Past Events 2024 – 2025 Academic Year


  • Thank you from the Duderstadt Center
    Thank you for giving to the Duderstadt Center on Giving Blueday. Your gift to the Center advances the of the DC, enabling more students to access our unique media and technology resources, and increasing interdisciplinary collaboration between students, staff, and faculty.  Every single gift to the Duderstadt Center makes a difference. Your generosity is essential […]

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  • Intro to Printmaking Workshop
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 12:00 – 2:00 pm Design Lab 1 Come learn basic printmaking in Design Lab 1 and take home your own stamp. We will provide all the materials and you will be able to make a cute stamp out of an eraser. Hope to see you there! […]

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  • Giving Blueday 2025!
    Mark your calendars and celebrate Giving Blueday, a focused 24-hour effort to support giving at U-M. Donors are invited to give to what they love about Michigan from between 12 am and 11:59 pm on March 19th.  By giving early to the Duderstadt Center via our custom Giving Blueday webpage, you can make your gift […]

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  • Darn it!
    March 20, 2025 3:00 – 5:00 pm Design Lab 1 Join us on Thursday, March 20 and learn how to mend your clothes using darning and sashiko style patching. Sashiko is a type of traditional Japanese embroidery or stitching used for decorative or functional reinforcement of clothes. Design Lab 1 is located behind the information desk, in the central collaboration […]

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  • Michigan IT Visits the DC
    Members of the Michigan IT community toured the Duderstadt Center (DC) recently, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the many resources available to the entire UM community. Colleen McCormick and Lisa Nuñez wrote about their experience and the article was featured on the Michigan Technology Community website. Read the full article here. Photo by Jess Anders […]

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  • Card Making Party
    Thursday, February 13, 2025 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Duderstadt Center Design Lab 1 Just in time for Valentine’s Day… join us and create a personalized, heartfelt card for your sweetie, best friend or anyone special in your life! Tea and card making materials will be provided. Design Lab 1 location […]

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  • Science as Art Exhibition
    RECENT CCA EVENT: February 11 – March 11, 2025 Reception: February 21, 3:30 – 5 pm Duderstadt Center CCA Gallery The annual Science as Art competition features student artwork inspired by and demonstrating scientific ideas and principles. Awards are given for Best in Show and a range of other categories across a wide range of […]

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  • U-M PAT Student Wins Hedy Lamarr Achievement Award
    The 2024 Hedy Lamarr Achievement Award for Emerging Leaders in Entertainment Technology, honors a female college student whose studies in the fields of entertainment and technology have shown exceptional promise. The 2024 award was presented to two students, including Emelia Piane, an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan who is majoring in Performing Arts Technology with […]

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  • “In This, My Singing” Available Now
    A new music release by Maggie Reed In This, My Singing: A Collection of Art Songs Composed by Women Maggie Reed, Soprano, music teacher and recent graduate from the U-M School of Music, Theater and Dance released a new collection of music in December. The album features 15 songs by female composers with Sarah Thune […]

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  • Art of Anatomy
    Pop-Up Gallery Friday, December 6, 2:00-4:00 pm School of Kinesiology Commons (830 N. University) Explore the intersection of art and anatomy at a special pop-up gallery showcasing student work from the School of Kinesiology’s MOVESCI 313: “Art of Anatomy,” class. Students in the class explore different representations of the human body — Renaissance-era drawings, 18th-century […]

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  • Day After Donuts
    Wednesday, November 6, from 9 am – 12 pm Duderstadt Center Central Collaboration Area Join us Wednesday, November 6, the day after the election, for donuts, muffins and other tasty treats in the Duderstadt Center Central Collaboration Area (behind the information desk). All are welcome! […]

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  • Screening & Lecture with Professor Emeritus of Dance Peter Sparling
    October 4, 7:00 – 8:45 pm Dance Building – Dance Performance Studio Theater Peter Sparling, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Dance, returns to SMTD to present an informal lecture and screening of his recent screendances. Sparling will provide a brief review of the history of screendance elsewhere and at the University of Michigan, and he […]

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  • MPowered Innovation Challenge
    RECENT EVENT: Friday, October 18 4:00pm-8:00pm Duderstadt Atrium The MPowered Innovation Challenge, sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship, brings together brilliant minds from across U-M’s diverse academic spectrum. This entrepreneurial game challenges participants to design, build, plan, and execute, utilizing teamwork and networking. Meet MPowered members and learn about the University of Michigan’s oldest and […]

