Research Technology Master Calendar
Monday, March 30, 2026
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10:00 - 11:30 am Central TimeJoin us for a comprehensive three-part workshop series designed to introduce researchers and practitioners with disabilities to the NCSA Delta high-performance computing cluster. This hands-on series prioritizes command-line proficiency, clear verbal instruction, and practical problem-solving approaches that work for all users.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmFunk ACES Library, Room 509Web of Science is a large multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. This session provides insight and strategies for getting the most use out of the platform. We will highlight how to search for literature and authors, as well as where to find citation and grant information.
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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12:00 - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 424This informal group aims to bring together graduate students from across campus to share their enthusiasm for the thought-provoking scholarship that animates them as people. Bring your lunch and stop by to listen and chat!
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12:00 - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 424This informal group aims to bring together graduate students from across campus to share their enthusiasm for the thought-provoking scholarship that animates them as people. Bring your lunch and stop by to listen and chat!
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us for the Startup Launch Series on Monday, March 30 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
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1:00 - 2:30 pmLearn to use multi-language management (MLM), the module that allows a single REDCap project to be created, maintained, and delivered in multiple languages without having to build and maintain separate projects for each language.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. By the end of this workshop, we hope you'll be able to import survey data from a spreadsheet into a MAXQDA project; set up survey questions as codable data, variables, or both; use manual and automatic coding tools to code text data in survey responses and more.
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4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210In the fall of 1989, citizens of East Germany took to the streets and, for a few electric months, built something rare: a genuine experiment in radical democracy. Then the West moved in — and that experiment was erased from national and global memory. Remembering 1989 asks why this “time out of joint” was buried, and how the unresolved legacies of post-Cold War...
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4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210In the fall of 1989, citizens of East Germany took to the streets and, for a few electric months, built something rare: a genuine experiment in radical democracy. Then the West moved in — and that experiment was erased from national and global memory. Remembering 1989 asks why this “time out of joint” was buried, and how the unresolved legacies of post-Cold War...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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10:00 - 11:30 am Central Time
Join us for a comprehensive three-part workshop series designed to introduce researchers and practitioners with disabilities to the NCSA Delta high-performance computing cluster. This hands-on series prioritizes command-line proficiency, clear verbal instruction, and practical problem-solving approaches that work for all users.
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All DayGrainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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9:30 - 10:30 amEnglish Building, Suite 112
ATLAS Application Development offers many web-based applications to assist with your business or academic needs (FormBuilder, Gradebook, Exam Attendance, Event Attendance – just to name a few). Have questions about how to get started? Already using an app and want help getting the most out of your experience? Come visit our office hours, and we’d be happy to chat!
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
During this virtual, drop-in event, ATLAS staff will provide one-on-one guidance on digital accessibility and course content, helping faculty ensure their materials are inclusive, compliant, and ready for the new semester. Whether you’re updating your Canvas site, remediating documents, or just want to learn best practices, the ATLAS team will be there to assist.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmArnold O. and Mabel M. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 5602 -
12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSpeaker: Daniel Cranston (College of William and Mary) Title: Equitably Coloring Planar and Outerplanar Graphs
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2:00 - 3:30 pmThis hands-on workshop covers what makes digital chemistry accessible for all learners. Topics covered include chemical equations, opportunities and limits of accessible math tools for chemistry, choosing an accessible periodic table, and writing description for common general chemistry diagrams. See full description for details and free software requirements.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmLooking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works.
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2:00 - 4:30 pmLearn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmLearn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
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3:30 - 4:30 pmJohn Deere Pavilion, 2005 Mechanical Engineering Lab (MEL)Hear from advisers and current ILEE students, ask questions, and learn how ILEE can help you gain a competitive edge in the job market.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLooking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works.
