Fall 08

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025

    • All Day
    • Locations Vary (see flyer)

    Intellectual freedom is more than banned books. It's the free flow of ideas and information. Protect freedom to read, create, and express. Borrow a banned book from the Library bookmobile, create resistance art, or visit the cultural center libraries for a chance to win a limited edition Read & Resist tote bag and gift card to the Illini Union bookstore.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

    • All Day
    • Locations Vary (see flyer)

    Intellectual freedom is more than banned books. It's the free flow of ideas and information. Protect freedom to read, create, and express. Borrow a banned book from the Library bookmobile, create resistance art, or visit the cultural center libraries for a chance to win a limited edition Read & Resist tote bag and gift card to the Illini Union bookstore.

Monday, October 13, 2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025

Saturday, October 18, 2025

    • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    • Lincoln Square Mall, 201 Lincoln Square, Urbana, IL 61801

    Join us for a fun day of hands-on science! Talk with scientists and explore exhibits and activities including learning how organisms relate to each other on the Tree of Life, extracting strawberry DNA to make necklaces, and understanding how genomics pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Although designed for K-12 children, all members of the community are welcome.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Friday, October 24, 2025

Monday, October 27, 2025

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • 3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

    • 4:00 - 7:00 pm
    • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Halloween Film Screening: "Pan's Labyrinth" | October 29 at 4 pm | Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

Friday, October 31, 2025

Monday, November 3, 2025

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

    "Introducing ZEISS Lightfield 4D: One Snap, One Volume" Matt Curtis, Product Application Sales Specialist, Life Sciences Midwest, Zeiss Research Microscopy Solutions

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Friday, November 7, 2025

Saturday, November 8, 2025

    • All Day
    • November 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)

    The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • 3057 Lincoln Hall; 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL

    • 12:00 pm
    • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

    "Mapping RNA Biology Across Dimension" Diptatanu Das, PhD Candidate Department of Biochemistry, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Friday, November 14, 2025

Saturday, November 15, 2025

  • Indoor World Cup
    • 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    • CRCE (1102 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801)

    Compete against student teams representing countries from all over the world! The 28th Indoor World Cup hosted by ISSS will take place on Saturday, November 15. Register your team now!

Monday, November 17, 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

    • 8:30 am
    • 700 S Gregory St., Suite A, Urbana

    Dinner on Us is administered by the Native American House and is part of the Lunch on Us Series within SSIB. DOU is a biweekly, one-hour program featuring scholar- and practitioner-led workshops alongside a shared meal. Workshops explore a range of subjects and provide participants with opportunities to connect with peers and experts in a casual setting.

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • TATW
    • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    • Illini Union Rooms A, B, and C

    Join us for the 14th annual Travel Around the World cultural fair on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 11:00am - 2:00pm at the Illini Union! Explore booths representing countries from around the globe, interact with students from diverse national and cultural backgrounds, and enjoy live performances and demonstrations. Or, are you interested in hosting a table? Register now!

    • 12:00 pm
    • 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

    Iain Cheeseman, PhD Herman and Margaret Sokol Professor of Biology; Core Member, Whitehead Institute; Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Unlocking the Hidden Proteome”

    • 1:30 - 3:30 pm

    • 4:00 pm
    • Business Instructional Facility

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Thursday, November 20, 2025

    • 3:00 pm
    • Atrium

    Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

Friday, November 21, 2025

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Monday, December 1, 2025

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Friday, December 5, 2025

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Friday, December 12, 2025

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Friday, December 19, 2025

Monday, December 22, 2025

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Friday, January 2, 2026

Friday, January 9, 2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Monday, January 26, 2026

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Friday, January 30, 2026

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Friday, February 6, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Monday, February 23, 2026

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Monday, March 9, 2026

Thursday, March 12, 2026

    • 3:00 pm
    • Atrium

    Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

    • 3:00 pm
    • Atrium

    Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Friday, May 8, 2026

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Monday, May 18, 2026

Thursday, May 21, 2026

    • 3:00 pm
    • Atrium

    Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.