to all undergraduate and graduate students and accepting applications for Spring 2025**All majors welcome*

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Computer Graphics

At Michigan Computer Graphics (MCG), our goal is to offer all interested campus members a unique platform to explore, learn, discuss, and engage with the various disciplines of computer graphics (CG). You'll have the opportunity to collaborate on exciting projects, develop creative skills, and expand your network within the industry and beyond.

This is MCG's weekly general meeting. Join us for a variety of content and events, including introductory presentations, hands-on projects, and guest speakers!

https://michigancg.org/

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Taubman Health Sciences Library Room 6000
Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan

Welcome! Whether or not you're a member of ESPA, we encourage you to join us in this workshop to learn about and practice forming elevator pitches. 
Here, you will learn how you can quickly pitch your research to a a variety of audiences both familiar and unfamiliar with your discipline, helping you catch the attention of individuals ranging from policy-makers to fellow scientists. If you want to hone your ability to quickly explain your work in an eye-catching fashion, join us for this workshop and grab some free food while you're at it!

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: The initial Human Genome Project was a landmark achievement, serving as an essential resource for basic and clinical science, as well as for understanding human history, for over two decades. However, it needs an upgrade due to missing data, inaccurately assembled regions, and its inability to fully represent and identify sequence variants equitably. A single reference map, regardless of its completeness, cannot encapsulate the variation across the human population, leading to biases and ultimately inequity in genomic studies. Recognizing this limitation, the new initiative known as the Human Pangenome Project aims to deliver hundreds of highly accurate and complete genomes. This effort intends to define all bases of each chromosome from telomere to telomere (T2T), ensuring a broader representation of common variants across the human species. Achieving these goals will require the rise of new tools and technology standards for complete genome assemblies and pangenomics, which will have broad and lasting impact on genomic research.

Short bio: Throughout her career, she has developed innovative computational and experimental approaches to advance understanding of centromeric and pericentromeric DNAs. She works at the forefront of genome technologies as part of the T2T and Pangenome initiative to construct genetic and epigenetic maps to expand our understanding of their structure and function. As a group leader, she prioritizes fostering a creative and scientifically rigorous environment that supports inclusivity and diversity within our scientific team. She also prioritizes training that operates at the intersection of science, justice, and equity.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Emerging Democracies

Immigration has become a polarizing issue across democratic, authoritarian, and transitioning contexts. Anti-immigrant rhetoric has become part of the standard playbook for authoritarian populists. Immigration policies in ostensibly democratic countries are becoming more restrictive, all while political conflict, war, pandemics, and intensifying climate change are leading to greater numbers of people migrating in search of safety and a better life. With immigration discourse taking up much of the oxygen in politics across the world, understanding the interconnections among immigration, democracy, and authoritarianism has become more important than ever. This roundtable brings together distinguished scholars to discuss how controversies surrounding immigration and immigrants have become critical for sustaining or upending democracy.

Moderator: Nandini Dey, Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Democracies.

Speakers:

Rebecca Wai
Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department, Freedom House Emerging Democracies Fellow, University of Michigan

Erin Chung
Professor of Political Science, Charles D. Miller Chair in East Asian Politics, Department of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University

Alexandra Filindra
Professor of Political Science & Psychology, University of Illinois-Chicago

Silvia Pedraza
Professor of Sociology and American Culture, University of Michigan

Zoom webinar link
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Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Algebraic Geometry Seminar - Department of Mathematics

Joint work with Ailsa Keating (Cambridge). We prove the homological mirror symmetry conjecture of Kontsevich for K3 surfaces in the following form: The Fukaya category of a projective K3 surface is equivalent to the derived category of coherent sheaves on the mirror, which is a K3 surface of Picard rank 19 over the field of formal Laurent series. This builds on prior work of Seidel (who proved the theorem in the case of the quartic surface), Sheridan, Lekili--Ueda, and Ganatra--Pardon--Shende.

