Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)
Open for Registration
Monday, August 17, 2026
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PRI invites you to a Software Carpentry Workshop hosted by INHS!
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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Incoming Cadet Welcome Week (ICW2) is the Fighting Illini Battalion's two-day onboarding program for new Army ROTC cadets. Complete enrollment requirements, meet cadre and fellow cadets, participate in introductory training, and gain the knowledge, confidence, and support needed to begin your Army ROTC journey successfully.
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Join Trish Barker and Erika Smith for a brief virtual information session about LAS's pilot program supporting faculty engagement with The Conversation. We'll provide an overview of the platform, discuss resources and support available to participants, share strategies for pitching stories and responding to editor calls.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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Incoming Cadet Welcome Week (ICW2) is the Fighting Illini Battalion's two-day onboarding program for new Army ROTC cadets. Complete enrollment requirements, meet cadre and fellow cadets, participate in introductory training, and gain the knowledge, confidence, and support needed to begin your Army ROTC journey successfully.
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Meet your campus research support experts! Join Chuck Thompson (Illinois Computes), Maryalice Wu (CITL Data Analytics), Sara Benson (Copyright Librarian), and Amy Hovious (Research Enablement) for Resources for Researchers Office Hours, August 20th, 1-2pm on Zoom. Bring your questions, no registration required, all are welcome.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Speaker: Elizabeth Goldschmidt
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Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture "Finding Cures: Journey from Software Engineering to Entrepreneurship" Abhishek Pandey, PhD Interim CEO/CTO of ASERTI Pharma
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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. Stop by the museum to get a free tote bag, enjoy food trucks, try printmaking with the students from Noble Print Club, and meet our new Director Stephanie Smith.
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Speaker: József Balogh (UIUC) Title: Even smaller universal posets
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The Discovery Partners Institute invites University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty to attend an upcoming Town Hall to learn about a new opportunity to build the next Research Themes at DPI.
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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 26, 2026
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Join Field Museum researchers Bruno de Medeiros, assistant curator of insects, and Elizabeth Postema, postdoctoral research scientist, for a free, hands-on workshop.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Interested in making progress on a manuscript, grant proposal, book project, creative work, or other scholarly endeavor? Join us to learn about the new LAS Faculty Writing Program, featuring recurring hybrid writing sessions that provide dedicated writing time, accountability, and community. Open to faculty and research personnel at all career stages.
Friday, August 28, 2026
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An online informational session on how to apply for grants through the Avanza UC grant.
Monday, August 31, 2026
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This two-day symposium brings together researchers, industry leaders, project developers, and policymakers to discuss energy systems, carbon capture and utilization, AI-driven energy demand, carbon markets, and financing pathways for energy-carbon projects. Interested participants may request an invitation on the event page.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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IGB Seminar - Faculty Spotlight Lecture "Nutritional Regulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis - Implications for Stress and Cancer Resilience" Brett Loman, PhD Department of Animal Science; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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The third and final installment of the Summer AI Mini-series. This session will highlight and demonstrate the various options on campus for interacting with large language models other than the large commercial frontier models.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
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Join us to celebrate Illinois' 2026 Mayo Clinic undergraduate researchers, including CRISP, HERE, and SURF. The event includes a poster session, recognition ceremony, and light refreshments. Register by Aug. 27.
Friday, September 4, 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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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.
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IGB Seminar - Director's Office "Biology by Design: From Directed Evolution to Autonomous Experimentation" Huimin Zhao, PhD Steven L. Miller Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Bioengineering; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Join Silvina Montrul as she explores how Brazilian Portuguese is evolving across spoken and written forms. Study of 72 native speakers Education impacts grammar & comprehension Some language changes are happening across ALL speakers Discover how schooling may actually drive language evolution.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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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.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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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.
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Join colleagues from across LAS for recurring hybrid writing sessions that provide dedicated time for manuscripts, grant proposals, books, creative projects, and other scholarly work. Build momentum through peer accountability, interdisciplinary community, and sustainable productivity practices.
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Research Resource Forum: Navigating Research Support in LAS Join the LAS Office of Research for a 45-minute hybrid session introducing the people, services, and processes that support research across the College. Learn how to engage with LAS and SPA throughout the project lifecycle, access key resources, navigate requirements, and connect with the research team.
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SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.
Friday, September 11, 2026
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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.
Monday, September 14, 2026
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Join colleagues from across LAS for recurring hybrid writing sessions that provide dedicated time for manuscripts, grant proposals, books, creative projects, and other scholarly work. Build momentum through peer accountability, interdisciplinary community, and sustainable productivity practices.
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Our Mr. Matsura, a feature documentary film, is the story of photographer Frank Matsura who journeyed from his native Japan to live in rural Washington State in the early 1900s. The film presents a picture of the “frontier” that departs from the existing popular culture narrative and celebrates the singular contribution of a community-building immigrant artist in America.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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This talk examines how MBL used social media to mobilize mass anti-left sentiment yet failed to turn that energy into lasting political power. It argues that digital “indignation politics” can amplify outrage—but struggles to build durable institutions—helping explain the rise of Bolsonarismo’s more reactionary agenda.
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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
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Join colleagues from across LAS for recurring hybrid writing sessions that provide dedicated time for manuscripts, grant proposals, books, creative projects, and other scholarly work. Build momentum through peer accountability, interdisciplinary community, and sustainable productivity practices.
Friday, September 18, 2026
Monday, September 21, 2026
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Join colleagues from across LAS for recurring hybrid writing sessions that provide dedicated time for manuscripts, grant proposals, books, creative projects, and other scholarly work. Build momentum through peer accountability, interdisciplinary community, and sustainable productivity practices.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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Stop by and share your thoughts about Krannert Art Museum with our new director! Stephanie Smith will talk with visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.
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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 23, 2026
Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Join colleagues from across LAS for recurring hybrid writing sessions that provide dedicated time for manuscripts, grant proposals, books, creative projects, and other scholarly work. Build momentum through peer accountability, interdisciplinary community, and sustainable productivity practices.
Friday, September 25, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026
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Celebrate backyard bugs and bats at the free Central Illinois Bat Festival, featuring expert talks, guided hikes, family activities, vendors, food trucks, a costume contest, and an evening bat acoustic walk with a live ecologcation demonstration.
Monday, September 28, 2026
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Join colleagues from across LAS for recurring hybrid writing sessions that provide dedicated time for manuscripts, grant proposals, books, creative projects, and other scholarly work. Build momentum through peer accountability, interdisciplinary community, and sustainable productivity practices.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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Speaker: Arnab Banerjee
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David Gottlieb Memorial Lecture Ikuro Abe, PhD Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Professor, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama "Unusual Enzyme Reactions in Natural Product Biosynthesis"
