Culture/DEI
Get Healthy Together: A Health & Wellness Event for Men and Women
Featured topics: Advances in Cancer Treatment: Therapies and Drugs Complications of Type 2 diabetes Firearms: A Public Health Crisis “Get Healthy Together”: A Health & Wellness Educational Event for Men & Women! Date – Saturday, January 26th, 2019 Time – 8:30am (breakfast), program from 9:00am – 11:15 Location – Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
37th Annual WCTF Career Conference
The Women of Color Task Force is excited to be hosting its 37th annual career conference on Friday, March 8, 2019. All U-M staff, faculty, students and the public, regardless of gender or ethnicity, are invited to attend this inclusive professional development event. Attendees may select from a variety of workshop sessions designed to support their professional and personal development. Please note that the keynote lecture (8:30-10:30am at Hill Auditorium) is open to the general public and no registration is required. To attend the Career Conference workshops and luncheon, pre-registration is required. Registration information is available here.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration – Reclaiming Our Right to Safe Water: Unraveling the Social Justice and Moral Implications of our Failing Water Systems
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2019 Time: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Bethel AME Church, 900 John A. Woods Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Speakers Rev. Diane Smith, M.Div, BCC, Director of Mission Integration, Angela Hospice Sarah Page, Ph.D., Drinking Water Quality Manager, City of Ann Arbor The Honorable Debbie Dingell, U.S. Congresswoman (MI-12) Special Guest Prof. George Shirley, Tenor, Joseph Edgar Maddy Distinguished, University Emeritus Professor of Voice, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance Admission is FREE! Lunch served. For information and registration, please call (734) 998-9353. http://www.med.umich.edu/multicultural/pdf/MLK%20%20flyer_2019.pdf
Finding Your Center: Staying Grounded While Navigating Decisions
Every day, whether big or small, hard or easy, you make decisions; from the kind of breakfast you will eat to changing jobs or returning to school. These choices, although a part of life, can be stressful. This interactive workshop is created to dedicate a space for you to hit ‘pause’ and find your center. You will leave equipped with tools and resources to help reduce stress by staying grounded while navigating the many decisions of life. This workshop is free and open to the public. The workshop will take place from 1:30pm-2:30pm, followed by 30 minutes of optional networking.…
CEW+ Inspire Workshop – Inclusion of Individuals with Disabilities: Using Your Skills and Gifts to Create Access in Your Community
Presenter: Jacqueline Kaufman, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School This workshop encourages attendees to consider how they can work to be deliberately more inclusive of individuals with disabilities in their local and world communities. While exploring the unique journey of Dr. Jacqueline Kaufman as she shifted from hard sciences to clinical psychology, attendees will examine how to pull from their full range of experiences to forge their own path. After discussing the complexity of defining disability, attendees will consider the experiences of individuals living with disabilities and the debates and conversations about disability that are taking place…
The Woll Family Speaker Series on Health, Spirituality and Religion
The Woll Family Speaker Series on Health, Spirituality and Religion. Presents: “From Medical Image to Icon: How Art Can Heal A Broken Body” Devan Stahl, PhD. Michigan State University When: Monday January 28th from 12-1 pm. Where: 5915 Buhl Building R.S.V.P. to Renée Hafner (rhafner@umich.edu) by January 23rd
Break Free from Pelvic Floor Disorders: Web Chat
Join our nationally recognized urogynecology experts for an online Q&A session. Our board-certified physicians will answer questions about basic bladder and pelvic health, common problems and treatment options. Gain the knowledge and confidence you need to take action and improve your pelvic health. Visit uofmhealth.org/onlinechats for more information and to register.
A Trip to Vienna: Life Sciences Orchestra concert
Ann Arbor will feel a little like Vienna on Saturday, December 8 as the U-M Life Sciences Orchestra takes the stage of Hill Auditorium for a free concert of works written and arranged by Vienna-based composers. Beginning at 8 p.m., the LSO and music director Chelsea Gallo, will transport their audience to the Austrian capital through works by both Richard and Johann Strauss, and a piece by Johannes Brahms arranged by Arnold Schoenberg. The LSO brings together medical, health and science faculty, staff, students and alumni from across the university. The concert is free and open to the public, as…
Schwartz Rounds: Human trafficking: supporting vulnerable populations
Come join us for this month's Schwartz Center Rounds for Compassionate Care, entitled "Human trafficking: supporting vulnerable populations." Three panelists will discuss personal experiences, followed by a lively discussion. This session is approved for CME, Nurse CE, and Social Work CEU and specifically meets criteria for human trafficking education. Lunch is available.