Integrative Biology

Monday, August 24, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  your class

  • Other

  

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• Grad student welcome / EGSA meeting (for Entomology Dept. grad students and faculty only)

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  B102 CLSL

  • Welcome Week

  

• Finding Cures: Journey from Software Engineering to Entrepreneurship

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture "Finding Cures: Journey from Software Engineering to Entrepreneurship" Abhishek Pandey, PhD Interim CEO/CTO of ASERTI Pharma

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• PEEC Fall 2026 Welcome Back Event (Ice Cream Social), August 26, 2026, 4:00 PM, NHB, 2020B

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  NHB, 2020B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, August 28, 2026

• EEB Colloquium: Becky Fuller, EEB, "Welcome/Organization/Coffee"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• Nutritional Regulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis - Implications for Stress and Cancer Resilience

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  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

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• SIB Kick Off

  Time

  4:00 pm

  • Other

  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Alvaro Hernandez

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Affiliation Seminar - Dr. Teresa Pegan, UIUC EEB Department, "Evolutionary Consequences of Seasonal Migration"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, September 4, 2026

• EEB Colloquium: Becky Fuller and Julian Catchen, EEB, "Grad Handbook - New Students Only"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

• Biology by Design: From Directed Evolution to Autonomous Experimentation

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

  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

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• PEEC Seminar - Sara Ruane, Field Museum of Natural History, "Museums Collections as a Backbone for Contemporary Science"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, September 11, 2026

• EEB Colloquium: Dr. Milton Tan, INHS, "Something Fishy"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Joseph Walker, University of Illinois Chicago, "Herbarium RNA as a Source of Evolutionary Insights"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Tracey Tuberville, University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Lab, "Conservation Takeaways from Stalking North America’s Tortoises"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Sunanda Prabhu-Gaunkar, University of Chicago, "Where Science Meets Story: Engaging Audiences Through the Arts"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• Entomology Colloquium - Matt O'Neal, Professor, Iowa State University

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• 2026 Entomology Alumni / Department Potluck Picnic

  Time

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Crystal Lake Park Lake House, 206 West Park Street, Urbana, IL

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• TBD with Ms. Alyssa Hartman

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Bernie Kuhajda, Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Dorivar Ruiz Diaz

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 16, 2026

• EEB Colloquium: Group Discussion, "Graduate Student Townhall"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Entomology Colloquium - James Crall, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Jennifer Kimball

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Affiliation Seminar - Dr. Robin Warne, UIUC Prairie Research Institute, "The Gut, the Bad, and the Hungry: Microbial Mediation of Nutrients, Immunity & Survival"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Entomology Colloquium - Ifeoma Ozodiegwu, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Veronica Roman-Reyna

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Affiliation Seminar - Dr. Stephanie Porter, Washington State University Vancouver, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• EEB Colloquium: Princeton Vaughn, Princeton University, "Tour of Champions: Evolution in Anoles"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• Entomology Colloquium - ESA Practice Talks

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Daniel Sweeney

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Jenny Heppert, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• TBD with a UIUC Grad Postdoc

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Lauren Otolski, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Jose Franco

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Iris Holmes, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 20, 2026

• EEB Colloquium: EEB Community: Discussion of AI in Science

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Fall break begins

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Other

  

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Carmen Ugarte

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Affiliation Seminar - Dr. Nídia S. Trovão, UIUC VetMed, "The Genetic Traceability of Viral Pathogens Across the One Health Spectrum"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• EEB Colloquium: SICB / ASN Practice Talks

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• TBD with Dr. Virgnia Moore

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Rachel Mueller, Colorado State University, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• TBD with Dr. Wubishet Bekel

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, December 18, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  Time

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, January 15, 2027

• Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Wednesday, January 20, 2027

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Jeannette Cullum, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, January 27, 2027

• PEEC Affiliation Seminar - Dr. Michael Brent Hawkins, UIUC EEB Department, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, February 3, 2027

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Shasta Kamara, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, February 5, 2027

• EEB Colloquium: Becky Fuller, Julian Catchen, and Grads, EEB, "Graduate Recruiting"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, February 10, 2027

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Vivian Cheng, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, February 17, 2027

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Hollis Woodard, UC Riverside, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, February 24, 2027

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Ilana Zeitzer, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, March 3, 2027

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Jonah Dominguez, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, March 10, 2027

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Michelle Wong, Yale University, "Plant Strategies in Response to Nutrient Limitation in Tropical and Temperate Forests"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• Spring Vacation Begins

  Time

  1:00 pm

  • Other

  

Monday, March 22, 2027

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  7:00 am

  • Other

  

Wednesday, March 24, 2027

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Michelle Gaynor, Florida State University, "Ecological and Evolutionary Impacts of Whole Genome Duplication in Flowering Plants" 

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, March 31, 2027

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. William Sanders, University of Michigan, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, April 2, 2027

• EEB Colloquium: Abby Weber, EEB, "PhD Defense"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, April 14, 2027

• PEEC Seminar - Dr. Solomon David, University of Minnesota, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, April 16, 2027

• EEB Colloquium: Tim Legare, EEB, "Killifish Speciation"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  2004, NHB

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Isaiah Goertz, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, April 28, 2027

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Katie Fitzgerald, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Instruction Ends

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

• PEEC Exit Seminar - Fahren Zackery, UIUC PEEC, TBD

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Friday, May 7, 2027

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• Commencement

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, May 17, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Monday, June 14, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  Time

  All Day

  • Other