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SC2 Coffee Hour (November 13, 2024 10:00am)

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 10:00am
Location: M36 Coffee Shop
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations


Stop By for a Coffee. Just find us in the coffee shop, and we will order it for you. Coffee Hour also provides an opportunity to ask any questions about the club or scientific computing in general. If the coffee hour is at M36, be sure to check for us in the basement seating area. We will always have a sign so you can recognize us.



  • Social / Informal Gathering

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German Convo on the Go (November 13, 2024 10:00am)

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 10:00am
Location: Burton Memorial Tower
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures


Meet at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.' Note that the group leaves at 10am sharp.



  • Social / Informal Gathering

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Welcome Wednesdays with the Alumni Association (November 13, 2024 9:00am)

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 9:00am
Location: Alumni Center
Organized By: Alumni Association


The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan hosts Welcome Wednesdays for U-M students most Wednesday mornings throughout the fall and winter semesters. Start your day with free coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and a breakfast snack thanks to Alumni Association members.

Students can stop by the Alumni Center from 9 a.m. to noon for during the dates listed and make sure to bring your Mcard!



  • Social / Informal Gathering

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INFOcon 2024 - The Future of Information Science (November 13, 2024 8:00am)

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 8:00am
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center


INFOcon 2024Wednesday, November13 to Thursday, November 14, 2024 Central Standard Time INFOcon 2024 is a free, multi-day, online conference for those interested in, studying in, or researching in the field of information science. The conference will consist of presentations from faculty from across the iSchools Collaborative Network on emerging topics in the field. Topics include:
CCI Data Science
Trauma Informed Librarianship in Movement: Learning, Unlearning, Questioning, and Relearning to Foster Empathy Driven Information
Meeting in the middle: De-siloing scholarly and science communication research in iSchools
Taking Arms against a Sea of Chatbot Sludge
Hitting the mark or losing the shot: inclusive efforts in archives
Unveiling Histories: provenance and CSI in Rare Books Cataloging
Cataloging today, tomorrow and forever : What does it mean to be a cataloger in 2025?
"Blockchain and Record keeping: Opportunities for Information Professionals in the World of Web3."
"Different and Boundary-Pushing:" How Blind and Low Vision Youth Live Code Experimental Music Together
Advocacy in Libraries
The Art of Leading Data Analytics Teams
Operationalizing AI: From Strategy to Scalable Solutions
Consumer Health Information Practices
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
​Register for the event to receive the Zoom password for each session. For more information or to learn about the iSchools Collaborative (Host of INFOcon) visit https://www.ischools.org/infocon




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Mission Meals Collective and Sheltering in Place

Since the beginning of shelter-in-place orders in March, businesses across the U.S. have been forced to close their doors in accordance with shelter-in-place restrictions. While many storefronts now stand quiet and vacant, Eterna Primavera Bakery on 24th and Alabama streets is an exception to the desolation. Every Sunday since early March, the Guatemalan bakery transforms … Continue reading Mission Meals Collective and Sheltering in Place




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How Wine Country is Adapting to Climate Change

Earthquakes, fires, floods and drought have been a part of Wine Country in the last decade. Napa and Sonoma winemakers discuss what they're doing to adapt to the constantly changing climate.




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Winter Solstice Isn’t Complete Without a Bowl of Tang Yuan Soup

When you can’t celebrate Dong Zhi with family, a well-prepared bowl of soup can keep traditions alive—and even make new ones.




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How a Thematic Christmas Celebration Can Connect Distant Family

Even though we can’t be together this year, an ever-changing tradition will bring our family together with dishes from Japan.




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Amawele’s Cuisine Brings South African Flavors to San Francisco

Pam and Wendy Drew are South African identical twins who do everything together; from travel to entering the same career paths and now owning and operating Amawele’s Cuisine in San Francisco. The name of their restaurant came easy—it simply means “The Twins” in Zulu.   Amawele’s Cuisine serves what Wendy and Pam consider to be … Continue reading Amawele’s Cuisine Brings South African Flavors to San Francisco




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Fruit & Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets: 2024 FRESH Science Conference

Fruit & Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets: 2024 FRESH Science Conference

Poor diets are a primary cause of malnutrition and the leading cause of disease worldwide. Improving diets, especially through increasing fruit and vegetable intake, can help to address these health and nutrition challenges. However, fruit and vegetable intake falls below recommended levels globally. The factors contributing to low fruit and vegetable consumption are complex, requiring […]

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Against the grain: Could farmers feed the world and heal the planet?

Against the grain: Could farmers feed the world and heal the planet?

Humanity relies on agriculture to provide nourishment, yet there is an urgent need to reduce the agricultural sector’s environmental footprint. Meeting these two goals is crucial for both people and the planet to thrive. Please join us for a conversation featuring Roger Thurow, award-winning author and journalist, whose recently released book argues it is possible […]

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Navigating the Trade Landscape: A Latin American Perspective building on the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference

Navigating the Trade Landscape: A Latin American Perspective building on the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference

The governance of agricultural and food trade is facing unprecedented challenges in a rapidly evolving global landscape. As traditional agricultural trade issues, such as domestic support and market access, seem to lose their prominence and the feasibility of advancing with a multilateral strategy diminishes, the focus is shifting toward the environmental and nutritional dimensions of […]

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The 16th China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) – IFPRI Annual Conference

The 16th China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) – IFPRI Annual Conference