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5:00 - 7:00 pmKrannert Art MuseumAs coal communities in Chile and the United States navigate economic transition, women play a central role in shaping just and inclusive futures. Join women labor leaders from Illinois and Chile for an evening of cross border dialogue, solidarity, and storytelling.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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10:00 - 11:30 am Central Time
Join us for a comprehensive three-part workshop series designed to introduce researchers and practitioners with disabilities to the NCSA Delta high-performance computing cluster. This hands-on series prioritizes command-line proficiency, clear verbal instruction, and practical problem-solving approaches that work for all users.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryNavigating the social and academic expectations of college is a challenge for many new college students, where unexplained conventions can cause many to feel stress and confusion about the way the higher education environment functions.
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11:30 am - 1:00 pmVirtual via Zoom
CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies that extends what was presented during previous teaching academies. Prior participation in an instructional development series is not required but professional experience with university level instruction is strongly encouraged.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLincoln Hall, Lisnek LAS Hub
Current ATLAS Interns - Stop by to discussion your progress and any questions you have with an ATLAS Internship Program Coordinator. Prospective Students - Are you looking for internship experience working with technology? Stop by and learn more about opportunities in digital communication, data management/analysis, emerging technologies and more.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (LCLB 1080) and online (TBA)New France once stretched from the St. Lawrence to New Orleans. As borders shifted and the US and Canada formed, French communities grew isolated, yet their vibrant cultures endured. Through story, song, and "Creole Fiddle," you’ll explore this rich history and its distinctive musical traditions.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Tuning surface interactions of two-dimensional materials in dry and wet environments” Gus Greenwood, PhD Candidate Prof. Rosa Espinosa-Marzal’s Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryInfographics can be a very effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in because of their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics, as well as what to avoid.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmEnglish Building, Room 304
During this drop-in event, ATLAS staff will provide one-on-one guidance on digital accessibility and course content, helping faculty ensure their materials are inclusive, compliant, and ready for the new semester. Whether you’re updating your Canvas site, remediating documents, or just want to learn best practices, the ATLAS team will be there to assist.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St, Urbana
The Leopard in the Garden: Animal and Human Lives in Paris at the First Public Zoo of the Modern Era presents the inner workings of the menagerie at the Paris Museum of Natural History and how visions for the zoo collided with the interests of humans and animals alike.
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5:00 pmThis talk examines how historians can center African perspectives beyond the colonial archive and how dress reveals social and economic change in West Africa. Drawing on The Texture of Change, it shows how textile trade connected West Africa to global networks across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
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5:00 - 8:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Celebrate the opening of Spurlock's newest exhibit, "Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights". Stop by anytime between 5pm and 8pm to explore the exhibit, enjoy light refreshments, and listen to protest music performed by Paul Kotheimer.
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5:30 - 7:00 pmCollege of Education, Room 10 (O'Leary Center)
Join We CU and DSJE on Wednesday, April 1, at 5:30 PM for a workshop on Practicing Social Justice in Community Service. We will discuss how systemic forms of oppression come up in our lives and in our service work and how to center the voices and experiences of the communities we are serving.
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6:00 - 7:00 pm614 East Daniels Street, Multipurpose Room, 4th Floor, Room 4045
Join us for a conversation with Keith Self-Ballard, Senior Manager of Creative at PlayStation. Keith will share his journey as an artist in the games industry and will highlight tips and techniques for developing a stellar game design portfolio.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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10:00 - 10:45 amRoom G8C, Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (LCLB)
Looking for part-time internships? Come to our info session! Unpaid Summer and Fall internships available to learn and practice professional and technology skills. All undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences eligible to apply, priority will be given to students majoring in the humanities and those with no experience.
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10:30 - 11:30 am
REDCap users can schedule 15-30 minutes for discussions of general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project. Sign up for remote office hours with a REDCap Application Specialist.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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12:00 - 1:30 pmLearn about the Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Program.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 pm1000 Lincoln HallSocial and digital media are reshaping how information and politics circulate worldwide. From conspiracy theories to viral falsehoods, the “attention dynamics” of online platforms amplify rumors and enable efforts to influence public opinion.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. By the end of this workshop, we hope you'll be able to import survey data from a spreadsheet into a MAXQDA project; set up survey questions as codable data, variables, or both; use manual and automatic coding tools to code text data in survey responses and more.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmThe Doctoral Research Support Program and the Writers Workshop are hosting Writing in the Disciplines, an online series that connects doctoral students with faculty, journal editors, and publishers to discuss writing styles and skills in specific disciplines. These events are open to all current graduate students.
