Advith's Calendar
Saturday, November 1, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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4:00 - 5:00 pmThe Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820November 1, 2025 4-5pm - A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley: Spurlock Museum is proud to partner with The Literary to present this new community program. Free books will be provided to the first 13 people that sign up for participation. Stop by the museum anytime during open hours to sign up and pick up your free book. Then join the group at the Literary in downtown Champaign
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4:00 - 5:00 pmThe Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820
Sunday, November 2, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingApply to graduate in December via Self-Service.
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1:30 - 2:30 pmJapan House (2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802)Join the Japan House interns on an interactive exploration of onigiri, their history, their culture, and preparation methods!
Monday, November 3, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayUp to seven of Mayo Clinic’s prestigious fellowships are reserved for Illinois sophomores and juniors who are seriously considering a biomedical research career as a PhD or MD-PhD. This special preselection process allows University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students to submit their SURF application to a selection committee of Illinois faculty and staff.
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9:00 - 11:00 amAgricultural Engineering Science Building - Room AESB 217, 1304 W Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana 61801 -
10:00 - 11:00 am3401 Siebel Center -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
12:00 - 1:00 pmSalaam Middle East & North Africa Cultural Center, 700 South Gregory Street -
12:00 - 1:00 pmSalaam Mena Cultural Center, 700 S. Gregory St, Suite E -
12:30 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
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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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 pmIllini Union, Room 210Erik McDuffie ( African American Studies and History) will discuss his book The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom. Part of the Story & Place event series.
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4:00 pm1310 Yeh Student Center, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL -
7:00 pmCourtyard, Illini Union (1401 W. Green Street, Urbana)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Illini Union Board, Native American House (NAH), and American Indian Association of Illinois welcome everyone to enjoy a variety of musical genres performed by an ensemble of Native performers. In addition to tabling at this event, the NAH will have food for attendees. Food is first-come, first-served.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm0216 Siebel Center (with refreshments!) -
11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Wolfgang Pfaff, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306. -
12:00 - 1:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The Native American House invites you to a Community Welcome to meet and greet Dr. Jessica Hernandez, our guest speaker for the Dinner on Us program later in the day. We hope you’ll join us in giving Dr. Hernandez a warm welcome to Illinois! Lunch will be provided. Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyJungsu Kim, PhD P. Michael Conneally Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Dept. of Medical and Molecular Genetics; Indiana University School of Medicine "Leveraging Neurogenetics to Decode Functional Mechanisms in Alzheimer’s Disease"
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNCSA (1205 W. Clark St. Urbana, IL, 61801) | Room: 1040 -
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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2:00 - 4:30 pmIn this workshop, designed for students in STEM fields, you will learn how to identify funding opportunities, strategize the components of an effective proposal, and think like a grantwriter.
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
5:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street -
5:00 - 7:30 pm200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606This roundtable explores how communities can bridge the gap between education and employment in the age of AI.
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5:30 - 6:30 pmCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Conference Room 612 (1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana)This presentation will explore how meaningful environmental progress necessitates the dismantling of extractive conservation paradigms and the integration of Indigenous knowledge systems grounded in land-based relationality and kinship.
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Zhanzhi Jiang, Kou Group
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12:00 - 4:30 pmIllini Rooms B & C, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, ILThe iSchool Research Showcase shares human-centered, interdisciplinary research through a keynote speech and a series of short presentations and posters by School of Information Sciences faculty, staff, and graduate students. Kevin Hamilton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation – Humanities, Arts & Related Fields, will deliver the keynote.
