Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Friday, August 1, 2025

Monday, August 4, 2025

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Friday, August 8, 2025

Saturday, August 9, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Discover the art of printmaking in this hands-on, process-based class designed for adult learners of all experience levels. You’re invited to learn printmaking techniques in a supportive, creative environment inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and collection.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

    • 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
    • Middle Fork Preserve Dark Sky Trail, 2665 County Rd 3500 N, Rankin, IL 60960

    Beckman's Visualization Laboratory is hosting a dark sky photogrpahy retreat at Middle Fork Preserve, Dark Sky Trail from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 until midnight, Wednesday, Aug. 13 (with an option to stay later).

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

    • 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
    • Middle Fork Preserve Dark Sky Trail, 2665 County Rd 3500 N, Rankin, IL 60960

    Beckman's Visualization Laboratory is hosting a dark sky photogrpahy retreat at Middle Fork Preserve, Dark Sky Trail from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 until midnight, Wednesday, Aug. 13 (with an option to stay later).

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

    • 12:00 - 3:30 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Calling all new and returning U of I students! Kick off the school year and celebrate Krannert Art Museum’s newest exhibitions at KAM Fest 2025. Stop by the museum to get a free tote bag, enjoy food trucks and an immersive art installation by local artist Matt Harsh, plus art activities with the CU Community Fab Lab!

    • 4:00 - 4:50 pm
    • 1306 Everitt Laboratory

    Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Thursday, August 28, 2025

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • NCSA, Rm 4000

    Join the PDO for this overview of our support and services, with additional information about how we collaborate with other NCSA staff, including the Business Office and Project Managers.

Friday, August 29, 2025

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

    • All Day
    • John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611

    The Open SkAI conference is an annual, four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.

    • 4:00 - 4:50 pm
    • 1306 Everitt Laboratory

    Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

    • All Day
    • John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611

    The Open SkAI conference is an annual, four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.

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

    "The Unofficial ZEN Blue Player's Guide: Advanced Tricks and Secrets" Matt Curtis, Product Application Sales Specialist

    • 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!

    • 2:00 - 3:30 pm

    Monthly invite-only Community of Practice meeting.

Thursday, September 4, 2025

    • All Day
    • John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611

    The Open SkAI conference is an annual, four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.

    • 11:00 am
    • Charles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL

    Professor, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

    • 3:30 - 5:00 pm
    • School of Information Sciences building, Room 126, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign

    Amanda Rubin, (documentary filmmaker and journalist)'s lecture on The Third Reich of Dreams, shares the incredible untold story of Charlotte Beradt and her legacy of courage as a woman, journalist, and refugee. The lecture will focus on the power of the irrepressible imagination and the potent symbolism of books, writing and archiving as “witnesses to history".

    • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    • 1002 Grainger Auditorium

Friday, September 5, 2025

Saturday, September 6, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Enjoy artmaking, stories, and exploring the galleries! You'll get to make a paper modern house and learn about midcentury design. You’ll get to make your own sculpture inspired by artist Frank Stella and learn about colors, textures, and shapes. For ages 5+.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Wednesday, September 10, 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!

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Wednesday, September 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, September 19, 2025

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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

    "Dissecting sub-millisecond stepping dynamics of dynein with MINFLUX" Joseph Slivka, PhD Candidate, Yildiz & Limmer Group - Physics, University of California, Berkley

    • 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 5th floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, September 25, 2025

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • NCSA, Rm 4000

    Join the PDO and special returning guest presenter Richard Sallee, Limited Submissions Manager for the OVCRI, for an enlightening lunch-time discussion of Limited Submissions.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Wednesday, October 1, 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, October 3, 2025

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 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, October 23, 2025

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Main Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

    Scheide Librarian Emeritus (Princeton) Paul S. Needham will discuss the history and production of the Catholicon, and present his findings that it was printed not from movable type, as previously thought, but instead from two-line castings, a discovery that continues to incite vigorous discussion in the field. The RBML’s recently acquired copy of the 1469 edition will be o

Friday, October 24, 2025

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Wednesday, October 29, 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, October 30, 2025

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Wednesday, November 5, 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!

    • 2:00 - 3:30 pm

    Monthly invite-only Community of Practice meeting.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Monday, November 17, 2025

    • 6:00 - 8:00 pm
    • TBA

    In this talk, award-winning classicist and bestselling author Dr. Emily Hauser explores the many different ways in which we can start to uncover the women of the ancient world. Hauser's writings range from deep analysis of Greek texts, to popular contemporary myth retellings, to innovative takes on history that mix fact and fiction to uncover new ways of knowing.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Wednesday, November 19, 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!

Saturday, November 22, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Enjoy artmaking, stories, and exploring the galleries! You'll get to make a paper modern house and learn about midcentury design. You’ll get to make your own sculpture inspired by artist Frank Stella and learn about colors, textures, and shapes. For ages 5+.

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!

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!

Friday, December 5, 2025

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Wednesday, December 10, 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!

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026