OVCR Working Groups Calendar
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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All DayBeckman's Biomedical Imaging Center is accepting proposals for seed projects on 9.4 Tesla and 3 Tesla MRI. Proposals are due Wednesday, June 24.
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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!
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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9:30 amMRI ExhibitCome find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Friday, July 31, 2026
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All Day
The Carle Illinois Advanced Imaging Center is accepting seed project proposals for 7 Tesla MRI research. They're due Friday, July 31.
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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9:30 amMRI Exhibit
Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
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3:00 - 5:00 pmAtrium of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyJoin Beckman to celebrate its 2025 graduate fellows, as well as 2026 recipients of the Beckman Institute Undergraduate Fellowship, Thomas and Margaret Huang Award for Graduate Research and Erik Haferkamp Memorial Award for Undergraduate Research.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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9:30 amMRI Exhibit
Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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, September 9, 2026
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty CenterJoin us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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8:30 am - 5:00 pmFifth floor tower room at the Beckman Institute
Beckman community members are invited to stop by the fifth floor tower room to have a professional portrait taken. First come, first served, with no need to register in advance.
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10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin 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.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Friday, September 25, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
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2:30 pmTBDPanel and reception organized by Director's Fellow Chris Freeburg. Affiliated with the Black Letters Collective.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Thursday, March 4, 2027
Thursday, March 25, 2027
Friday, March 26, 2027
Thursday, April 1, 2027
Thursday, May 6, 2027
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4:00 - 6:00 pmTBD
Gather with us in community to celebrate this year's HRI research prize recipients and to mark the close of another academic year!