OVCR Working Groups Calendar
Monday, November 16, 2026
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
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Come enjoy coffee, say hello to colleagues and bring your houseplants to swap. We may occasionally meet elsewhere in the building — watch for signs in the atrium with more information.

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Beckman Core Facilities Tech Talk

Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Thursday, November 19, 2026
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Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026
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Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, December 2, 2026
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Join us as we highlight the incredible work of each of Humanities Without Walls' Reciprocity and Redistribution Grand Research Challenge projects in four virtual showcases over the 2026-27 academic year. During each event, 2-3 teams will present their projects and share a bit about the centrality of reciprocal and redistributive methods to their work.

Thursday, December 3, 2026
Monday, December 7, 2026
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
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Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Thursday, December 10, 2026
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The Beckman Town hall is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. It will be followed by Beckman's holiday lunch and party in the atrium from noon to 2 p.m.

Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
Monday, January 25, 2027
Monday, February 1, 2027
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
Wednesday, February 3, 2027
Thursday, February 4, 2027
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In this CAS/MillerComm event, documentary photographer and filmmaker Louie Palu discusses distinct representations of the Arctic in literature and the visual arts, exploring this often-misunderstood region as both imagined otherworld and real-life landscape.

Friday, February 5, 2027
Monday, February 8, 2027
Tuesday, February 9, 2027
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Join us for talks by Sameh Tawfick (Mechanical Science & Engineering) and Pollyanna Rhee (Landscape Architecture.)

Wednesday, February 10, 2027
Thursday, February 11, 2027
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Justice in the Balance: Democracy, Rule of Law, and the European Court of Human Rights

Monday, February 15, 2027
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Friday, February 19, 2027
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Following an introduction to the book proposal and publishing process, this presentation and panel will also cover recent experiences by faculty and editors in this important component of humanistic scholarship. Co-organized by the Humanities Research Institute and OVCRI’s Office of Research Advising and Project Development.

Tuesday, February 23, 2027
Thursday, February 25, 2027
Tuesday, March 2, 2027
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Thursday, March 4, 2027
Friday, March 5, 2027
Monday, March 8, 2027
Tuesday, March 9, 2027
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Join us for talks by Shelley Weinberg and Josue David Cisneros.

Wednesday, March 10, 2027
Tuesday, March 23, 2027
Thursday, March 25, 2027
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Join us for talks by Liviu Mirica and Cristian Proistosescu.

Friday, March 26, 2027
Tuesday, March 30, 2027
Thursday, April 1, 2027
Friday, April 2, 2027
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The symposium will explore the timely field convergence of posthumanism and environmental design, especially with regard to how the posthumanist perspective can challenge, guide and even inspire new ways of thinking about the environment and the life that is dependent on it.

Wednesday, April 7, 2027
Thursday, April 8, 2027
Monday, April 12, 2027
Tuesday, April 13, 2027
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
Thursday, April 15, 2027
Tuesday, April 20, 2027
Tuesday, April 27, 2027
Friday, April 30, 2027
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More info is coming.

Thursday, May 6, 2027
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Gather with us in community to celebrate this year's HRI research prize recipients and to mark the close of another academic year!













