Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Hannah Day, Pfaff Group
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12:00 pm 01:30 pmConference Room 1201 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Targeted drug delivery to tumor associated macrophages in glioblastoma mouse models" Urbi Saha, PhD Student Department of Neuroscience, University of Illinois
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12:00 pmRoom 306 Coble HallPrize-winning filmmaker Simon Bright will present on the challenges of preserving cinematic records of the liberation struggles of Southern Africa.
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12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin 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!
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1:00 pmRoom 126, 501 E. Daniel StreetWayne A. Wiegand, the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University, will present "Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Missing Stories in American Library History. A reception will follow the lecture.
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2:00 pmNCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801 Room 1040 -
5:00 - 6:00 pmEnglish Building 107DWe will discuss programming for 2026-27 and plans for the Medieval Studies semimar.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayLevis Faculty Center, Room 210Join us for the 24th annual Women's and Gender History Symposium. Featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Arunima Datta (Associate Professor of History, University of North Texas) and Eric McDuffie (Associate Professor of History, UIUC).
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All DaySiebel Center for Design
In collaboration with The Grainger College of Engineering and Siebel Center for Design, the Human-Centered Engineering Consortium is hosting the first symposium on human-centered engineering. The symposium will bring together educators, practitioners and researchers from all engineering disciplines. Attendance is free and all are welcome! Come join us in the conversation.
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9:00 - 10:30 am 02/18/2026University of Illinois Foundation | Philanthropy Center 303 St Mary's Rd, Champaign, IL 61820 | Room 102Please join us Thursday, March 5th at 9:00 AM for Community Conversations with Cunningham Children’s Home. Parking will be available in the southeast corner of the State Farm Center. This session is part of a series featuring local nonprofits and campus and community colleagues who have given their time and talents to those organizations.
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmRoom 4045, 614 E. Daniel Street & ZoomJoel Waldfogel will present "AI and the quantity and quality of creative products: have LLMs boosted creation of valuable books?" as part of the AImpact Speaker Series.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
"Biocluster Overview" David Slater Associate Director of High Performance Computing
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12:30 pm 1:30 pmSiebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050
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1:00 - 2:00 pm190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Hong-Ye Hu, Harvard Quantum Initiative (HQI) Fellow, Harvard University
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1:00 pmTBD
Speaker: Lauren Childs (Virginia Tech)
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2:00 - 3:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge in LCLB and online via ZoomThe panelists will talk about building AI Literacy for language teachers, both by sharing tools that can support educators and by recognizing the ways AI poses new challenges for teachers. They will also share examples for approaching AI Literacy for learners, including helping students better understand how AI use can impact their language learning, for better or worse.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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4:00 - 5:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore room 514 -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium
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5:00Orange & Blue rooms, University of Illinois Chicago Illini Center, 200 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago
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6:00 - 7:30 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignSPEAK 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, March 6, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayLevis Faculty Center, Room 210
Join us for the 24th annual Women's and Gender History Symposium. Featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Arunima Datta (Associate Professor of History, University of North Texas) and Eric McDuffie (Associate Professor of History, UIUC).
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All DaySiebel Center for Design
In collaboration with The Grainger College of Engineering and Siebel Center for Design, the Human-Centered Engineering Consortium is hosting the first symposium on human-centered engineering. The symposium will bring together educators, practitioners and researchers from all engineering disciplines. Attendance is free and all are welcome! Come join us in the conversation.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 pmSiebal Center for Design, Room 1000 -
All DayLevis Faculty Center 208 (919 W Illinois St, Urbana) -
2:00 pmBeckman 3269 (third floor tower room) -
3:00 pm2005 Mechanical Engineering Lab - MEL (John Deere Pavilion)
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3:00 pmW-109 Turner Hall -
4:00 - 5:00 pmSiebel School of Computing and Data Science Room 2405
Saturday, March 7, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayLevis Faculty Center, Room 210
Join us for the 24th annual Women's and Gender History Symposium. Featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Arunima Datta (Associate Professor of History, University of North Texas) and Eric McDuffie (Associate Professor of History, UIUC).
Sunday, March 8, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Monday, March 9, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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1:00 pmRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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3:00 - 4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore room 504
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCoordinated Science Laboratory
https://raymond-yeh.com/
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Dafei Jin, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of Notre Dame
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12:00 - 1:00 pmDr. Giroud will describe new developments in geomembrane design and performance. In particular, he will focus on new developments in the following four areas: (1) stability of geomembrane liner systems on slope, (2) properties of geomembrane liners, (3) leakage control by geomembrane liners, and (4) connection of geomembrane liners to rigid structures.
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1:00 pmSidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building 1047
Speaker: Gabriel Provencher Langlois (UIUC)
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1:00 pm 2:00 pmJoin the next Resources for Researchers Office Hours to explore qualitative data analysis and campus-supported tools. Jess Hagman from the University Library and Dawn Owens from the CITL data analytics team will highlight resources such as MAXQDA and others available to Illinois researchers.