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4:00 pm119 Material Science Engineering Building
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4:30 pmIllini Union Bookstore Author's Corner
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.
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5:00 - 6:30 pmCampus Instructional Facility (CIF) Room 1035
2026 Pakistan Studies Lecture by Professor Saad Gulzar, University of Notre Dame on "Politics, Bureaucracy, and the Promise of Better Governance in Pakistan" NO REGISTRATION required.
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5:00 - 6:30 pmCampus Instructional Facility (CIF) Room 1035
2026 Pakistan Studies Lecture by Professor Saad Gulzar, University of Notre Dame on "Governing Against the Odds: Lessons from Research in Pakistan".NO REGISTRATION required.
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5:30 - 7:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
Listen to a series of short readings from artist and Art & Design faculty member, Deke Weaver, followed by a short Q & A and informal reception in the Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie exhibition. Part of “The Unreliable Bestiary” series. Presented in conjunction with Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie exhibition (on view through July 2). *Park
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6:00 - 7:30 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.*
Friday, April 3, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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10:00 am - 4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St, Urbana
This symposium presents a series of four talks and a concluding roundtable, which together will take up the question of how the study of literary history can contribute to our understanding of both the causes of and potential solutions to the crisis of climate change.
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10:30 - 11:30 amKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
Join us for a special tour with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile, who created the narrative textiles on display in Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile (on view through Sep 5). Gain insights about their practice and listen to the stories behind the stitches. Presented in Spanish & English.
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12:05 - 1:30 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
Join members of the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile, together with University of Illinois scholars and area activists, for a midday panel discussion exploring the Collective’s work, the history of coal mining in their community, and the role of arpilleras in preserving bilingual participation. Reception to follow. Presented in Spanish and English.
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12:30 - 1:30 pmSiebel 4401Welcome to our new Postdocs, and welcome back to returning Postdocs! We are resuming weekly lunch meetings with Professor Mohammed El-Kebir. They will be held every Friday from 12:30-1:30pm in the Faculty/Staff Lounge on the 4th floor (SC 4401), barring campus holidays and breaks. Pizza will be served at every meeting!
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St., Champaign
Join us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker talk "Finding An Audience: Japan’s First Women Architects and the NHK Ladies' Classroom" with Dr. Michelle L. Hauk (Washington University in St. Louis).
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1:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St., Champaign
Join us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker talk "Finding An Audience: Japan’s First Women Architects and the NHK Ladies' Classroom" with Dr. Michelle L. Hauk (Washington University in St. Louis). Register here!
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2:00 pmGregory Hall 319 or Zoom
Please join us for an event in the Timbuktu Talks series with Aly Drame, a professor of history at Dominican University. His lecture will call attention to the need to better reframe the rise and development of Islam in the wider Senegambia, considering the role played by the Mandinka Muslim settlements in the Middle Casamance in this process through intermarriage...
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
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3:00 pm2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom
As climate change accelerates pressures on land, water, and mineral resources, communities increasingly face decisions under deep uncertainty.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm223 Gregory Hall
Philosopher Kendall Walton argued that emotions toward fictional people and situations do not motivate behavior. Andrea Scarantino, Georgia State University, disagrees, asserting that emotions about fictional objects are motivationally powerful.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
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10:00 amSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
This special guided tour will present how death practices are displayed across different ancient cultures and societies. Through the comparison and contrast of their different displays of death, we will examine the significance of the memorial of past societies through their individual representations. This tour will explore mainly the theme of class/status.
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11:30 amCommon Ground Food Co-op, 300 S Broadway Ave #166, UrbanaThe 20th Annual Edible Book Festival will be held Saturday, April 4th, 2026 at Common Ground Co-op!
