Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• Get to Know Beckman Tour

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Atrium, 405 N. Mathews, Urbana

  New Beckman community members and those across campus are invited to join this monthly tour of the Beckman Institute. It meets in Beckman's east atrium.

  • Informational

  

• Election Panel l

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306.

  • Informational

  

• Research Resource Forum: Demystifying Limited Submissions

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  Lincoln Hall 3111

  • Informational

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• FELP Session - Designing the Business

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Discovery Partners Institute 200 S. Wacker Dr. 20th Floor Conference Room 2032 Chicago, IL

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• No. 64 Tech Pulse 2030-Responsible AI Investing & Pitch Showcase-Chicago

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Informational

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Grant - Writing Workshop

  Time

  12:00 pm

  • Informational

  

• Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad

  Time

  12:00 - 2:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Room A; 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  Graduate Student Workshop, "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad" will be Wednesday, Oct. 21 12-2:30pm in Illini Room A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana. Lunch provided for registered attendees at 12 pm with workshop 12:15-2:30pm. The workshop will be led by Dana Johnson, PhD, Director of External Fellowship Office, Graduate College

  • Informational

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Beckman Institute Lunch and Learn: Recruiting Underrepresented Populations

  Time

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Room 5602 Beckman Institute

  • Informational

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Election Panel ll

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306.

  • Informational

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Tech Pulse 2030

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Tech Pulse 2030

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Informational

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• FELP Session - Sourcing Capital & Other Resources

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Informational