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 1306 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pmJoin us for the third webinar in the Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmThis workshop will provide an overview of the entire job search process from beginning to explore career paths and finding roles, through preparing effective application materials and excelling in an interview.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology"Introducing ZEISS Lightfield 4D: One Snap, One Volume" Matt Curtis, Product Application Sales Specialist, Life Sciences Midwest, Zeiss Research Microscopy Solutions
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12:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILThis talk examines the radical potential of quiet as aesthetic and material practice in relation to gendered forms of Asian American embodiment. Weaving together personal narrative alongside readings of authors such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Annelise Chen, and Simon Han, Geng explores notions of reclaiming quiet, of leaning into pauses, and of collect
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12:00 - 12:50 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
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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1:30 - 2:30 pmNCSA room 1030 -
2:00 - 3:00 pmChemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102 -
2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141 -
4:00 - 5:30 pmThomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, 201 N Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Hosted by the CS STARS, our researchers share their work with students interested in exploring computing and data science research opportunities.
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5:00 - 6:00 pmECEB 1002ECE faculty will share information on their tech elective courses, allowing you to learn more about the available options.
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5:15 - 6:15 pm2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing and serving matcha (powdered green tea) that benefits both the host and the guest through mutual respect, non-verbal communication, and a calmness, or sense of peace, away from everyday life.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 W Nevada Street, Urbana (Asian American Cultural Center/International Education) -
5:30 pmTemple Buell Hall Atrium | Temple Buell Hall Room 134 Plym Auditorium -
6:30 - 8:00 pmISR 94 A/BStudents can join professors Rosalyn LaPier and David Beck for dinner and conversation at ISR.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The Native American House invites you to a Community Welcome to meet and greet Dr. Daniel R. Wildcat, professor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University. We hope you’ll join us in giving Dr. Wildcat a warm welcome to Illinois! Lunch will be provided. Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
12:00 pmNoyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave, 163 NL -
12:00 pmNoyes Lab, 505 S. Mathews Ave, 163 NL -
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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1:00 - 4:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILJoin us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!
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4:00 - 5:00 pm3102 Siebel Center -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
4:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock MuseumThis talk will trace the journeys of the artists and activists who converged at Memorial Stadium in September 1985 to make the inaugural Farm Aid concert a landmark event in the history of popular music.
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4:30 pmIllini Room C & South Lounge, Illini Union (1401 W. Green Street)Through the lens of the Rising Voices, Changing Coasts coastal research project, this lecture highlights how traditional ecological knowledge and modern scientific approaches work together to promote resilience, sustainability, and community-driven solutions among diverse Indigenous coastal communities.
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4:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, ILThis talk with Dan Gilbert will trace the journeys of the artists and activists who converged at Memorial Stadium in September 1985 to make the inaugural Farm Aid concert a landmark event in the history of popular music.
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4:30 - 8:00 pmIllinois Street Dining Center (ISR) (1010 W Illinois St, Urbana)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, University Housing will bring a taste of Native food flavors to ISR.
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5:00 - 6:00 pmRoom F, College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 -
5:00 - 6:00 pmGSRC, 616 E. Green St. Suite 202 (upstairs from McDonalds) -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge -- room 1080, Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building -
7:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (1080 LCLB)
Friday, November 7, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
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9:00 am - 4:00 pmSchool of Social Work, 1010 W. Nevada St., Urbana -
10:00 am - 12:00 pmIn this workshop, designed for students in the humanities and social sciences, you will learn how to identify funding opportunities, strategize the components of an effective proposal, and think like a grantwriter.
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10:30 am - 2:30 pmImpactLife Donor Bus at Forbes, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820 -
11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
11:30 am - 1:00 pmBNAACC Main Multipurpose Room -
12:00 pmMax L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 -
12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign -
12:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820) -
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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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
2:00 pm3269 Beckman Institute (3rd floor tower room). -
2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
3:00 - 5:00 pmGregory Hall 321Join us for a lecture from Tempest Henning, an associate professor at Fisk University.
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3:00 - 4:30 pmBeckman AuditoriumThe Psychology Department is excited to announce the launch of the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2025-2026 academic year, a new monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
Saturday, November 8, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
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9:00 am - 5:00 pmIllini Union -
10:15 am 11:30am141 Loomis Laboratory of PhysicsThis presentation will introduce participants to a groundbreaking project called CraftCells: A Window into Biological Cells. This is the first tool that lets anyone—from researchers to curious students—step inside an accurate 3D model of a cell and see how life is organized at the tiniest scale.
