Speakers
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
-
Calling all new and returning U of I students! Kick off the school year and celebrate Krannert Art Museum’s newest exhibitions at KAM Fest 2025. Stop by the museum to get a free tote bag, enjoy food trucks and an immersive art installation by local artist Matt Harsh, plus art activities with the CU Community Fab Lab!
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Friday, August 29, 2025
-
Fellowship Information Session "American Association of University Women", August 29 at 12 pm CST Since 1888, AAUW has been one of the largest funders of women's graduate education, investing in women who go on to change the world. This information session will focus on AAUW's International & American Fellowship. Current submission deadline is September 30, 2025.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
-
"The Unofficial ZEN Blue Player's Guide: Advanced Tricks and Secrets" Matt Curtis, Product Application Sales Specialist
Thursday, September 4, 2025
-
Amanda Rubin, documentary filmmaker and journalist's lecture on The Third Reich of Dreams, shares the incredible untold story of Charlotte Beradt and her legacy of courage as a woman, journalist, and refugee. This hybrid lecture will focus on the power of the irrepressible imagination and the potent symbolism of books, writing and archiving as “witnesses to history".
-
Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity Thursdsay, September 4, 4 pm - 5 pm YMCA Latzer Hall, 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign Remarks at 4:20 pm RSVP appreciated by Sep. 1.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Saturday, September 6, 2025
-
Enjoy artmaking, stories, and exploring the galleries! You'll get to make a paper modern house and learn about midcentury design. You’ll get to make your own sculpture inspired by artist Frank Stella and learn about colors, textures, and shapes. For ages 5+.
Monday, September 8, 2025
-
Sepsis Alliance presents the Unite for Sepsis Symposium in partnership with the Grainger College of Engineering and the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois. Topics include regulatory approval of diagnostics, AI tools, clinical trials, and funding pathways to improve outcomes and save lives.
-
Write Like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals by Dr. Ronnie Grinberg, University of Oklahoma September 8, 2025 at noon | Lucy Ellis Lounge (LCLB 1080)
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
-
Sepsis Alliance presents the Unite for Sepsis Symposium in partnership with the Grainger College of Engineering and the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine at the University of Illinois. Topics include regulatory approval of diagnostics, AI tools, clinical trials, and funding pathways to improve outcomes and save lives.
-
Speaker: Andrei Faraon, William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Monday, September 15, 2025
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
-
Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
-
A poetry reading by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha sponsored by the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with support from the Carr visiting author series and creative writing program in the Department of English
-
Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha | 5 pm - 7 pm | Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum
Thursday, September 18, 2025
-
A poetry reading by Carmen Giménez made possible by the Kaplan Family Writer-In-Residence Series.
Friday, September 19, 2025
-
Join us for the opening reception of RBML's fall exhibit, "Sweetbitter: The Literary Legacies and Afterlives of Sappho", featuring poetry and dance performances.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Monday, September 22, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
-
Speaker: Zoe Yan, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
-
MillerComm Lecture Series: Who Elected Big Tech? Speaker: Allison Stanger, Middlebury Distinguished Endowed Professorship Provost's Office Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 12 pm Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W. Illinois St, Urbana
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
-
Series on Gendered Displacement and Erasure "African Refugees, Gender and the Global Polycrisis" by Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso Tuesday, September 23 | 4 pm | 306 Coble Hall
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
-
"Dissecting sub-millisecond stepping dynamics of dynein with MINFLUX" Joseph Slivka, PhD Candidate, Yildiz & Limmer Group - Physics, University of California, Berkley
Monday, September 29, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
-
Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity Gender Relations in International Development (GRID). Graduate Minor Information Session. Time: October 1 at 4 - 5 pm and October 3 at 10-11 am Location: 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St
Friday, October 3, 2025
-
Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity Gender Relations in International Development (GRID). Graduate Minor Information Session. Time: October 3 at 10-11 am Location: 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St
Monday, October 6, 2025
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
-
Speaker: Srivatsan Chakram, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
-
"An Introduction to the LSM 980" Umnia Doha, Research Scientist,Core Facilities Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
-
Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
-
Professor Reyes Mason's presentation is grounded in a belief that our collective work on climate change can indeed lead to a healthier and thriving world for all in the midst of disaster and devastation, from our own backyards to communities across the globe.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
-
Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research & Services Conference | October 9-10, 2025 | I-Hotel and Conference Center
-
A reading by Leland Cheuk, made possible by the Robert J. and Katherin Carr visiting author series.
Friday, October 10, 2025
-
Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research & Services Conference | October 9-10, 2025 | I-Hotel and Conference Center
Monday, October 13, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
-
Speaker: Kevin O'Brien, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Monday, October 20, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
-
Speaker: Gabriel Landi, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Rochester
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
-
Scheide Librarian Emeritus (Princeton) Paul S. Needham will discuss the history and production of the Catholicon, and present his findings that it was printed not from movable type, as previously thought, but instead from two-line castings, a discovery that continues to incite vigorous discussion in the field. The RBML’s recently acquired copy of the 1469 edition will be o
Monday, October 27, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
-
Speaker: Kai-Mei Fu, Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
-
Ayelet Tsabari, Einhorn Lecture Series October 28, 2025 | 5 pm - 6:30 pm | Alice Campbell Hall
Monday, November 3, 2025
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
-
Speaker: Adam Kaufman, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Colorado - Boulder
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Monday, November 10, 2025
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
-
Speaker: Aashish Clerk, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
-
Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
-
Gillen D’Arcy Wood will speak about his new book, "The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans' Decline".
Monday, November 17, 2025
-
In this talk, award-winning classicist and bestselling author Dr. Emily Hauser explores the many different ways in which we can start to uncover the women of the ancient world. Hauser's writings range from deep analysis of Greek texts, to popular contemporary myth retellings, to innovative takes on history that mix fact and fiction to uncover new ways of knowing.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
-
Speaker: Soonwoon Choi, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT
-
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
-
Enjoy artmaking, stories, and exploring the galleries! You'll get to make a paper modern house and learn about midcentury design. You’ll get to make your own sculpture inspired by artist Frank Stella and learn about colors, textures, and shapes. For ages 5+.
Monday, November 24, 2025
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Monday, December 1, 2025
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
-
Speaker: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
-
Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
-
A reading by Stephen Markley, made possible by the Robert J. and Katherin Carr visiting author series. Stephen Markley is the author of The Deluge, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as an Editor's choice. His previous books include the critically acclaimed bestseller Ohio, as well as Publish this Book and Tales of Iceland. He has also written for the hulu comedy
Friday, March 27, 2026
Thursday, April 2, 2026
-
A reading by alumni of the creative writing program, Jessica Tanck and Matthew Gavin Frank. This event is made possible by the Robert J. and Katherin Carr visiting author series.