Urbana Campus Research Calendar
Monday, January 25, 2021
Dissertation Title: DOES NONPROFIT CEO EDUCATION AND FUNDRAISING EXPERIENCE INFLUENCE THE CDO RELATIONSHIP AND ORGANIZATION CULTURE?
COLLOQUIUM: Deepak Vasisht, "Wireless Networking at the Extremes: In Space, Farms, and Human Bodies"
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Robin Kravets
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
IGB Pioneers Seminar Polina Lishko, PhD University of California, Berkeley; Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology "Unexpected role of steroid hormones in reproduction, aging, and bioelectricity"
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Join us for a presentation and Q&A with Professor Lou Turner (Urban and Regional Planning) on the Hal Baron Project and what Baron's work can teach us about the current moment.
Monday, February 1, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Josep Torrellas.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Brian Beliveau, PhD University of Washington; Assistant Professor of Genome Sciences "Oligo-based technologies for visualizing nucleic acids in single cells"
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Nancy Amato
The MBM Program continues its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series with Rhanor Gillette, Emeritus Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology. He will speak on “Enhancing Complexity in Brain Machinery and Behavior: How and Why?”
This talk focuses on detention care and its deadly consequences in the United States. Between October 2003 and November 2020, there were at least 216 deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, many the result of grossly inadequate medical practices.
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series.
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Professor Catherine Christian-Hinman will discuss her group's research on the neural mechanisms linking epilepsy and comorbid reproductive endocrine disorders.
Exciting new Lunchtime Seminar Series features CITL Faculty Fellows and others discussing teaching practices that highlight the art (and science) of teaching and learning.
Friday, February 5, 2021
Join us for another installment in our Spring Seminar Series, featuring our very own Professor Caitlin Vitosky Clarke. This seminar will take place on Friday, February 5th, 2021 at 9AM via Zoom. We hope to see you there!
Led by Bill Hart-Davidson, these sessions will aid applicants to the Humanities Without Walls Seed Grant and Grand Research Challenge in shaping ideas, pitching, project management, and more. Attendees are highly encouraged to attend these workshops with their potential team members.
Join the RBML and CPL for a virtual presentation by Dr. Kelly Wisecup, exploring the printed and manuscript material archives of Indigenous groups from the Great Lakes region.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Nathan Springer, PhD University of Minnesota; Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology
February 9th guest speaker Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores is Senior Plant Ecologist at the Illinois Natural History survey part of the Prairie Research Institute and will speak about her research on plant reproductive ecology, conservation biology and plant-insect interactions.
We hope you can join us for the February lecture with Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores, Senior Plant Ecologist.
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Chengxiang Zhai.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Closing the gap on a circular economy. Dr. Crocker uses waste carbon dioxide to enhance algae growth to produce renewable energy.
Friday, February 12, 2021
Led by Bill Hart-Davidson, these sessions will aid applicants to the Humanities Without Walls Seed Grant and Grand Research Challenge in shaping ideas, pitching, project management, and more. Attendees are highly encouraged to attend these workshops with their potential team members.
Sunday, February 14, 2021
IHSI’s Community-Academic Scholars Initiative offers University of Illinois undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue community-based research projects in Urbana-Champaign over the summer. During the 10-week program, students will develop applied research skills for measuring and maximizing impact in their work.
Monday, February 15, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Darko Marinov.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Turlough Finan, PhD McMaster University, Professor of Biology “Deconstructing Sinorhizobium – defining a minimal genome for symbiotic nitrogen fixation”
Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center are thrilled to host a virtual screening of the acclaimed documentary, RBG. This film follows the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will be available for viewing, for free, beginning at 4 p.m. CST on Tuesday, February 16th until 4 p.m. CST Thursday, February 18th
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center are thrilled to host a virtual screening of the acclaimed documentary, RBG. This film follows the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will be available for viewing, for free, beginning at 4 p.m. CST on Tuesday, February 16th until 4 p.m. CST Thursday, February 18th
On Wednesday, February 17th at 4 p.m. CST, there will be a virtual conversation with RBG film directors, Julie Cohen and Betsy West. This is event is hosted by Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center and is co-sponsored by Gender & Women’s Studies. Please share widely, and we hope to see you there!
