College of LAS Events

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Monday, June 1, 2026

Final Defense: Musarrat Jabeen (Shapiro Lab) - ""Exploring The Therapeutic Potential, And Deciphering The Pathways Underlying Acquired Resistance To ErSO In Ovarian And Breast Cancer"

3:00 pm

419 RAL (Rose Room)
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Final Defense Joo Hun "John", Controlling Nanocatalyst-Induced Microbubbles to Remove Biofilms via Various Mechanisms

2:00 pm 03/06/2026

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Final Defense Peng Lan "Thermal Conductivity and Crystallization Behavior of Permanently and Dynamically Bonded Synthetic Polymers"

1:00 pm 03/06/2026

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Beyond the Textbook: Teaching the Middle East Through Global Citizenship
Recurring

All Day

Siebel Center for Design, Starlight Room 1002 South 4th Street Champaign, IL 61821
- Conference/Workshop

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Beyond the Textbook: Teaching the Middle East Through Global Citizenship
Recurring

All Day

Siebel Center for Design, Starlight Room 1002 South 4th Street Champaign, IL 61821
- Conference/Workshop

Friday, June 12, 2026

Final Defense Ching Hsiu Chung, TBA

10:00 am 03/06/2026

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium
Final Defense Zhenyang Jia "Mechanistic Studies of Plasmonic-Polymeric Hybrid Nanostructures by Single-Particle Imaging""

1:00 pm 03/06/2026

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

All Day
- Other
We The (Trivia) People

7:00 pm

Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

Ready for a night of friendly competition? Gather your crew, challenge yourself with trivia, and see how you stack up against the competition. This free event draws inspiration from our exhibit Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights.
- Informational

Monday, August 24, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

All Day

your class
- Other

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Prof. Nick Jackson, UIUC, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Professor Mei Shen, UIUC, TBD

3:30 pm

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 4, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Juan Du (Northwestern University) - "TBA"

12:00 pm
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

History Treasure Hunt

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Gregory Hall 213

Join us for a scavenger hunt to learn more about the Department of History! More details to come.
- Social/Informal Event

Friday, September 11, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Cheng-Ming Chiang (UT Southwestern Medical Center) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 14, 2026

C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

A Book in Common

4:00 - 6:00 pm

314B Illini Union

Join us for a discussion of the book Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England by Michael Collins.
- Meeting

Friday, September 18, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Chang Cui (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, September 21, 2026

R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 24, 2026

PYGMALION Event
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Watch for more information.
- Lecture
PYGMALION Event
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Events to be held September 24 - 26. Watch for more information.
- Lecture

Friday, September 25, 2026

PYGMALION Event
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Watch for more information.
- Lecture
PYGMALION Event
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Events to be held September 24 - 26. Watch for more information.
- Lecture
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. C. Shan Xu (Yale) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, September 26, 2026

PYGMALION Event
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Watch for more information.
- Lecture
PYGMALION Event
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Events to be held September 24 - 26. Watch for more information.
- Lecture

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Prof. Martin Mosquera, Montana State University, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 1, 2026

CAS MillerCom: Justin Jackson Lecture

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 210
- Lecture
CAS MillerCom: Justin Jackson Lecture

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 210

Part of the Up Against Erasure event series.
- Lecture

Friday, October 2, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Yan Zhang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Up Against Erasure: Nanna Thylstrup Lecture

7:30 pm

Levis Faculty Center 300
- Lecture
Up Against Erasure: Nanna Thylstrup Lecture

7:30 pm

Levis Faculty Center 300
- Lecture

Friday, October 9, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Hong Jin (Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
Director's Fellow Event

2:30 pm

TBD

Panel and reception organized by Director's Fellow Chris Freeburg. Affiliated with the Black Letters Collective.
- Lecture
Director's Fellow Event

2:30 pm

TBD

Panel and reception organized by Director's Fellow Chris Freeburg. Affiliated with the Black Letters Collective.
- Lecture

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Balthazor-Senter Symposium of Frontiers in Organic Chemistry - Speakers: Prof. Connor Coley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof. Betsy Parkinson (Purdue University), Prof. Kevin Brown (Indiana University), Prof. Quentin Michaudel (Texas A&M), Prof. Tianning Diao (New York University).

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Beckman Institute
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Prof. Yelena Simine, McGill University, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Up Against Erasure: Ángel Garcia Reading

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 422
- Lecture
Up Against Erasure: Ángel Garcia Reading

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 422
- Lecture

Friday, October 16, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Sam Sternberg (Columbia University) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Prof. Michael Wasielewski, Northwestern University, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Statistics Seminar - Jose Zubizarreta (Harvard)

3:30 pm

2310 Everitt Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
Up Against Erasure: Gillen D'Arcy Wood Book Talk

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 210
- Lecture
Up Against Erasure: Gillen D'Arcy Wood Book Talk

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 210

More information is coming soon.
- Lecture

Monday, November 2, 2026

Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

5:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events
Recurring

All Day

TBD
- Lecture
Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Watch for more information. Learn about HumetricsHSS.
- Lecture

Friday, November 6, 2026

Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events
Recurring

All Day

TBD
- Lecture
Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events
Recurring

All Day

TBD

Watch for more information. Learn about HumetricsHSS.
- Lecture
Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Tom Cooper (Baylor College of Medicine) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 7, 2026

38th Annual Beak-Pines Organic Area Allerton Conference

8:00 am

Allerton Park, Monticello, IL
- Conference/Workshop

Friday, November 13, 2026

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Lucas Meirelles (Harvard/Mass General) - "TBA"

12:00 pm

Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 16, 2026

Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

4:00 pm

116 Roger Adams Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 21, 2026

Fall break begins

8:30 am

Swanlund Administration Building
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, November 30, 2026

Instruction resumes

All Day

I-Hotel
- Other

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

All Day
- Other

Friday, December 11, 2026

Final Exams Begin

8:30 am
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, December 18, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

All Day
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, January 15, 2027

Winter Session Final Exams Begin

8:30 am
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

All Day
- Other

Wednesday, March 3, 2027

International Women’s Day Celebration

3:30 pm

Levis Faculty Center 300

More information is coming.
- Lecture
International Women’s Day Celebration

3:30 pm

Levis Faculty Center 300
- Lecture

Thursday, March 4, 2027

Patricia Owens Book Talk

12:00 pm
- Lecture
Patricia Owens Book Talk

12:00 pm

Patricia Owens Book Talk: Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men.
- Lecture

Saturday, March 13, 2027

Spring Vacation Begins

1:00 pm
- Other

Monday, March 22, 2027

Instruction resumes

7:00 am
- Other

Thursday, March 25, 2027

"Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium
Recurring

All Day

TBD

March 25-26, more information is coming soon. Part of the Up Against Erasure event series.
- Seminar/Symposium
"Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium
Recurring

All Day

TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 26, 2027

"Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium
Recurring

All Day

TBD

March 25-26, more information is coming soon. Part of the Up Against Erasure event series.
- Seminar/Symposium
"Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium
Recurring

All Day

TBD
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 1, 2027

Up Against Erasure: Siobhan Somerville Book Talk

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 210
- Lecture
Up Against Erasure: Siobhan Somerville Book Talk

4:00 pm

Levis Faculty Center 210
- Lecture

Friday, April 30, 2027

2027 Flygare Memorial Lecture: Professor Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago, TBD

4:00 - 5:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Lecture