The China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) and IFPRI are delighted to announce the Sixteenth CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference, co-organized with Hunan Agricultural University (HUNAU). The theme of 2024 conference is Bridging Sustainability: Integrating Green Finance for Agricultural and Rural Development. Internationally and nationally renowned scholars have been invited to present and discuss their insights at the […]

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The Socio-Economic Impact of Armed Conflict on Sudanese Urban Households

The Socio-Economic Impact of Armed Conflict on Sudanese Urban Households

The ongoing conflict in Sudan has been concentrated in cities, with major impacts on urban households. Large numbers of families are displaced, employment is down dramatically, and most children are unable to go to school. A comprehensive survey conducted earlier this year by IFPRI’ Sudan Strategy Support Program and the United Nations Development Programme provides […]

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Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security

Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security

The Learning Support for a Sub-Saharan Africa Multi-Country Climate Resilience Program for Food Security, launched in 2023, aims to enhance food security and climate resilience across 14 African countries. This collaboration among CGIAR, the World Food Programme, and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has three pillars: scaling disaster risk financing, transforming food systems […]

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IFPRI @ 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29)

IFPRI @ 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29)

IFPRI is pleased to participate in the 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22, 2024. COP29 is a pivotal opportunity to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis. With global temperatures hitting record highs, and extreme weather events affecting people around the globe. […]

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Advancing Sustainable Agri-food Systems for Climate Resilience, Food Security, and Global Collaboration

Advancing Sustainable Agri-food Systems for Climate Resilience, Food Security, and Global Collaboration

The livestream will be available on Tuesday November 12, 2024 at 5:00 – 6:30 pm (America/Sao_Paulo) / 3:00 – 4:30 pm (US/Eastern). Join us for an in-depth discussion on Avanzar2030, an evidence-based initiative that identifies promising innovations in agri-food systems and estimates the costs of implementing them. Launched in response to the 2021 UN Food […]

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Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Connecting the Dots Across Systems

Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Connecting the Dots Across Systems

South Asia grapples with escalating levels of malnutrition in various forms, including undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies, alongside increasing incidence of diet-related non-communicable diseases. Malnutrition results from a complex interplay of factors incorporating household and individual decision-making, agriculture and food systems, healthcare services, education, and socio-ecological systems that determine access to services and […]

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Malawi faces a food crisis: why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done (The Conversation)

The Conversation Africa has published an oped by Joachim De Weerdt and Jan Duchoslav analyzing the food security situation in Malawi, which has been put at severe risk by the drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern. 




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World Food Safety Day 2024: Empowering consumers and small businesses with information

Targeting interventions to benefit public health.




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Re-imagining Africa’s food security within the context of climate change and ecological sustainability

Re-imagining Africa’s food security within the context of climate change and ecological sustainability

This press-release was initially published by WWF on December 12, 2023.  WWF, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, IFPRI, CGIAR, and AfDB have released a new report to help African countries to achieve food security and implement climate and nature commitments. The report is based on a joint study, executed with the technical support […]

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The timing of the Red Sea attacks could not be worse for Democrats (Politico)

The timing of the Red Sea attacks could not be worse for Democrats (Politico)

Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber is quoted in a Politico story about how the growing military conflict in a key trade corridor is threatening to unleash economic havoc on the global economy ahead of November. “If energy prices go up and remain high, you’d see food inflation persisting,” said Joe Glauber. He added that potential […]

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Satellite images show devastation in Sudan 1 year since conflict began (ABC News)

Satellite images show devastation in Sudan 1 year since conflict began (ABC News)

"Satellite imagery shows the reduction in green vegetation cover, the increased aridity points to the neglect or destruction of previously irrigated fields” Oliver Kirui told ABC News.

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Empowering Researchers in South Asia to Unlock Economic Insights: International CGE Modeling Training Program in New Delhi

Empowering Researchers in South Asia to Unlock Economic Insights: International CGE Modeling Training Program in New Delhi

New Delhi, May 3, 2024: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight, in partnership with the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), and ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP), successfully concluded today the weeklong ‘International […]

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Pivotal: Confronting hunger and poverty in Nigeria (Africa Independence Television)

Pivotal: Confronting hunger and poverty in Nigeria (Africa Independence Television)

Nigeria’s current economic crisis continues to attract media attention. On 26 June 2024 Africa Independence Television (AIT) hosted a panel discussion on the television program “Pivotal” focused on confronting hunger and poverty. The panel, moderated by Nabila Usman, included Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader, IFPRI-Nigeria, Andrew Mamudu, Country Director, Action Aid, and Abdullahi Mohammad, Associate, […]

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Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record (The Conversation Africa)

Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record (The Conversation Africa)

An op-ed by IFPRI’s Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos analyses Sudan’s ongoing severe food crisis: “After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest situation report, released on 27 June, reveals a grim picture: more than half the population of 47.2 million is […]

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Clean Fuels Conference

The Clean Fuels Conference connects key players of the biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel industry for one can’t-miss event. Clean fuels for land, sea and sky come together for a week of expert sessions, exhibits and showcases. Attendees include clean fuels producers and marketers, distributors, feedstock providers, fleet managers, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), ESG officers and members of the media.

Clean Fuels Alliance America is providing a limited number of travel assistance packages to CC&C coalition directors to further your clean fuel education and industry connections at the Clean Fuels Conference 2025. If you are interested and can attend the event in its entirety, submit a brief application by Oct. 15.