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center are thrilled to host a virtual screening of the acclaimed documentary, RBG. This film follows the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will be available for viewing, for free, beginning at 4 p.m. CST on Tuesday, February 16th until 4 p.m. CST Thursday, February 18th
IGB Postdoc Association Presents Chinmay Soman, PhD Co-founder and CEO of EarthSense Chang He, PhD Research scientist “Careers in Start-ups and Industry”
What pressures have graduate students faced while trying to conduct their international research in the past year? How can universities respond, and what lessons can we save for the future? Join us as graduate students and faculty reflect on these important questions, based on their experiences in the past year.
Friday, February 19, 2021
This half-day workshop will be an open discussion session designed to help participants start posing and addressing research questions in their own areas that could be answered using latent class/profile/transition analysis, and to help participants get up and running fitting latent class/profile/transition models to their own data.
Led by Bill Hart-Davidson, these sessions will aid applicants to the Humanities Without Walls Seed Grant and Grand Research Challenge in shaping ideas, pitching, project management, and more. Attendees are highly encouraged to attend these workshops with their potential team members.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Dana Dolinoy, PhD University of Michigan; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences & Nutritional Sciences, Director of Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD) Center
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Led by Bill Hart-Davidson, these sessions will aid applicants to the Humanities Without Walls Seed Grant and Grand Research Challenge in shaping ideas, pitching, project management, and more. Attendees are highly encouraged to attend these workshops with their potential team members.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Sanmi Koyejo.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Professor Sepideh Sadaghiani will present Mar. 4 at noon.
2021 will mark the first anniversary of COVID-19 in the United States and the 40th anniversary of HIV/AIDS. Yet both pandemics continue to affect our well-being and health. How might history help us move beyond oversimplified comparisons between the two, while showing us that health is always more than the absence of disease?
Friday, March 5, 2021
Monday, March 8, 2021
The Humanities Research Institute and The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program co- host an annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of the woman in his or her discipline that changed the field in important ways.
This annual event brings together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of the woman in his or her discipline that changed the field in important ways.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
March 9th guest speaker Dr. Catherine J. Murphy is the Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Head of the Department of Chemistry and will discuss her research on inorganic nanomaterials applications and the chemical interactions these nanomaterials have with their surroundings.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Rashid Bashir, Dean of the Grainger College of Engineering and Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering, will speak on a to-be-determined topic.
Friday, March 12, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Reyhan Jabbarvand.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Noo Li Jeon, professor of mechanical engineering at Seoul National University, will speak on a to-be-determined topic.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Panel discussion on partner-seeking, relationships, and wellbeing. Panelists include Professor Ryan Wade (School of Social Work) and Professor Brian Ogolsky (Human Development and Family Studies).
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021
Monday, March 29, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Professor Sameh Tawfick will present Apr. 1 at noon.
Friday, April 2, 2021
Panel discussion on transgender and non-binary issues. Panelists include Professor Rachel Garthe (School of Social Work) and Professor Ghassan Moussawi (Dept. of Sociology, Gender and Women's Studies).
Monday, April 5, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
April 6th guest speaker Dr. Rebecca Lee Smith is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology through the College of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Professor of Biomedical and Translational Science through the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Smith will discuss her work in epidemiology.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Larry Young, William P. Timmie Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University, will speak on a to-be-determined topic.
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Friday, April 9, 2021
Monday, April 12, 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Hee Jung Chung, Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, will speak on a to-be-determined topic.
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Friday, April 23, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021
The signature event of Undergraduate Research Week, the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) has been held on the University of Illinois (U of I) campus since 2008.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The signature event of Undergraduate Research Week, the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) has been held on the University of Illinois (U of I) campus since 2008.
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The signature event of Undergraduate Research Week, the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) has been held on the University of Illinois (U of I) campus since 2008.
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The signature event of Undergraduate Research Week, the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) has been held on the University of Illinois (U of I) campus since 2008.
Dr. Tracey Wszalek will present Apr. 29 at noon .
This talk, presented by Sari Altschuler (English; Associate Director, Northeastern Humanities Center; Founding Director, Health, Humanities, and Society minor at Northeastern University), examines the proliferation and failure of narratives accounting for life during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Friday, April 30, 2021
The signature event of Undergraduate Research Week, the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) has been held on the University of Illinois (U of I) campus since 2008.
Monday, May 3, 2021
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
May 11th guest speaker Dr. Ruby Mendenhall is an Associate Professor in Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning, and Social Work. Dr. Mendenhall will speak about her interdisciplinary work that focuses on issues of social inequality and economic mobility.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Friday, October 8, 2021
Friday, November 12, 2021
Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
Event sponsored by the Humanities Research Institute and the Creative Writing Program, Department of English