Research Technology Master Calendar
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
Monday, April 13, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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11:30 am - 12:30 pmCIF 2018 -
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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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’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 pmCIF 2035
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7:00 pmSpurlock MuseumThe Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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7:00 pmSpurlock Museum
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
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 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Art Arnold, PhD Distinguished Professor of Integrative Biology & Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles "Changing the conceptual framework for understanding sex differences in physiology and disease"
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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 pm5602 Beckman Institute
Hear Ramin Nemati talk about, “Pore-Scale Modeling of Fluid Flow in Food Matrices.” Lunch will be provided for those who register by April 10.
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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 - 4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 424
Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmHenry Administration Building 143
Speaker: Annie Zeng (UIUC) Title: Packing Steiner Forests in Graphs
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1:00 pm 2:00 pmDiscover Illinois Chat at Resources for Researchers Office Hours! Experts demo features, share tips, and answer your questions boost research collaboration and communication. Don’t miss this engaging session! Q&A included!
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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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3:00 - 6:00 pmWomen's Resources Center, 616 E Green St #202, Champaign, IL 61820“Bridging Ancestral Knowledge and Scientific Research: Community Perspectives from the Caribbean”. During this session, students will work in small groups to read one or more selected articles that we will provide beforehand.
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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7:00 pmSpurlock Museum
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
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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 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Dynamic Expression of a Splicing Factor Promotes Cell Migration and Proliferation Following Drug-Induced, Acute Liver Injury” Jessica Derham, PhD Candidate, Department of Biochemistry, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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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 pm614 East Daniel Street, 4th Floor, Room 4045, (Multipurpose Room)
Please join us for an in-person information session on the new MS in Game Development online program, launching this fall. Snacks provided. Please also reach out to ms-gamedevelopment@illinois.edu with questions and we will follow up shortly. Please check the I School events calendar here as we begin hosting monthly virtual information sessions...
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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7:00 pmSpurlock Museum
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
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AE Seminar Speaker: Sung Min Jo - Towards Physics-aware Design of Next-generation Hypersonic Systems
9:30 - 10:30 amCIF 2035 -
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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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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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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1:00 - 4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 424
Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.
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1:00 - 3:00 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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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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3:00 - 4:00 pmMain Library 220Test your knowledge of government structures, processes, and public information in this interactive Jeopardy-style game.
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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 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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4:30 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
"Quilt Whisperer" Connie Martin, MA provides an American historical information presentation from research on her family history to reveal secret codes in quilts as a 6th generation descendant of enslaved Africans in Kentucky.
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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7:00 pmSpurlock Museum
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
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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 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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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.
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4:30 - 6:00 pm1080 LCLB
Dr. Sidney Lu (Associate Professor of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice University) will deliver the keynote based on his recently published book, Collaborative Settler Colonialism: Japanese Migration to Brazil in the Age of Empires.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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7:00 pmSpurlock Museum
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
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1:00 pmSpurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
This special guided tour will focus on various textile arts throughout the world. It will take a look at the processes behind creating textiles, as well as the different purposes that textile arts can have in our lives. These may range from everyday wear, to expressing political beliefs, identity, religion, creativity, and more.
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1:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
This special guided tour will focus on various textile arts throughout the world. It will take a look at the processes behind creating textiles, as well as the different purposes that textile arts can have in our lives. These may range from everyday wear, to expressing political beliefs, identity, religion, creativity, and more.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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7:00 pmSpurlock Museum
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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7:00 pmSpurlock Museum
The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) invites you to an intimate live performance with Be Steadwell on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Spurlock Museum. A queer pop composer, filmmaker, and author, Be Steadwell blends music, narrative, and reflection into soulful, affirming performances that center queer love, Black girlhood...
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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 208Please join us for the launch of Ethan Madarieta's first book, Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia. Ethan, who earned his Ph.D. in Comparative and World Literature at Illinois, is an assistant professor of English at Syracuse University, where he is on faculty in Native American and Indigenous studies...
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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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 - 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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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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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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3:00 - 4:00 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 -
5:00 pmThis lecture examines Romani culture, flamenco, and the history of flamenco dress in Europe before and during the nineteenth century, highlighting the art form’s deep Romani roots prior to its theatrical codification. It focuses on the material culture of flamenco dress—its fabrics, construction, and makers.
