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Weekly Update (04/14/2025)

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Seminars, Workshops, and Other Events

  • Sociology Seminar: The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World | 3:30 - 5:00 PM, April 22, 2025 | Union Ballroom

    Allison Pugh is Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Her book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World (Princeton 2024) is based on a study of the standardization of work that relies on relationships. She is also the author of The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity (2015), a study of the effects of job precariousness on intimate life, and the editor of Beyond the Cubicle: Job Insecurity, Intimacy and the Flexible Self (2016). Her first book, Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture (2009), won multiple best book awards and was widely reviewed.

  • Navigating GenAI as a Graduate Student Instructor | 12-1 PM, April 15, 2025 | Virtual

    Generative AI has significantly impacted how instructors create and assess student work. Join us as we examine how we can strategically design assignments to support student learning. We will consider strategies for supporting responsible use of AI tools that encourage original thinking and authentic student work. We will also discuss some of the best practices for fostering a culture of integrity and accountability with your students.

  • Great Lakes Plant Science Conference | September 12-14, 2025 | The Lansing Center

    This conference will bring together plant scientists and students to push the boundaries of plant science, promote collaborations, and empower the next-generation plant science leaders. This conference is organized by 10 universities in the states and provinces around the Great Lakes and open to anyone in the world.

Jobs and Training Opportunities

  • Assistant Professor - Water Quality and Climate, Michigan State University

    The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applications for a full‐time, 9-month tenure system Assistant Professor with a 50% research, 30% teaching, 10% extension, and 10% service assignment. The position start date is anticipated to be August 16, 2025. The individual selected for this position will be expected to develop a regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized program centered on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change addressing adaptation, mitigation, management, sustainability, or conservation.

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