Monday, April 6, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amLearn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 2:45 pmRoom G8C, Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (LCLB)
Looking for part-time internships? Come to our info session! Unpaid Summer and Fall internships available to learn and practice professional and technology skills. All undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences eligible to apply, priority will be given to students majoring in the humanities and those with no experience.
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4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422This talk will highlight the Kinsey Institute’s founding and multi-disciplinary history, continued cultural impact, current research program, and reflect on the ways in which today’s social and political climate presents new challenges for multi-disciplinary sex research.
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4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422This talk will highlight the Kinsey Institute’s founding and multi-disciplinary history, continued cultural impact, current research program, and reflect on the ways in which today’s social and political climate presents new challenges for multi-disciplinary sex research.
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5:30 pmSpurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Join us for AsiaLENS film screening "Our Mr. Matsura" and post-screening Q&A with writer/director Beth Harrington, to learn of a story of Frank (Sakae) Matsura, the orphaned son of a samurai, who emigrated to Washington State in 1901, eventually settling in remote Okanogan County.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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9:30 - 10:30 amEnglish Building, Suite 112
ATLAS Application Development offers many web-based applications to assist with your business or academic needs (FormBuilder, Gradebook, Exam Attendance, Event Attendance – just to name a few). Have questions about how to get started? Already using an app and want help getting the most out of your experience? Come visit our office hours, and we’d be happy to chat!
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 2:30 pmLearn about the Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Program.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSystematic reviews require a careful and structured approach to reviewing existing literature and identifying new insights. As scholarly publications continue to grow rapidly across disciplines, AI tools offer new ways for researchers to keep up with the expanding literature.
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2:00 - 3:30 pmMain Library Orange Room (1st Floor)In honor of National Poetry Month, join us on Tuesday, 4/7 at 2-3:30 pm in the Orange Room of the Main Library to find poetry between the lines. With an old page and a sharpie, create your very own blackout poem. Supplies and snacks provided. Free!
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3:00 pmNCSA Auditorium
For this event, Dr. Holloway (President and CEO, Henry Luce Foundation, and former President of Rutgers University) will join Chancellor Charles L. Isbell, Jr. and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor John Coleman for a moderated conversation about their experiences and observations on the role of risk management in leadership for higher education today
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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5:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W Gregory Dr, Urbana
The Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies will be hosting the 2026 CHINA Town Hall via live webcast, featuring Stephen Biegun, former U.S. deputy secretary of state, and Sarah Beran, former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and former senior director for China and Taiwan affairs at the White House National Security Council...
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory
Award-winning Palestinian artist and filmmaker Basma al-Sharif explores cyclical political histories and conflicts. In films and installations that move backward and forward in history, between place and non-place, she confronts the legacy of colonialism through satirical, immersive, and lyrical works.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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8:30 am - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210
This Symposium will explore the relationships between social media and politics in contemporary Brazil. The rise of social media altered the way information is produced, disseminated, and mobilized by political parties at a time of heightened public distrust. Join us for an opportunity to learn from experts on Brazilian media.
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10:00 am - 4:30 pm Central TimeNCSA 3100 (April 8), NCSA 3000 (April 9)
NCSA is hosting a Machine Learning and Big Data workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. This workshop will focus on big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using Tensorflow. This is an IN PERSON event, there WILL NOT be a virtual option for this event.
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and how to fix these issues on a Canvas page.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryManaging your time and keeping track of all your tasks as a busy college student can be tricky, but new AI tools can take off some of the pressure of remembering it all! This workshop is designed to familiarize learners with a few handy tools and strategies for using AI to maximize productivity and minimize stress.
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11:30 am - 1:00 pmVirtual via Zoom
CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies that extends what was presented during previous teaching academies. Prior participation in an instructional development series is not required but professional experience with university level instruction is strongly encouraged.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLincoln Hall, Lisnek LAS Hub
Current ATLAS Interns - Stop by to discussion your progress and any questions you have with an ATLAS Internship Program Coordinator. Prospective Students - Are you looking for internship experience working with technology? Stop by and learn more about opportunities in digital communication, data management/analysis, emerging technologies and more.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Creating Art of Science” Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:00 pmCarle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference room
Join Carle's Bruce Damon and Dr. Christina Laukaitis for a seminar on, "Mechanistic biomarkers of knee function in hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome."
