Urbana campus events in the Chicago area

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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  Sustainability in Packaging US (SUSTPACK)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Chicago, IL

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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  Sustainability in Packaging US (SUSTPACK)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Chicago, IL

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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  March NCSA/CliMAS Colloquium: Paul Markowski

  3:30 pm

  NCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801 Auditorium

  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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  Decolonizing African Collections Through Open Access

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  This Virtual Brown Bag presents the issues involved in decolonizing African collections, explores global collaborations to advance equitable knowledge ecosystems, and considers models and networks of Diamond Open Access that ensure that African scholarship is produced and distributed under the principle of global equity.

  • Webinar

Monday, April 20, 2026

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  A Taste of the Persian Language

  9:00 - 11:00 am

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center

  • Informational
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  Quantum Illuminations

  7:00 pm

  The Den Theatre

  • Performance

Saturday, May 2, 2026

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  Cat lives his best life on two legs

  8:30 am

  Urban Outfitters Building

  • Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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  A dinosaur bigger than T. rex

  1:00 pm

  State Farm Center

  • Other

Friday, May 22, 2026

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  Bumble bees are not just for killing

  8:30 am

  State Farm Center

  • Health/Fitness

Saturday, August 8, 2026

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  Birds that never flew

  8:30 am

  State Farm Center

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, August 13, 2026

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  Pygmy goats are a favorite

  8:30 am

  State Farm Center

  • Ceremony/Service