I will try to keep prerequisites to a minimum, in particular, I will not assume prior knowledge of the Fukaya category.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

TBA

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Learning Seminar in Algebraic Combinatorics - Department of Mathematics

By what has been shown in previous talks, we have seen that we can show coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a realizable matroid can be realized via specific computations in the Chow ring of its wonderful compactification. In this talk, we will introduce the notion of Poincare duality algebras, which are graded algebras with a degree function giving an isomorphism from the top degree to the base field that induces a non-degenerate pairing between complementary degrees of the algebra. Furthermore, we will introduce a notion of hard Lefschetz and Hodge-Riemann relations for such algebras. When a Poincare duality algebra satisfies a certain version of these properties, we can show that the log-concavity of its "volume polynomial" is equivalent to the eigenvalues of a symmetric form on the algebra arising from the Hodge-Riemann relations. Because the Hodge-Riemann relations in appropriate degree imply the log-concavity of the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of the matroid, this framework gives us a program to establish the log-concavity result. Throughout this talk, I will attempt to provide intuition from the case of the Chow rings of smooth projective varieties.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

If you have a quick question or have a time sensitive matter, attend the Rackham Consultation Services open office hours weekly on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. In the interest of providing students as much privacy as possible, you may spend a brief time in a waiting room if the resolution officer is engaged with another student. They will be with you as quickly as possible.
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Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $200,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! Our grant programs include the Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund and the Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant.

Join us in these information sessions to learn more about which grant program is right for your project and get the support you and your team needs through the application process!

Info sessions take place virtually every Tuesday from 10-11a and every Wednesday from 2-3p. Come chat with us!

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

HHS is hosting the virtual event for veterans, “Webinar Honoring HHS Veterans: Exploring Career Paths in Science and Medicine at HHS” on Wednesday, November 13, from 1-3 p.m. ET. Veterans, register for the webinar: Veterans in Action: Careersin Health Science and Medicine at HHSThe webinar will showcaseveterans excelling in diverse career opportunities across HHS in health science and medicine and provide veterans with valuable advice for pursuing similar opportunities. Our veteran panelists from CDC, FDA, and NIH will share insights into their careers and discuss how their military service has shaped their paths.Veterans, join us to discover essential roles in the federal government and to receive valuable advice for pursuingsimilar opportunities. The webinar is open to the public.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

You are invited to an interview with Mayo Clinic's Respiratory Care department on Wednesday, Nov. 13th! Our hiring leaders will be conducting virtual interviews between 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST. Consider joining our Respiratory Care department in Southwest MN! We are currently offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus and offer relocation assistance, in addition to ourimpressive benefits package!If you are interested in interviewing, please complete the two steps below and someone from Mayo Clinic Recruitment Team will reach out to you to confirm your appointment: 
Formally Apply Here
Schedule Interview Time Here
 Want to learn more about this opportunity? Listen to quick video about the Mayo Clinic: Why join the Mayo Clinic respiratory care team Please contact Jenna Kidd at Kidd.Jenna@mayo.edu with any questions.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

You are invited to an interview with Mayo Clinic's Respiratory Care department on Wednesday, Nov. 13th! Our hiring leaders will be conducting virtual interviews between 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST. Consider joining our Respiratory Care department in Austin, MN! We are currently offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus and offer relocation assistance, in addition to our impressive benefits package!If you are interested in interviewing,please complete the two steps below and someone from Mayo Clinic Recruitment Team will reach out to you to confirm your appointment: 
Formally Apply Here
Schedule Interview Time Here
 Want to learn more about this opportunity? Listen to quick video about the Mayo Clinic: Why join the Mayo Clinic respiratory care team Please contact Jenna Kidd at Kidd.Jenna@mayo.edu with any questions.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

Naval warfare was confined for centuries to surface combat and undersea clashes. In the 20th century, aerial warfare became the third domain, and shortly thereafter, the electromagnetic spectrum also appeared. When navies began to make use of the airwaves, they soon discovered those waves could also be exploited as a source of information about the opposing force, beginning the discipline of electronic intelligence (ELINT). Furthermore, navies learned the value of interrupting or corrupting the enemy’s communication signals that were transmitted in the “ether," leading to the method of fighting termed electronic warfare (EW).

In this book, Wildenberg cuts through the secrecy about this understandably mysterious domain of combat. He offers details on aircraft and methods and provides a layman’s set of definitions of terms. Wildenberg shares lessons learned from World War II skirmishes as well as clashes in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, while providing the audience with a foundational understanding of this complex form of combat in all its forms.

This book discloses rarely covered concepts and methods that will shape future conflict among great powers.

About the Author:
Thomas Wildenberg is an independent historian and scholar with special interests in aviators, naval aviation, and technological innovation in the military. He has written extensively about the U.S. Navy during the interwar period. His articles have appeared in several scholarly journals, including the Journal of Military History, American Neptune, Air Power History, and U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. He is the author of several books on naval history covering such varied topics as replenishment at sea, the development of dive bombing, and the history of the torpedo in the U.S. Navy. His interest in the personalities of innovators has led to books on Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves, Billy Mitchel, Charles Stark Draper, and Howard Hughes. His latest work, “The Origins of Aegis,” has just been released by the Naval Institute Press.