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4:30 pmTBD
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.
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4:30 - 6:00 pm614 East Daniels Street, Multipurpose Room, 4th Floor, Room 4045
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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10:00 am - 4:30 pm Central TimeNCSA 3100 (April 8), NCSA 3000 (April 9)
NCSA is hosting a Machine Learning and Big Data workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. This workshop will focus on big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using Tensorflow. This is an IN PERSON event, there WILL NOT be a virtual option for this event.
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8:00 - 9:30 amIllinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Thursday, April 9 at the Illinois Conference Center.
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9:30 am - 2:00 pm1112 NCSA Auditorium, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 1205 W Clark, Urbana, IL 61801
Accelerated Research Day by Google Cloud & NVIDIA Join experts from Google Cloud & NVIDIA for an exclusive, demo-first day dedicated to the future of academic research. The university concentrates its resources on several "Grand Challenges" that align technical innovation with societal outcomes.
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9:30 amOffice of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation NCSA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Google and NVIDIA will host a research workshop on emerging technologies, AI and high-performance computing. Open to students, faculty and staff, the session will feature industry insights and opportunities for collaboration. Register now.
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10:00 - 11:00 amInfographics can be a very effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in because of their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics, as well as what to avoid.
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10:00 - 11:00 amChampaign Public Library (Robeson Pavilion A/B) - 200 W. Green Street, Champaign, IL 61820Join us on Thursday, March 3rd from 10-11 a.m. for a workshop on Understanding SEO - Boosting Your Business Visibilty at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
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10:30 - 11:30 am
REDCap users can schedule 15-30 minutes for discussions of general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project. Sign up for remote office hours with a REDCap Application Specialist.
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmRoom 4045, 614 E. Daniel Street & ZoomAlex Moehring will present "Designing Human-AI Collaboration: A Sufficient Statistic Approach" as part of the AImpact Speaker Series.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmCITL Innovation Studio, Armory 172Throughout your life you will, almost certainly, give presentations. We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing, and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best? In this session we distill the magic that just might take your next presentation from bland to grand.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 pmLiteratures and Languages Library, 225 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana
Come celebrate National Poetry Month (April) with the Literatures and Languages Library by reading or listening to poems from around the world in the original language and English translation.
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4:30 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center (919 W Illinois St., Urbana, IL), Room 422
Join us for a lecture by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His lecture will explore the ways that history teaching and writing gave way to racialized tropes of Puerto Rican docility and laziness...
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5:30 - 7:00 pmCampus Instructional Facility, Room 2035
Love and consciousness seem to differ. But what if it is the conviction that consciousness is divorced from value, from sociality, and from striving for intimacy that gets in the way of making sense of this phenomenon? Philosopher Alva Noë, University of California, Berkeley, argues that consciousness, like love, is bound up with the work of making relationships.
Friday, April 10, 2026
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9:00 am - 4:00 pmBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyThe Beckman Institute Open House is an opportunity for Champaign-Urbana community members to encounter the science, meet the people and experience the impact of world-changing discovery.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmThis workshop will give you hands-on introduction to modeling complex systems with Scientific Machine Learning approaches.
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11:00 amLevis Faculty Center 400
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures invites you to a lunch seminar with celebrated writer Yan Geling on April 10 (Fri), 11:00 AM at Levis Faculty Center (4th Floor). The discussion focuses on her novel Criminal Lu Yanshi, the inspiration for Zhang Yimou’s films Coming Home and One Second. Translator Lawrence Walker will also join.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, April 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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12:30 - 1:30 pmSiebel 4401
Welcome to our new Postdocs, and welcome back to returning Postdocs! We are resuming weekly lunch meetings with Professor Mohammed El-Kebir. They will be held every Friday from 12:30-1:30pm in the Faculty/Staff Lounge on the 4th floor (SC 4401), barring campus holidays and breaks. Pizza will be served at every meeting!