Sunday, November 9, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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10:00 am - 2:00 pmCommunity Fab Lab: 1301 S Goodman Avenue, Urbana, ILThis Spurlock Sunday activity will take place at Skeuomorph Press, located within UI’s on-campus Community Fabrication Laboratory. Entrance to Skeuomorph Press and the ‘Fab Lab’ is free to the public.
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1:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Musuem: 600 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801The Turnaway Play is about what really happens when people are denied access to abortion. Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice presents a staged reading of an urgent issue through humor, drama, and audience participation.
Monday, November 10, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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11:30 am - 12:30 pmMRL 280Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs meeting.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190 -
12:00 pmMax L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 -
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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1:00 - 1:50 pm157 Noyes Lab -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Aashish Clerk, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyNicholas Wu, PhD Department of Biochemistry; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “Deciphering antibody sequences”
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
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12:00 pmMax L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 -
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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3:00 - 4:00 pmCoble Hall 108 -
3:45 - 4:45 pm134 Astronomy Building -
4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:30 - 7:00 pmLincoln Avenue Residence (LAR) Halls (100 Clark Hall, 1203 South Fourth Street, Champaign)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, University Housing will bring a taste of Native food flavors to LAR.
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5:00 - 6:00 pmUNTIL NOV: On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building; DURING NOV & DEC: Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Santiago Vargas-Daniels, Anderson Group
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology"Mapping RNA Biology Across Dimension" Diptatanu Das, PhD Candidate Department of Biochemistry, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology
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12:00 pmW109 Turner Hall -
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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2:00 - 3:00 pm 3:00 pmChemical Life Sciences Lab, 601 S. Goodwin Ave, CLSL B102 Auditorium -
3:00 - 4:30 pmForbes 1005 (1816 South Oak St, Champaign) -
3:00 - 5:00 pmMain Library, Room 34 -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 pmLincoln Hall 702 S. Wright St. Urbana Room 1090 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
5:00 - 7:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, 210Join us for a festive reception to celebrate three new books published this fall! The authors will each offer brief remarks and there will be an informal Q&A about the research and writing process. All are welcome!
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5:15 - 6:15 pm2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing and serving matcha (powdered green tea) that benefits both the host and the guest through mutual respect, non-verbal communication, and a calmness, or sense of peace, away from everyday life.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE)
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSLAssociate Professor, Department of Cancer Biology
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12:00 - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center Room 208In contrast to the moral panics about the ways that AI chatbots may be shrinking people’s social worlds by replacing human-to-human interaction, there is an incredible optimism in some corners that AI will radically open up the social world to include animals, enhancing or enabling new forms of interspecies communication.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmA detailed quantification and comparative analysis of carbon emissions for three landfill final cover systems: (i) soil-only cover; (ii) soil-geosynthetic cover; and (iii) an engineered turf cover are presented. 1.0 PDH
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology"Web Hosting" David Slater, CNRG Associate Director of High Performance Computing
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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)School of Integrative Biology graduate student Vivian Cheng will discuss her research using genetics, ancient DNA, and historical archives to understand the effects of climate change and colonialism on narwhals.
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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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1:00 - 2:00 pmLoomis 464 -
1:00 - 4:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILJoin us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!
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2:30 - 3:30 pmMRL 280Cookies & Coffee Hour by I-MRSEC & IQUIST. Please come and have some cookies, coffee and good conversation.
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4:00 pm4100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
5:30 - 7:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)This gathering is intended to cultivate meaningful connections, foster a sense of community, and encourage intellectual exchange. It also serves as an inclusive environment where participants can share their academic journeys, engage in collaborative research discussions, and build supportive kinship networks within academia and beyond.
Friday, November 14, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingLast day to take final exam for December doctoral degree.
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingThis is the deadline to DROP a class via the Graduate College with no 'W' grade or record of the class on your academic history.
