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FREE SCREENING: The Last Mountain!

Posted: 
11/16/2011
Contact Name: 
Chlipala, Marylou mlouisa@umich.edu

FREE SCREENING: The Last Mountain
When: Wednesday November 16th 8pm
Where: MLB Aud 1
With live director Q&A!

On Wednesday November 16th at 8pm, FVSA and REACT to FILM are having a screening of the documentary THE LAST MOUNTAIN, which will be held in MLB Auditorium 1.  In addition to this free screening, there will be a Live Stream Q&A with the director following the screening.  Below is a synopsis of the film:

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1000 Pitches - annual entrepreneurial business pitch competition - has begun!

Posted: 
11/03/2011
Contact Name: 
Lucy Zhao

1000 Pitches has now begun. 1000 Pitches is an annual entrepreneurial business pitch competition held by MPowered Entrepreneurship with the goal of driving the spirit of creativity and innovation on our campus. To enter, students submit 30-second to 3-minute long videos discussing their ideas in any of nine categories:

Consumer Products,
Environment,
Hardware & Tech,
Health,
Small Business,
Mobile App,
MProvements (Improvements to the University of Michigan),
Social Entrepreneurship,
and Web & Software

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Rackham Event - 2012 Centennial Symposium February 16, 2012 3-5PM

Posted: 
10/28/2011

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2011

All Rackham graduate students are invited to present their research at the 2012 Centennial Symposiumí¢â‚¬”a unique, multi-disciplinary forum to present current or ongoing research to peers, faculty, funding organizations, and the public.

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Campus Safety Presentation with DPS - October 28th 12-1PM

Posted: 
10/24/2011

Campus Safety Presentation with DPS

Friday, October 28, 2011, 12:00-1:00pm

During the month of July, several assaults occurred near the campus. University leaders and officials from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Ann Arbor Police are urging faculty, staff, students, and the community to be vigilant. Join in on an informative session to learn more about tips on how to stay safe on campus and more about the work of the Department of Public Safety.  Co-sponsored with Rackham Student Government.  Lunch will be provided.

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October 25th - Raoul Wallenberg Lecture: Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted: 
10/19/2011

Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate, is the recipient of the 21st University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal.

 In a rare public address overseas, Suu Kyi will give her videotaped Wallenberg Lecture at 7:30 p.m. ET Oct. 25 before an audience in Rackham Auditorium.

 

The lecture will be followed immediately by a live Q&A session with Suu Kyi in Burma.

 

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Graduate Workshop on European Studies

Posted: 
10/13/2011

The Center for European Studies announces an interdisciplinary not-for-credit workshop for advanced graduate students working on issues relevant to Europe and the European Union.

 

ELIGIBILITY:
This workshop is open to advanced graduate students with interests in European studies. Graduate students from across disciplines are invited to apply.

 

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On Wednesday, October 12th, Randy Baker will be presenting: Understanding the White-tailed Deer: The Good, the Bad, and the Biology at 6:45í¢â‚¬“8:30pm in the auditorium of Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

Posted: 
10/07/2011

Greetings,

As students of natural resources, you are by now painfully aware of the difficulty of restoring natural areas and restoring our ecosystems.  Our white-tail deer population is just one of the problems.

The Ann Arbor Chapter of Wild Ones (founded by Bob Grese) is part of a national organization devoted to promoting native plants and natural landscaping.  Our next meeting (free and open to the public) is on Wednesday,  Oct 12,  Randy Baker will be presenting:  

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Advocacy Day -AA Ecology Center and the MI Network for Children's Environ Health

Posted: 
09/16/2011

The Ann Arbor Ecology Center and the Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health are planning an Advocacy Day up in Lansing October 18. I know my fellow SNREds are an active group, and wanted to invite people to join in if they are interested.

Here is the link,
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1421/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=70163


John Shriver
shriver@umich.edu

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Rackham Email Groups and Upcoming Events (September 17th through October 7)

Posted: 
09/15/2011

Rackham Email Groups

 

Rackham maintains several email groups and sends events or information of interest to members of the group from time to time.  If you are interested in joining any of the following Rackham email groups, please contact Natalie Bartolacci at nplosky@umich.edu and be sure to indicate which groups you would like to be added to.

 

Graduate Student Parents í¢â‚¬“ Graduate students who have children or who are planning on becoming parents while in graduate school

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