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  • Foundations of Photographing (Ethically)
    Art Making Workshop with sara faraj October 20, 11:30 am-1:30 pm Duderstadt Center, Room 1180 Workshop attendees will learn about the essential elements to consider when making photographs and developing narratives. Participants are welcome to bring personal cameras and cell phone cameras to explore the aspects of photography in action during the second part of […]

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  • Have questions about voting?
    Visit govote.umich.edu for step-by-step guidance and registration and voting resources. You can also email voterregquestions@umich.edu […]

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  • Webinar Recording Now Available: “Extended Reality (XR): Exploring the Boundaries of Research & Dissemination:
    Webinar – Original Presentation: February 26, 2024, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. This Webinar is now available at: Innovation Partnerships and the Center for Academic Innovation Site. And on YouTube. In collaboration with Innovation Partnerships and the Center for Academic Innovation, the Duderstadt Center will be part of the Software & Content: Thought-Leadership Series. Join us […]

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  • All In Your Head
    RECENT EVENT: Duderstadt Center Video Studio Friday, February 9, 2024 6:00 p.m. An interdisciplinary performance presented by NeuroArts Productions. Live stream available. What if we moved beyond the one-size-fits-all treatment system in mental health care? What if we began to bridge the gap between a individual’s unique brain makeup, their life experience, and their treatment? […]

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  • FEAST Project Showcase
    CCA Gallery December 6-11, 2023 Reception: December 6, at 5:30 p.m. ArtsEngine presents the FEAST Project Showcase and reception. This event provides an opportunity for students and faculty participating in UARTS Faculty Engineering /Arts Student Teams (FEAST) to showcase the work they have completed over the past year. UARTS FEAST projects provide an opportunity for students to engage […]

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  • Look What’s Here – Interarts Showcase
    Duderstadt Center Video Studio Dec 8, 6:00 pm (Overflow Viewing, DL2) Get ready for an extraordinary evening of Interarts creativity at our Look What’s Here – Interarts Showcase! Join us in person for an unforgettable night immersed in the magic of art, music, dance, and more. This one-of-a-kind event will feature amazing performances that blend different art forms together, pushing […]

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  • Thank you to all who supported the DC on Giving Tuesday!
    Thank you to all who supported the DC on Giving Tuesday! While Giving Tuesday has passed, you can still support programs in the DC that advance diversity and Inclusion in technology and media-rich disciplines. Make a gift anytime to the standing Duderstadt Center Enrichment Fund to expand student access to media and technology resources unique […]

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  • Halloween Sewing Workshop
    Design Lab 1 October 23, 2023 5:00-8:00 pm Join us on Monday, Oct 23 to get help with sewing basics; tips on making costumes; and tea & treats! Bring your own fabric and ideas, we are here to help. Located in Design Lab 1, first floor of the Duderstadt Center. […]

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  • DUELGBTQ
    RECENT EVENT: Stop by Design Lab 2 throughout the month of September to see an interactive installation by Stamps Alumni and winner of the Stamps Big Idea Award, Pheiv Kurtz. With assistance from staff at the DMC, Pheiv developed “Duelgbtq” – a video game about the power of authentic self-expression in the face of hate. […]

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  • DMC Student Workers Show
    CCA Gallery July 28 – August 18, 2023 A Student exhibition highlighting the talent of the student staff who work in the Duderstadt Center. Multiple styles and media are featured in our Creative Columns Art Gallery. […]

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  • DMC-FEST
    September 6, 2023 3:00 – 6:00 pm Duderstadt Center Hunt for prizes, work with the DMC’s cool technology, and learn about everything you can make here. We’ll be showing off our Audio Studios, Video Studio, 3D printers, sewing machines, club spaces, VR gear and much more! Scan the QR code to RSVP and take a […]

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  • After Unica
    Recent Event: Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1 at 7:30 pmDuderstadt Center Video Studio (overflow seating in Design Lab 2) After Unica is a multi-media solo performance. It is a chimeric non-linear surreal autobiography intertwining Tulip’s family experiences and artist Unica Zürn’s life, art and writings. There are references to mental illness, suicide, death and […]

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