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingThis is the deadline to submit credit and no credit requests to the college office (This is 75% point of the class).
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingThis is the deadline to WITHDRAW from the semester without 'W' grades (this means dropping all courses).
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11:00 am - 2:00 pmAgricultural Engineering Science Building - Room AESB 137, 1304 W Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana 61801 -
11:00 - 11:50 amBevier Hall- Room 180FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Patricio Lozano, PhD R&D Director Kerry Ingredients and Flavors Title: TBA
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign -
12:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (1080 LCLB) -
12:00 pmThis noontime presentation will examine both historical and contemporary Native perspectives on higher education, with a focus on land-grant institutions broadly and the University of Illinois specifically.
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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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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
2:00 pm3269 Beckman Institute (3rd floor tower room). -
2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
2:30 - 3:30 pmIllini Rooms | Illini Union | 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
3:00 pmW-109 Turner Hall -
3:00 pm1st Floor Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmPlant Sciences Laboratory (PSL) Room 1103 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmPlayer Piano room on the 2nd floor of the Music & Performing Arts Library (1300 Music Building, 1114 W Nevada St)Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music & Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano! See the piano in action and learn more about the instrument and roll collection. This is an informal even and all are welcome!
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayEverywhereEstablished in 2011, Rock Your Mocs is an annual and global social media event. The Native American House (NAH) encourages you to break out your moccasins for a worldwide celebration of Indigenous cultures!
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10:00 amTolono Public Library, 111 E. Main St. Tolono, IL 61880 -
10:15 am 11:30am141 Loomis Laboratory of PhysicsDid you know the internet is distributed using light? A quantum network uses the smallest possible blips of light, called photons, to share information in a fundamentally different way, based on the concepts of quantum mechanics. This presentation will share the work that led to the launch of the first Public Quantum Network (PQN) at The Urbana Free Library.
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1:00 - 6:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The traditional stereotype of the scientist in a white lab coat reinforces a narrow, homogeneous image that doesn't reflect the growing diversity within the scientific community. Students will customize lab coats by incorporating ribbon work, which is meant to amplify the enduring presence of scientists in Indigenous communities.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Monday, November 17, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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9:00 - 11:00 amAgricultural Engineering Science Building - Room AESB 217, 1304 W Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana 61801 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
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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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCIF 2035 -
4:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
5:30 - 7:00 pmTBAThis program brings together scholars whose work centers on Indigenous perspectives and challenges the boundaries of conventional academic thought. Panelists will discuss how different fields have historically included or excluded Indigenous voices, and what it means to meaningfully engage with Indigenous knowledge in research, teaching, and community partnerships.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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8:30 amSalaam MENA Cultural Center (700 S Gregory St., Suite A, Urbana)Dinner on Us is administered by the Native American House and is part of the Lunch on Us Series within SSIB. DOU is a biweekly, one-hour program featuring scholar- and practitioner-led workshops alongside a shared meal. Workshops explore a range of subjects and provide participants with opportunities to connect with peers and experts in a casual setting.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Soonwon Choi, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyIain Cheeseman, PhD Herman and Margaret Sokol Professor of Biology; Core Member, Whitehead Institute; Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Unlocking the Hidden Proteome”
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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 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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ACDIS: Seminar Series - John Erath and Connor Murray - Center for Arms Control and Non-proliferation
5:00 pmCoble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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Astrophysics, Relativity, and Cosmology Seminar - Richard Feder (University of California, Berkeley)
11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Jasper Bradford, Pfaff Group
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12:00 - 12:50 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pm108 Coble Hall 801 S Wright St Champaign 61820'Pioneers on the wild frontiers of local fascism:' Rethinking U.S. fascism through the Black antifascist tradition" Speaker: Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy Date and Time: November 19 at 12 pm Location: 108 Coble Hall 801 S Wright St Champaign 61820
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology"Why kill the Fluorescence? Let it Power your Raman" Seemesh Bhasker, IGB Fellow Carl R Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
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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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2:00 pmThis event is designed for PhD students and postdocs who are interested in pursuing careers in research, academia, or related fields.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141 -
5:00 - 6:00 pmECEB 1002Learn about the career journey of Gerald Wilson, the Director of Entrepreneurship for EnterpriseWorks at Research Park on campus.