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign
Join us to help celebrate Political Science professor & CEAPS Advisory Board member Yujeong Yang on her new book! Refreshments will be served. Please register here!
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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9:00 am - 3:00 pmBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
The Beckman Institute Open House is an opportunity for Champaign-Urbana community members to encounter the science, meet the people and experience the impact of world-changing discovery.
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1:00 - 3:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
As part of Boneyard Arts Festival and Mom's Weekend on campus, come experience immersive sound as you view artwork! Members of Improvisers Exchange Ensemble will create soundscapes within Krannert Art Museum’s galleries through site-specific solo performance and collective improvisation in reflection and response to artwork on display.
Monday, April 13, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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9:30 - 10:30 amEnglish Building, Suite 112
ATLAS Application Development offers many web-based applications to assist with your business or academic needs (FormBuilder, Gradebook, Exam Attendance, Event Attendance – just to name a few). Have questions about how to get started? Already using an app and want help getting the most out of your experience? Come visit our office hours, and we’d be happy to chat!
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmAttendees will become familiar with the differences between a dissertation and first book manuscript, and will further learn about identifying points of revision, creating a revision plan/timeline, approaching editors/presses, writing a book proposal, and the publishing process at a glance.
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmA Scoping Review is a type of evidence synthesis that represents an exploration of research literature to understand the depth and breadth of research related to a specific question or topic. A scoping review maps concepts from the literature to reveal trends, themes, and gaps in the research area to inform, and provide context for further exploration or examination.
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6:00 - 7:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
2026 Indian Languages and Cultures Lecture by Professor Andrew Ollett, University of Chicago, on "Context, from 7th century India to today". NO REGISTRATION required.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryAre you curious about how the library can support you in accessing free resources for self-care? Would you like to know more about self-care but are unsure where to start? This workshop will facilitate discussion about self-care strategies and will provide opportunities to search for free resources (online and in print) that can support your personal self-care practices.
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11:30 am - 1:00 pmVirtual via Zoom
CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies that extends what was presented during previous teaching academies. Prior participation in an instructional development series is not required but professional experience with university level instruction is strongly encouraged.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLincoln Hall, Lisnek LAS Hub
Current ATLAS Interns - Stop by to discussion your progress and any questions you have with an ATLAS Internship Program Coordinator. Prospective Students - Are you looking for internship experience working with technology? Stop by and learn more about opportunities in digital communication, data management/analysis, emerging technologies and more.
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12:00 pmBruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
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12:00 pmBruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm
This workshop will give you hands-on introduction to distributed deep learning with PyTorch Lightning.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
7:30 pmAlice Campbell Alumni CenterJoin us for a free public reading by award-winning poet Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, and was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
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7:30 pmAlice Campbell Alumni CenterJoin us for a free public reading by award-winning poet Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, and was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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10:30 - 11:30 am
REDCap users can schedule 15-30 minutes for discussions of general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project. Sign up for remote office hours with a REDCap Application Specialist.
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
Join us for presentations by our recent CAS Associates. At 11am Ramón Soto-Crespo (English) discusses the origin of Puerto Rico's ecological literature and at noon, Alison Bell (Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior) presents the evolution of family life in a small fish.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLearn more about being a URAP mentor
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12:30 pm 1:30 pmSiebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:00 pm614 East Daniels Street, Multipurpose Room, 4th Floor, Room 4045Dr, Jarai Carter, Senior Manager of Data Science for Personalized Experience, ISG Digital Data Science at John Deere, and proud Informatics alum, will present to our students. Please join us for a stimulating presentation and discussion.
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3:30 - 5:00 pmIllini Union, Room 407, 1401 W. Green Street, UrbanaStudents, faculty, and staff are invited to an Open Forum co-sponsored by the Senate Library Committee and the University Library.
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3:30 - 5:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore Building - Fifth Floor - Room #514
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4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
Join us for a discussion with GAM Visiting Artist Paul O'Mahony, Founder and Director, Out of Chaos Theatre (London, UK).
