Geography & Geographic Information Science (GGIS)

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Gisela Sin

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture
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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  CSGGE Alumni Lecture: "Planning with a Purpose: Reflections from a Journey in Urban Sustainability and Gender Equity"

  7:00 pm

  • Lecture

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Indian Boundary Prairies"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture
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  GGIS Colloquium | Roepke Undergraduate Research Scholars

  3:00 pm

  2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 13, 2026

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  "Weaving Resilience: Communities, Ecosystems, and Knowledge from the Colombian Caribbean in Times of Socio-environmental Crisis".

  4:30 pm   TBD

  210 Levis Faculty Center

  • Lecture

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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  Women in Local Government Leadership during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

  12:00 pm

  Coble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  Student Dialogue: "Bridging Ancestral Knowledge and Scientific Research: Community Perspectives from the Caribbean".

  3:00 - 6:00 pm

  Women's Resource Center; 616 E Green St #202, Champaign, IL 61820

  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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  9th Annual International Food Security at Illinois Symposium

  Recurring

  All Day

  Heritage Room, ACES Library

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Comparative Research Roundtable: "Bridging Science and Governance"

  3:00 - 4:15 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210 919 W. Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Conference/Workshop
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  CLACS Shifting Landscapes Film Series - "Argentina 1985"

  6:00 pm

  Coble Hall Room 306

  • Film Screening

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  9th Annual International Food Security at Illinois Symposium

  Recurring

  All Day

  Heritage Room, ACES Library

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Archaeologist Talk | Luis Muro, Living Legacies of Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600

  5:30 pm   TBD

  Auditorium (KAM 62)

  • Lecture

Friday, April 17, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Where History Lives: Creating Spaces for Learning, Reflection, & Pride"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture
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  GGIS Distinguished Alumnus Colloquium | From Charcoal to Carbon Markets: What Southern Africa Teaches Us About Energy, Justice, and Climate Futures

  3:00 pm

  2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 20, 2026

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  Land’s Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia

  5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208

  • Lecture

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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  Addressing Racial Inequity in Brazilian Higher Education: The Expansion of Affirmative Action to Graduate Programs

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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  Gender@Work - Global Interdisiplinary Perspectives

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  422 Levis Faculty Center; 919 W Illinois St, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Spring Reception

  4:30 - 5:30 pm

  YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

  • Ceremony/Service