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5:15 - 6:15 pm2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing and serving matcha (powdered green tea) that benefits both the host and the guest through mutual respect, non-verbal communication, and a calmness, or sense of peace, away from everyday life.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE)
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL -
12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
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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1:00 - 4:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILJoin us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!
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2:00 - 3:00 pmHybrid: The Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB), Room 612 & ZoomDiscover how to transform your research into a compelling story that communicates the significance of your work, connects with diverse audiences, and strengthens grant proposals and publications.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Friday, November 21, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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12:00 pmBevier Hall 249 (905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana)This noontime presentation will feature Yanaba Schroeder (Navajo; Major: Human Development & Family Studies), who will reflect on her experiences with revitalization of Navajo foodways and land stewardship.
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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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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1214 Siebel Center
Saturday, November 22, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Sunday, November 23, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Monday, November 24, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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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.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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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.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE) -
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.
Thursday, November 27, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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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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1:00 - 4:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILJoin us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!
Friday, November 28, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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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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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, November 29, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Sunday, November 30, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Monday, December 1, 2025
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9:00 - 11:00 amAgricultural Engineering Science Building - Room AESB 217, 1304 W Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana 61801 -
11:30 am - 12:30 pmMRL 280Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs meeting.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
12:00 - 1:00 pmGSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor) -
12:30 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
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 -
4:00 pm1310 Yeh Student Center, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306. -
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 - 4:50 pm1306 Everitt LaboratoryLectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Amanda Gatto, Hughes Group
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12:00 - 12:50 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
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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2:30 - 3:00 pmCLSL B-102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE)
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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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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1:00 - 4:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILJoin us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!
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CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Mark Blenner, University of Delaware (host: Chris Rao)
2:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
2:30 - 3:30 pm2405 Siebel Center -

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter - The Engineering Journey of the First Rotorcraft Flight on Another Planet
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium -

Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Helen Nguyen, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department/UIUC -- "TBA"
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Friday, December 5, 2025
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8:30 am - 5:00 pmRoom 307, Psychology BuildingLast day to complete deposit of December doctoral dissertations. Please note the 5:00 PM deadline!
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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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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
3:00 - 5:00 pmGregory Hall 223Join us for a lecture by Aaron Garrett, a professor of philosophy at Boston University.
Saturday, December 6, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayMedical Sciences Building; other details TBA
Sunday, December 7, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayMedical Sciences Building; other details TBA
Monday, December 8, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
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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1:30 - 3:30 pm(1) Orange Room, Main Library, 1408 W Gregory Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 & (2) Grainger Engineering Library Information Center 1301 West Springfield Avenue, Urbana IL 61801 -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
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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.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity Archives, Room 146, Main LibraryIf you like trivia or university history, come to our second Ultimate Archives Trivia! Questions will focus on University of Illinois history involving academics, athletics, inventions, events, faculty, and alumni.
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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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3:00 - 4:30 pmNRB 439 (615 E. Peabody, Champaign) -
3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingLast day to add/drop a semester course with program approval (a "W" is recorded).
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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. Pinshane Huang, Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar of Materials Science and Engineering, will discuss her research on transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy of two-dimensional materials and soft-hard interfaces.
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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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1:00 - 4:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILJoin us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!
Friday, December 12, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
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8:30 am - 5:00 pmRoom 307, Psychology BuildingLast day to complete deposit of December master's theses. Please note the 5:00 PM deadline!
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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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2:15 - 3:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, December 13, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Sunday, December 14, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Monday, December 15, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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All DayRoom 307, Psychology BuildingTerm dates (including finals).
Thursday, December 18, 2025
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