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6:00 pmThe Literary, 122 N. Neil, Champaign, ILFree and open to all, two College of Education faculty members will share their recent work in educational leadership. Osly Flores will discuss his book, Race-Conscious Caring in Educational Leadership: A Narrative Ethics, and Rachel Roegman will talk about her newly released book, K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships...
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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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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12:00 - 1:00 pm
Start preparing for the faculty job search
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12:30 pm 1:30 pmGregory Hall, Room 336
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12:30 - 1:30 pmNCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801 Room 1040
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:30 am - 1:30 pmNatural History Building 2049
What makes a map readable? Join Izabela Gołębiowska, PhD of the University of Warsaw to explore factors driving the success of maps and geovisualizations as tools for informed decisions. Dr. Gołębiowska will discuss a range of empirical studies involving map users, addressing the challenges of naïve cartography and CartoAI. Lunch will be provided!
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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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1:00 - 2:20 pmSpurlock Museum
Dance at Illinois presents the research symposium, "Dancing Discourse," featuring four BA candidates, Anna Carlson, Harper Clark, Sofia Corrales, and Jasmine O'Connor. This event is free and open to the public.
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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.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
Monday, April 27, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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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 BiologyScott 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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1:00 - 4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 424
Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.
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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.
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4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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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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All DayThe International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.
The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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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.
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1:00 - 3:00 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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2:00 - 5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 424
Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.
Friday, May 1, 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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12:00 - 1:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana
Join us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker/Political Science Workshop titled “From Correction to Connection: Relational Approaches to Countering Misinformation” with Cesi Cruz (University of Michigan). Register here!
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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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1:00 - 5:00 pm614 East Daniel Street, 4th Floor, Multipurpose Room 4045Have you created a game, art work, program, poster, class project or research about games and design? If so, we encourage you to showcase your work at the Game Studies and Design Spring Showcase on Friday, May 1. Undergraduate and graduate level projects are welcome. These projects will be included in Undergraduate Research Week and Research Symposium 2026.
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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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4:00 pmAnalog Wine Library, 129 N Race St, Urbana, IL
The IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. Images from Illinois research were the starting point for these works, which were created by researchers working in partnership with IGB artist Julia Pollack. These pieces are the result of conversations between the scientists and the artist. The show will run through the mon
Monday, May 4, 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, May 5, 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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11:00 am - 12:00 pmLearn 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 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us for Connecting Across Generations in the Workspace on Tuesday, May 5 from 12 to 1 p.m.
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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
Peter Kim, PhD Department of Biochemistry; Stanford University School of Medicine "Protein Engineering of Vaccines and Antibodies for Infectious Disease"
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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 - 4:00 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.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Small Molecule Ion Channels Restore Anion Movement to Cystic Fibrosis Epithelia” Nohemy Celis PhD Candidate Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
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12:00 - 1:00 pmJoin us on Zoom (registration link below) or at the University Archives (146 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)Dr. Samar Hegazy, Teaching Associate Professor of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, will discuss her research on pathologies in female reproduction and her work on improving pathology education.
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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
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at our popular poster session at the 2026 Fellows Symposium.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmPlym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
The PhD Program in Architecture and Landscape Architecture hosts a keynote lecture by Hi'ilei Julia Hobart (Native and Indigenous Studies, Yale) as part of the symposium "Creativity in Modern Heritage." Hobart is author of Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment (Duke University Press, 2022).
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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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11:00 am - 12:00 pmGet 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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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 pm
Celebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room. All are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served.
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 8, 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 Data + AI User Group on Friday, May 8 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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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 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
Sunday, May 10, 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. Sameh Tawfick, Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Monday, May 11, 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, May 12, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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10:00 - 11:30 amMaster the art of the personal statement.
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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 pmGet 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.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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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 the Neuromusculoskeletal Seminar Series for a talk by Illinois' Mariana Kersh, "Clinical biomechanics: applications in orthopedics and rehabilitation."
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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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 - 3:15 pmGet 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.
Friday, May 15, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmMain Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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10:00 - 11:00 amDocuments 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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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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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, May 16, 2026
Monday, May 18, 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, May 19, 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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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
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pm
Learn more about being a URAP mentor
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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.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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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.
Friday, May 22, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, May 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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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.
Monday, May 25, 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, May 26, 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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12:00 - 1:00 pmHybrid (In-person at Siebel Center, room 2405 and online at zoom link) -
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, May 27, 2026
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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.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
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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.
Friday, May 29, 2026
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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.