Mr. Wildenberg served as a Ramsey Fellow at the National Air and Space Museum from 1999-2000. He is a recipient of the Arthur W. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History (2012), the Surface Navy Association Literary Award (2005), and two John Laymen Awards from the North American Society for Oceanic History for best naval history (2013) and best biography (2003). He received the Air Force Historical Foundation's award for the best article in the 2009 volume of Air Power History, was awarded an honorable mention in the Ernest J. Eller Prize in Naval History (1994), and received the Edward S. Miller Naval War College Research Fellowship (1998).

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm
Location: 1330 Mason Hall
Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan

Join ONSF for our semester kick-off sessions! Come learn about the Truman Scholarship, STEM award opportunities, and more!

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Asian Languages and Cultures

Upcoming DEI event, "Revisiting the Divide: A Dialogue Between Asian and Asian American Studies," this Wednesday, November 13th!

This conversation will bring together scholars of Asian Studies and Asian American Studies to reflect on the academic divisions between these two fields. We kindly request that you RSVP at the QR code on the poster below or this link, as seating and food will be limited.

Please join us for a light lunch and fruitful discussion from 12-1:30 PM in the Rackham West Conference Room.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Upcoming or recent graduates, please tune in on November 13th to learn all about the Science Policy Fellowship! In thispanel discussion we’ll be joined by both the Science Policy Fellowship program director as well as current and former fellows. Lisa, Rebecca, Kush and Irina will share their own unique career journeys – plus perspectives on how the Science Policy Fellowship has shaped where they are today. Additionally, our panel will provide insights into project work, skills development, and tips on applying to the program. Learn how you can put your education to work while making a tangible impact in thescience and technology policy arena at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).We’ll also share background on IDA's culture and the mission behind the work we do.The Science Policy Fellowship is a two-year program from the Science and Technology Policy Institute – one of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ three FFRDCs. The fellowship provides recent bachelor’s or master’s degree recipients with aunique opportunity to use their critical thinking and analytic skills to work on a diverse set of challenges in science and technology policy areas, including energy and the environment, space sciences, innovation and competitiveness, evaluation, life sciences, information technologies, national security, and STEM education. Fellows will be involved in collaborative research for leaders in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President and other Federal Government organizations, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.Innovative, analytical self-starters who are able to work well in teams are encouraged to apply. Previous policy experience is not required. Ideal candidates will have at leasta BS/BA degree conferred between May 2023 and July 2025. MA/MS-degree candidates and recipients are also encouraged to apply, provided their bachelor’s degrees are within the May 2022 – July 2024 timeframe. Have specific questions for our panelists? Email us at employment@ida.org and we’ll answer them duringthe session. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions live during the panel. Tune in via Zoom on November, 13th at 12pmEST for this virtual opportunity! https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/j/1615153527Webinar Passcode: 369321 

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm
Location: dije Office Lounge (Room 1001) Education Building
Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan

The dije Office in the Marsal Family School of Education is eager to host a multitude of events for our community. Use this Sessions track to register for our upcoming programs. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Come meet BioMarin at ABRCMS Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.   Booth # 510 Site is for ABCRMS Conference Attendees only, November 13th-16th, 2024.  We look forward to discussing our 2025 InternshipOpportunities in Research & Technical Operations. Benefits of a BioMarin Internship:  
Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to on-the-job experiences.
Comprehensive, value-added project(s).
Work in teams andwith colleagues in a professional environment.
Develop skills specific to your major.
Opportunities for professional development by building relationships and learning about other parts of the business.
Paid company holidays, sick time, and housing/transportationassistance available for eligible students.  
Roles based in San Rafael, CA, Novato, CA and virtual.
Assistance with housing/transportation to help alleviate costs associated with the internship.*