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3:00 pmForbes Natural History Building -
4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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5:00 - 6:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, Literature, Culture, and Linguistics Building -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm Central TimeNCSA Room 3000
Attend this onsite workshop at NCSA to learn how to use OpenMP API compiler directives to quickly develop shared-memory parallel codes using standard languages and compilers. Knowledge of either C or Fortran programming is required. Hands-on exercises will use Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center’s Bridges-2 computing platform.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Jared Gibson, Kou Group
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12:00 pm 01:30 pmConference Room 1201 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL -
12:00 pmRegister to receive virtual event link from organizers.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 pmBeckman 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!
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4:00 pmCarle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference room
Illinois' Georgia Malandraki and Brad Sutton will present, "Multimodal Approaches to Understanding Swallowing Control and Developing Plasticity Based Interventions for Dysphagia."
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St -
11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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12:00 - 1:30 pmIllini Union Bookstore, Rm 514
The Center for Writing Studies invites you to our lecture on Thursday, October 16, featuring Dr. Toby Beauchamp, an Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and affiliate faculty in the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmJoin us on Zoom (registration link below) or at the University Archives (146 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)Dr. Elizabeth Sutton, Director of Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, will discuss her background as an anthropologist and her work as the director of the Spurlock Museum.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
Friday, March 13, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 - 1:30 pmLearn about seed funding opportunities for researchers and faculty from the Global South...
Saturday, March 14, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Monday, March 16, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 02/18/2026University of Illinois Foundation | Philanthropy Center 303 St Mary's Rd, Champaign, IL 61820 | Room 215 | Roman M. Lubynsky Idea Lab
3rd Wednesd‑AI; A Monthly Learning Community for AI Exploration 3rd Wednesd‑AI is a hands-on space to learn, practice, and play while building AI skills together. Stay current on AI developments, experiment with new tools, and share discoveries with colleagues in a supportive environment. Bring your lunch, laptop, and curiosity. Learn together. Try new things. Have fun!
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12:00 pmBeckman 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, March 19, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Friday, March 20, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting.
Monday, March 23, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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12:00 - 1:00 pmArnold O. and Mabel M. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 5602 -
3:00 pmForbes Natural History Building -
3:30 pmNCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801 Auditorium -
4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
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 25, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Please join Library Trends for a thoughtful discussion on how the intersection of technology and reality is reshaping the roles of librarians in education. The guest editors and authors of select articles from 74 (3), "Data Literacy: Navigating the Shift from Hype to Reality" will be presenting their research.
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Oraya Zinder, PhD Candidate Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois
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12:00 pm 01:30 pmRoom 210 – Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, IL -
12:00 pmBeckman 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, March 26, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmOur guests will help us understand University of Illinois policies on data transfer and use agreements and software licensing agreements so that faculty and staff have a better understanding of how to work with collaborators when sharing data science-related data and code.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLincoln Hall 2092 - Conference Room
Sharing Your Research Story is a practical session helping LAS faculty translate research for public audiences. Learn how LAS communications supports external visibility, what research fits promotion, and how to partner efficiently. March 26, 12–1 PM CT. Hybrid.
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12:30 pm 1:30 pmSiebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050
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1:00 - 2:00 pmLoomis 464
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1:00 pm161 Noyes Hall
Speaker: Yue Liu (Purdue University)
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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3:00 - 5:00 pmMain Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801Dr. Anastassios Antonaras (Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki,) places Byzantine glass in context to a wider Mediterranean tradition where it emerges as a powerful medium of splendor, authority, and sacred presence.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmRare Book and Manuscript Library: Main Library Room 346 -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium
Friday, March 27, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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2:00 pmBeckman 3269 (third floor tower room) -
2:00 - 3:00 pmArmory room 172 and online via ZoomAn informative roundtable conversation about the use of Gen AI in students' educational journeys, personal lives, and career preparations. Several students from the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (BNAACC) will share how they use Gen AI as learning tool, remain aware of AI's cultural impacts in society, and build AI skills for career preparations.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Monday, March 30, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Henry Yuen, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University
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1:00 pmSidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building 1047
Speaker: Anjali Nair (U Chicago)
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3:00 pmForbes Natural History Building -
4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional FacilityLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Anna Honeycutt, Chitambar Group
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12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Tuning surface interactions of two-dimensional materials in dry and wet environments” Gus Greenwood, PhD Candidate Prof. Rosa Espinosa-Marzal’s Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois
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12:00 pmBeckman 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!
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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1:00 pm161 Noyes Hall
Speaker: Olivia Clifton (University of Illinois)
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, 208This talk introduces medieval Sicily in its Muslim period, focusing on how this history was experienced, archived, imagined, and remembered by its native poets and writers, as well as the travelers who visited the island, during its political and cultural apogee, and the later years under the domination of the Norman kings.
Friday, April 3, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
9:00 am - 5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210 -
9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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1:00 - 2:00 pmArmory room 172 and online via ZoomIn this talk, we will report on our effort to test this hypothesis: is it possible to "excel" in a course without absolutely any knowledge? We show that, while there is variability across courses and assignment types, large language models are indeed often able to achieve a strong grade in a course without any meaningful help from human users or course material.