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4:00 pmBruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 1212 W. Nevada, Urbana
Join CSGGE for a lecture by Dr. Frieda Ekotto. Dr. Ekotto is an intellectual historian and philosopher with areas of expertise in 20th and 21st-century Anglophone and Francophone literature and in the cinema of West Africa and its diaspora, she concentrates on contemporary issues of law, race and LG BTQIA2S+ issues.
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4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St, Urbana
How does Greek tragedy respond to and reflect the concerns of modern communities? Drawing on his experiences staging and reimagining Greek literature in theatres, online and within community settings, Paul O’Mahony explores the issues and opportunities these ancient texts present.
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5:30 - 7:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
Join us for a talk by Peruvian archaeologist and curator Luis A. Muro Ynoñán, as part of the Living Legacies series, presented in conjunction with the Fragmented Histories; Andean Art Before 1600 exhibition. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.*
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7:15Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum.
2026 Screening and Discussion: Zinda Bhaag (2013), will be an event of film screening and introduction followed by Q/A with Professor Iftikhar Dadi, Cornell University. A reception will follow. NO REGISTRATION required.
Friday, April 17, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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12:30 - 1:30 pmSiebel 4401
Welcome to our new Postdocs, and welcome back to returning Postdocs! We are resuming weekly lunch meetings with Professor Mohammed El-Kebir. They will be held every Friday from 12:30-1:30pm in the Faculty/Staff Lounge on the 4th floor (SC 4401), barring campus holidays and breaks. Pizza will be served at every meeting!
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065
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2:00 - 4:30 pmGraduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)Learn to craft competitive statements for Fulbright US Student Study/Research Awards.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmMain Library, Room 346
This public event will begin with a lecture by Dr. Warren C. Brown (California Institute of Technology discussing medieval textuality and materiality. A reception and open house will follow where visitors may view our recently acquired Merovingian manuscript and Greek papyrus. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll work together, hands-on, with practical strategies for naming tables, labeling header cells and workbook titles and sheets, creating accessible links, and working with colors and color testing tools.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802
Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker will be Quang Nguyen, a neuroscientist who leads interdisciplinary projects using biochemical and physiological approaches.
Monday, April 20, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208
Book launch of Ethan Madarieta's Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia.
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208
Book launch of Ethan Madarieta's Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia.
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center 208
Please join us for the launch of Ethan Madarieta’s first book, Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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9:30 - 10:30 amEnglish Building, Suite 112
ATLAS Application Development offers many web-based applications to assist with your business or academic needs (FormBuilder, Gradebook, Exam Attendance, Event Attendance – just to name a few). Have questions about how to get started? Already using an app and want help getting the most out of your experience? Come visit our office hours, and we’d be happy to chat!
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Csaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:30 - 3:30 pmFunk ACES Library, 2nd floorThree experts from across campus will each discuss their work related to Invasive Species and respond to questions from attendees during the #FunkPanel2026. Their work focuses on Illinois invasive species issues with an emphasis on management and prevention; threats to Illinois agriculture, forestry and the environment; as well as ongoing research on biological invasions.
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3:00 - 4:30 pmGet up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065
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5:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
Drawing on scholarship about the value of suspending economic incentives in everyday life, Dr. Newfield will argue that public universities must replace a financial model that harms education and erodes solvency. His presentation will also examine and challenge the belief that “learning equals earning” amid deep dependence on debt, asset inflation, and risk management.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryTired of hearing advice about highlighting your notes and writing lists? There are lots of study tips out there, but they don't work for everyone, especially if you're neurodivergent. This workshop is for those who find that popular advice doesn't work for them to learn new study habits, such as reading tips, time tricks, and building habits on uplifting strengths.