 About BioMarin:We transform lives through genetic discovery.In 1997, we were founded to make a big difference in small patient populations. For more than two decades, going our own way has led to countless breakthroughs, bettering the lives of those suffering from rare genetic disease. Now, we seek to make an even greater impact by applying the same science-driven, patient-forward approach that propelled our last 25 years of drug development to larger genetic disorders, as well as genetic subsets of more common conditions. If you thrive on being part of a nimble, patient centric culture with an entrepreneurial spirit, please  consider applying. Successful employees at BioMarin go above and beyond to serve patients andtheir families, work collaboratively across matrix teams, actively participate in their community, and rely on sound business planning to pull through opportunities in their market. An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:02am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Stamps Gallery commissioned Michelle Hinojosa (MFA, 2023) to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the Gallery. Hinojosa has created log cabin quilts to adorn the columns in front of Stamps Gallery. The log cabin quilts traditionally represent the warm hearth at the center of a home. This installation reflects on the interplay between home, placemaking, labor, and intergenerational memories of migration. Rather than quilting cotton designed to softly embrace the body, these quilts are sewn from outdoor grade, UV-resistant polyester. The quilt is an ode to Hinojosa’s grandmother who illegally crossed the US/Mexico border holding her babies and her quilts. As she and her family drove across the United States to work in the fields of the Salinas Valley, the quilts offered a safe space for her and her family. Hinojosa celebrates their resilience to her grandmother and elders while also drawing attention to precarity and violence experienced by refugees and migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in our present today.
Artist’s bio:
Michelle Inez Hinojosa is an artist, educator, and researcher whose work is informed by Indigenous and Latine/x/a/o studies. Born and raised in Texas, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in both drawing and painting and art education with a minor in art history at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. She works with quilting, bead weaving, embroidery, jewelry, transparent film installations, painting, ceramics, and sculpture to honor and explore the history of migration in her family and humanize the current discourse around migration still occurring at the southern border. Alongside her artwork she maintains a writing practice to re-story, re-make, and re-claim the often subordinated narratives of Latinx, Chicanx, Mexican, and Texican peoples.

Recently, Hinojosa was named an inaugural Creative Careers Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan, she has also attended residencies at Mildred's Lane (Pennsylvania), Anderson Ranch Art Center (Aspen, CO) and The Cedars Union (Dallas, TX).

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections, We Write To You About Africa is a complete reinstallation and doubling of the Museum’s space dedicated to African art. 

Featuring a wide range of artworks—from historic Yoruba and Kongo figures to contemporary works by African and African American artists, such as Sam Nhlengenthwa, Masimba Hwati, Jon Onye Lockard and Shani Peters—the exhibition directly addresses the complex and difficult histories inherent to African art collections in the Global North, including their entanglements with colonization and global efforts to repatriate African artworks to the continent.

Art collections, by their very nature, can not be anything other than subjective. With I Write To You About Africa, we examine the subjective ways UMMA and the University of Michigan as a whole have collected and presented art from and connected to the African diaspora.

Drawn from art collections across the U-M campus, a special section of the exhibition highlights how the founding of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the African Studies Center (ASC) impacted U–M’s collecting practices. This section includes an exciting and ongoing project—contemporary African artists, scholars, and curators will be asked to write about their work on postcards, in their first language, and mail them to UMMA where they will be displayed alongside their works. 

We Write To You About Africa will be a reinstallation of the Museum’s Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery of African art and the connected Alfred A Taubman Gallery II. It is slated to open in 2021 and will be on view indefinitely.

Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the African Studies Center.
 

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Registration required to be invited to thevirtual  info session happening on Wednesday November 13th from 11am-12pm PST. Register here -  https://go.gene.com/PTDU-OSA-Info-Session-2024 During this Info Session, you will learn more about the Pharma Technical Development (PTDU) organization and the OutstandingStudent Award (OSA) program, which includes a paid 12-week long summer (May/June 2025 start dates) internship at Genentech which happens on-site in South San Francisco, California.  Target Audience: This info session is for undergraduate junior or seniors majoring in STEM who are looking for a Summer 2025 internship.  PTDU/OSA Award Details: 
Founded by Genentech to recognize outstanding students passionate about biotechnology
OSA award recipients will receive a paid internship opportunity in PTDUat Genentech in South San Francisco, CA
Recipients will also receive an additional $2,500 award
 EligibilityCriteria:
Enrolled in junior or senior year of undergraduate degree
Students from all majors with a passion for biotechnology are welcome
Demonstrated interested in biotech, strong critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills
Experience working in research labs or industry is highly desirable

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00am
Location: Alice Lloyd Hall
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Alice Lloyd residents are invited to share stories and tales close to their culture and background in a community journal. Want to share your favorite bedtime story? Stop by the Alice Lloyd Living Room.

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00am
Location: Online
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

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