Listening opportunites on campus
Monday, October 5, 2026
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Nutrition Coaching
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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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.

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Claire Schane is a Molecular and Integrative Biology, Ph.D. student and will present on "Breast cancer dormancy and the tumor microenvironment."

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Wellness Wednesday's
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Thursday, October 8, 2026
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CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Shaimaa Khanam, Graduate Student in the Department of Communication. Her talk, "Audiences interpretations of gender problems based on Netflix show, Adolescence”, will take place on October 8th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtually. Lunch provided for in-person attendees.

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Bring A Healthy U of I
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Thriving More Thursday
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Friday, October 9, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Pathways to Redemption, Education, and Excellence October 9 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

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Join us for a hybrid brown bag at the iSchool. Special guest, Becky Calzada, a librarian featured in the film, will be present. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Josue Rodriguez presenting, "Emerging Methods for using Extracellular Vesicles as Cancer Diagnosis Tools". Marita Roshael Roy Anthony George presenting, "Digital Image Colorimetry for Quantitative Urea Determination in Milk: Endpoint, Kinetic, and High-Throughput Strategies"

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Join us for a screening of The Librarians. Special guest, Becky Calzada, a librarian featured in the film, will be present after the screening for a fireside chat with Emily Knox, interim Dean of the School of Information Sciences (iSchool), followed by a live audience Q&A.

Saturday, October 10, 2026
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Monday, October 12, 2026
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The Library has several locations open to welcome admitted students. Stop by to learn more about the libraries at Illinois!

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Nutrition Coaching
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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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.

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Join us for a conversation with current and former students who have taken active roles in community-engaged research and leadership. Three students/alums will be joined by their faculty mentors. Presented by the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, this session will be facilitated by Dr. Kevin Tan (Social Work).

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Kelli Trei (B.S. Microbiology, 1999, and MLIS, 2012), Associate Professor and Biosciences Librarian, University of Illinois Library, will discuss her background in microbiology and work as liaison to the Schools of Life Sciences: Molecular & Cellular Biology (MCB) and Integrative Biology, (IB) as well as to the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.

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Women in Science Lecture Series: Professor Kelli Trei October 13 | 12pm - 1pm | Main Library Room 146 or Zoom

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Wellness Wednesday's
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Dr. Tingting Zhang, School of Labor and Employment Relations gives lunch talk, "Pushed out and Boxed In: Gendered Silence and Exit Orientation in China's Tech Industry" on Thursday, October 15th. She argues that silence in such environment is not a uniform response to constrained institutional conditions, but it shaped by the gendered social positions workers occupy.

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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.

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Thriving More Thursday
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: LGBTQ Advocacy: Past & Present October 16 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

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Emily Clayton will be presenting, " Molecular Basis of Mouthfeel: Analytical Approaches to Measuring Wine Astringency". Satirtha Saha Protya will be presenting, " Seeing Beyond the Scalpel: Emerging Analytical Technologies for Real-Time Surgical Decision Making".

Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Join the Physics Department for this fall's Saturday Physics for Everyone on Saturday, the 19th. This in-person lecture series starts with Eric Shaffer. Breakfast will be served at 9:45am and the lecture begins at 10:15am.

Sunday, October 18, 2026
Monday, October 19, 2026
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Nutrition Coaching
Recurring
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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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.

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Graduate Student Workshop, "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad" will be Wednesday, Oct. 21 12-2:30pm in Illini Room A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana. Lunch provided for registered attendees at 12 pm with workshop 12:15-2:30pm. The workshop will be led by Dana Johnson, PhD, Director of External Fellowship Office, Graduate College

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Wellness Wednesday's
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Learn about our M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering Leadership degree program.

Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou, Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Classics and Director of Modern Greek Studies will give lunch talk, "Class, Gender, and Secularization in Costas Montis’ Afentis Batistas and the Other Things" on Thursday, October 22nd.

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Bring A Healthy U of I
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Thriving More Thursday
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: Beautiful Struggle: How One American High School Took on Systemic Racism October 23 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

Saturday, October 24, 2026
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Monday, October 26, 2026
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Nutrition Coaching
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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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.

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Wellness Wednesday's
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
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CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Yeaseul Hur is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "When Women Are Ideal Workers: The Gendered Impact of Overwork on Wages and Promotion”, will take place on October 29th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtual.

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Bring A Healthy U of I
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Thriving More Thursday
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Friday, October 30, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Fighting Oligarchy and Fascism in the 21st Century October 30 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

Saturday, October 31, 2026
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Join the Physics Department for this fall's Saturday Physics for Everyone on Saturday, the 19th. This in-person lecture series starts with Eric Shaffer. Breakfast will be served at 9:45am and the lecture begins at 10:15am.

Sunday, November 1, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026
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Nutrition Coaching
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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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.

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Wellness Wednesday's
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
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Bring A Healthy U of I
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Join us for an afternoon of poetry, featuring readings and opportunities to listen, reflect, and connect through the power of verse. All are welcome to share in this celebration of poetry and the spoken word.

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Thriving More Thursday
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Friday, November 6, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Vine City as the World Trade Center: Subproletarianization as Structural Violence from Atlanta to Champaign November 6 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

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Abigail Elizabeth Gardiner presenting, "Live Cell Fluorescence Imaging: How Fluorophores Illuminate Function". Madeline Ihrke presenting, "Expanding Artistic Understanding with X-Ray Fluorescence through Complementary Techniques".

Saturday, November 7, 2026
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Monday, November 9, 2026
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Nutrition Coaching
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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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.

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Wellness Wednesday's
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Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Mary Caruso Dailey (PhD Chemistry, 2010), Lead Product Development Specialist at 3M will discuss her research on adhesives for electronics bonding and experiences as a graduate student in Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Our November lecture will be on Thursday, November 12 from 12pm-1pm with Dr. Mary Caruso Dailey. Dr. Dailey earned her PhD in Chemistry in 2010 and is currently a Lead Product Development Specialist for 3M. She will discuss her research on adhesives for electronics bonding and experiences as a graduate student in Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Bring A Healthy U of I
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Thriving More Thursday
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Friday, November 13, 2026
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Feeding our Neighbors: A Panel of Faith-Driven Organizations Fighting Food Insecurity in our Community November 13 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Join the Physics Department for this fall's Saturday Physics for Everyone on Saturday, the 19th. This in-person lecture series starts with Eric Shaffer. Breakfast will be served at 9:45am and the lecture begins at 10:15am.

Sunday, November 15, 2026
Monday, November 16, 2026
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Nutrition Coaching
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Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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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.

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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Wednesday, November 18, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Wellness Wednesday's
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Thursday, November 19, 2026
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Bring A Healthy U of I
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Thriving More Thursday
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Friday, November 20, 2026
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Stress Less Tuesday's
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Wednesday, November 25, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday
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Wellness Wednesday's
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Thursday, November 26, 2026
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Thriving More Thursday
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