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2:00 pmBeckman 3269 (third floor tower room) -
3:00 - 5:00 pmGregory Hall 223
Join us for a lecture by Andrea Scarantino, a professor of Neuroscience and Philosophy at Georgia State University.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Sunday, April 5, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Monday, April 6, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
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4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422This talk will highlight the Kinsey Institute’s founding and multi-disciplinary history, continued cultural impact, current research program, and reflect on the ways in which today’s social and political climate presents new challenges for multi-disciplinary sex research.
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5:30 pmSpurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Our 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, April 7, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Zheshen Zhang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
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1:00 pmSidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building 1047
Speaker: Rick Laugesen (UIUC)
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Creating Art of Science” Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois
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12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
4:00 pmCarle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference room
Join Carle's Bruce Damon and Dr. Christina Laukaitis for a seminar on, "Mechanistic biomarkers of knee function in hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome."
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmRoom 4045, 614 E. Daniel Street & ZoomAlex Moehring will present "Designing Human-AI Collaboration: A Sufficient Statistic Approach" as part of the AImpact Speaker Series.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
Friday, April 10, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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2:00 pmBeckman 3269 (third floor tower room) -
4:00 - 5:00 pmSiebel School of Computing and Data Science Room 2405
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Monday, April 13, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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1:00 pmSidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building 1047
Speaker: Rachidi Salako (U of Nevada)
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional FacilityLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Sujeet Bhalerao, Leditzky Group
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 02/18/2026University of Illinois Foundation | Philanthropy Center 303 St Mary's Rd, Champaign, IL 61820 | Room 215 | Roman M. Lubynsky Idea Lab
3rd Wednesd‑AI; A Monthly Learning Community for AI Exploration 3rd Wednesd‑AI is a hands-on space to learn, practice, and play while building AI skills together. Stay current on AI developments, experiment with new tools, and share discoveries with colleagues in a supportive environment. Bring your lunch, laptop, and curiosity. Learn together. Try new things. Have fun!
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310
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12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 pmBeckman 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, April 16, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building
PECI 2026 is the 17th annual Power and Energy Conference at Illinois.
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
12:30 pm 1:30 pmSiebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
Friday, April 17, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building
PECI 2026 is the 17th annual Power and Energy Conference at Illinois.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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3:00 - 5:00 pmMain Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801This public event will begin with a lecture by Dr. Warren C. Brown (California Institute of Technology discussing medieval textuality and materiality. A reception and open house will follow where visitors may view our recently acquired Merovingian manuscript and Greek papyrus. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmRare Book and Manuscript Library: Main Library Room 346This public event will begin with a lecture by Dr. Warren C. Brown (California Institute of Technology discussing medieval textuality and materiality. A reception and open house will follow where visitors may view our recently acquired Merovingian manuscript and Greek papyrus. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802
Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker will be Quang Nguyen, a neuroscientist who leads interdisciplinary projects using biochemical and physiological approaches.
Monday, April 20, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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1:00 pmRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Csaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
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 22, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayDallas, TexasWelcome to the 31st annual Wheel Rail Interaction Conference. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference is specifically tailored for the heavy haul (freight) sector, focusing on the challenges and advancements unique to the wheel/rail interface on heavy haul freight and shared-track passenger systems. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference will be held in Dallas, TX from April 22-24.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Shuen Wu, Chitambar Group
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12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 pmBeckman 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, April 23, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayDallas, TexasWelcome to the 31st annual Wheel Rail Interaction Conference. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference is specifically tailored for the heavy haul (freight) sector, focusing on the challenges and advancements unique to the wheel/rail interface on heavy haul freight and shared-track passenger systems. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference will be held in Dallas, TX from April 22-24.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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12:30 pm 1:30 pmGregory Hall, Room 336
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1:00 pm161 Noyes Hall
Speaker: Carl Veller (University of Chicago)
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2:00 - 3:00 pmICT, 1611 Titan Drive, Rantoul, IL 61866
Friday, April 24, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayDallas, Texas
Welcome to the 31st annual Wheel Rail Interaction Conference. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference is specifically tailored for the heavy haul (freight) sector, focusing on the challenges and advancements unique to the wheel/rail interface on heavy haul freight and shared-track passenger systems. The WRI 2026 Heavy Haul Conference will be held in Dallas, TX from April 22-24.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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2:00 pmBeckman 3269 (third floor tower room) -
3:00 - 5:00 pm319 Gregory Hall
Join us for a lecture by Heather Demarest, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Boulder.
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3:00 pmW-109 Turner Hall
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
Monday, April 27, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
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5:15 pmArchitecture Building, Room TBA
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayI Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign IL
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Scott Fraser, PhD President, Dynamic Imaging, Head of Biohub, San Francisco "Eavesdropping on Biology by Using New Instrumentation and AI to Foster Multiscale Imaging"
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4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
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 29, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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All DayI Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign IL
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois
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12:00 pmBeckman 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, April 30, 2026
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All DayMain Library Room 346
The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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1:00 pm161 Noyes Hall
Speaker: Adrian Lam (Ohio State University)