The African Studies Center (ASC) sponsors conferences, lectures, exhibits, film series, and cultural performances throughout the year. These events are designed to foster understanding of Africa among members of the U-M community and the public and to advance the exchange of resources and knowledge between U-M and its partners in Africa.
In addition to our yearly programming, ASC considers funding requests to cosponsor lectures, events, performances, and activities that coincide with the our mission to promote a broad and deep understanding of the region. Request to cosponsor an event»
ASC Winter 2026 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series: Artificial Intelligence, Gender, Culture, and Electrochemical Sensing in Africa
Zainab Bello, Vanessa Mokwebo, Nuniyat Abebe
This series features the Winter 2026 University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.
Monday, March 23, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Gender, Culture, and Electrochemical Sensing in Africa
Zainab Bello (Nigeria) | “Cultural Reclamation of Textile Narratives: A Visual Exploration of Hausa Folktales as Inspiration for Wax Print Designs in Northern Nigeria”
Vanessa Mokwebo (South Africa) | “Detection and Removal of Antidepressant Drugs in the Aquatic Environment: Fluoxetine Studies”
Nuniyat Abebe (Ethiopia) | “Gender Imbalance in Research Areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, NLP, and Related Topics in the Context Of The Country Ethiopia”
Please register to attend: https://forms.gle/89CYfCjPpTrJAyGEA
Monday, March 23, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Gender, Culture, and Electrochemical Sensing in Africa
Zainab Bello (Nigeria) | “Cultural Reclamation of Textile Narratives: A Visual Exploration of Hausa Folktales as Inspiration for Wax Print Designs in Northern Nigeria”
Vanessa Mokwebo (South Africa) | “Detection and Removal of Antidepressant Drugs in the Aquatic Environment: Fluoxetine Studies”
Nuniyat Abebe (Ethiopia) | “Gender Imbalance in Research Areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, NLP, and Related Topics in the Context Of The Country Ethiopia”
Please register to attend: https://forms.gle/89CYfCjPpTrJAyGEA
| Building: | Weiser Hall |
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| Event Type: | Conference / Symposium |
| Tags: | Africa, African Studies, African Studies Center, Artificial Intelligence, gender studies |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from African Studies Center, International Institute |