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11:45 am - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Wednesday April, 22 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Women in Tech Luncheon with Shawn Carlson.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLincoln Hall, Lisnek LAS Hub
Current ATLAS Interns - Stop by to discussion your progress and any questions you have with an ATLAS Internship Program Coordinator. Prospective Students - Are you looking for internship experience working with technology? Stop by and learn more about opportunities in digital communication, data management/analysis, emerging technologies and more.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryDid you know that over half of college students worry about being able to afford their course materials? Are you wondering how you can create a budget-friendly course for students? This workshop will introduce you to Library and campus resources you can share with students to help them save money on textbooks, articles, technology, and other materials.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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All Day
Grad students from all disciplines are invited to the 16th Gesa E. Kirsch Graduate Student Symposium, April 23–24, 2026—an interdisciplinary, student-led event featuring diverse presentations, workshops, and a keynote by Kaia Simon (UW Eau Claire). Proposals on writing, rhetoric, media, education, and more are welcome in traditional or experimental formats.
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10:30 - 11:30 am
REDCap users can schedule 15-30 minutes for discussions of general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project. Sign up for remote office hours with a REDCap Application Specialist.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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12:30 pm 1:30 pmGregory Hall, Room 336
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmMain Library Orange Room (1st Floor)Calling all comic book lovers, and soon-to-be comic book lovers! Join the TLAS and IAS campus libraries on Thursday, 4/23 from 3-5 pm in the Orange Room of the Main Library for Comic-Palooza! With an expansive (and growing) comic collection, the library has something for everyone. Free! Snacks provided.
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5:00 pmTBD
Annual Armenian Genocide Event, featuring Helen Makhdoumian (Postdoc, Vanderbilt University)
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center Room 208
In honor of the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, Helen Makhdoumian will give a talk entitled "On Beginnings, or the Roots and Routes of the Nested Memory Concept.”
Friday, April 24, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, April 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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12:30 - 1:30 pmSiebel 4401
Welcome to our new Postdocs, and welcome back to returning Postdocs! We are resuming weekly lunch meetings with Professor Mohammed El-Kebir. They will be held every Friday from 12:30-1:30pm in the Faculty/Staff Lounge on the 4th floor (SC 4401), barring campus holidays and breaks. Pizza will be served at every meeting!
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmDocuments must be proactively accessible for all students. This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues. You’ll learn how to scan multiple document types for accessibility issues and remediate them.
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2:00 - 4:00 pmGraduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)Learn to craft competitive statements for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to prevent reading and navigating order culprits, freeze columns and rows, hide unused columns and rows, delete empty rows between elements, create accessible links, and use the Accessibility Assistant.
Monday, April 27, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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8:00 amI-Hotel & Conference Center and NCSA
The third annual IMMERSE Symposium will be held on April 28th and 29th at the Illinois Conference Center (first day) and at NCSA (second day) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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9:30 - 10:30 amEnglish Building, Suite 112
ATLAS Application Development offers many web-based applications to assist with your business or academic needs (FormBuilder, Gradebook, Exam Attendance, Event Attendance – just to name a few). Have questions about how to get started? Already using an app and want help getting the most out of your experience? Come visit our office hours, and we’d be happy to chat!
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Scott Fraser, PhD President, Dynamic Imaging, Head of Biohub, San Francisco "Eavesdropping on Biology by Using New Instrumentation and AI to Foster Multiscale Imaging"
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmThis hands-on workshop covers what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including major accessible math formats, accessible math tools, structuring workflows to deliver accessible math, and how digital math interacts with platforms like Canvas, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents, and webpages. See full description for free software requirements.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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8:00 amI-Hotel & Conference Center and NCSA
The third annual IMMERSE Symposium will be held on April 28th and 29th at the Illinois Conference Center (first day) and at NCSA (second day) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLincoln Hall, Lisnek LAS Hub
Current ATLAS Interns - Stop by to discussion your progress and any questions you have with an ATLAS Internship Program Coordinator. Prospective Students - Are you looking for internship experience working with technology? Stop by and learn more about opportunities in digital communication, data management/analysis, emerging technologies and more.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
5:30 - 7:00 pmGregory Hall 112
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat posits that under the influence of digital technologies and in the shadow of AI, civilization is entering a period of pressure that threatens cultures, communities, and individuals.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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10:30 - 11:30 am
REDCap users can schedule 15-30 minutes for discussions of general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project. Sign up for remote office hours with a REDCap Application Specialist.
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.