Advith's Calendar
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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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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1:30 - 2:50 pm819 Psychology -
3:00 pmSupercon 1002Seminar title: Two-dimensional moiré quantum materials from stain engineering by Prof. Stephen M. Wu is from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester.
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3:30 - 5:00 pmGregory Hall 319Please join us for a lecture with Jennifer Chuong, an assistant professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 pmCarle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference roomIllinois' Georgia Malandraki and Brad Sutton will present, "Multimodal Approaches to Understanding Swallowing Control and Developing Plasticity Based Interventions for Dysphagia."
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5:00 pmJoin us for the first 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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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 W Nevada Street, Urbana (Asian American Cultural Center/International Education) -
6:00 - 10:00 pmVirginia Theatre (203 W Park Ave Champaign, IL 61820)Experience a special film screening of the new Japanese epic that has broken the record for the highest box office gross and audience attendance in the history of Japanese live-action films!
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St -
11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL -
12:00 - 1:30 pmIllini Union Bookstore, Rm 514The Center for Writing Studies invites you to our lecture on Thursday, October 16, featuring Dr. Toby Beauchamp, an Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and affiliate faculty in the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall 306 and on ZoomGlobal Trands in Scholarly Publishing Business Model
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
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. Elizabeth Sutton, Director of Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, will discuss her background as an anthropologist and her work as the director of the Spurlock Museum.
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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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2:30 pmForbes Natural History Building -
3:00 pm 5:00 PMAsian American Cultural Center 1210 W. Nevada, Urbana, IL -
3:00 - 4:30 pmWe are inviting doctoral students to join this discussion on dissertation writing and research. Later-stage PhD candidates will share their research, writing, and time management techniques. Each panelist will talk about strategies that have worked for them (or strategies that definitely have not worked).
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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 pm119 Material Science Engineering Building -
4:00 - 5:30 pmWomen's Resources Center (WRC), 616 E. Green St. Suite 213, Champaign, IL -
5:00 pm210 Levis Faculty Center -
7:00 - 9:30 pmThe Red Herring Restaurant, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana, IL 61801
Friday, March 13, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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10:00 - 10:50 amAgricultural Engineering Sciences Building - Room 208 -
11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
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 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, March 14, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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All DaySpurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory St. Urbana, IL 61801
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
Monday, March 16, 2026
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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 pm1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana (AACC/IE) -
6:30 pm201 N Third St., St. Joseph, IL 61873
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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10:30 am201 N Third St., St. Joseph, IL 61873 -
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 - 5:00 pmUniversity of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign, ECE Building - 3081 ECEBExcited to share our Spring 2026 CAII seminar: GPU Programming with Triton! An 8‑week, hands‑on series moving from NumPy to high‑performance Triton kernels, including Flash Attention. Tuesdays 3–5 PM, Feb 17–Apr 7 at UIUC. Taught by Priyam Mazumdar. Hybrid format.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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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 - 3:00 pmChemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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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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3:00 - 4:30 pmWe are inviting doctoral students to join this discussion on dissertation writing and research. Later-stage PhD candidates will share their research, writing, and time management techniques. Each panelist will talk about strategies that have worked for them (or strategies that definitely have not worked).
Friday, March 20, 2026
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10:30 am - 1:00 pmI Hotel & Illinois Conference Center - 1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820Celebrate Match Day 2026 as Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s Class of 2026 reveals their residency placements. Join us Friday, March 20, 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at the I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center to honor their achievements.
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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.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Sunday, March 22, 2026
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting.
Monday, March 23, 2026
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9:00 - 11:00 amAgricultural Engineering Sciences Building - Room 217 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
12:00 - 1:00 pmESB 190 -
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 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryQualitative data analysis software programs can be valuable tools for organizing research sources for a literature review. This workshop will demonstrate techniques for organizing and analyzing literature in the software program MAXQDA, though the strategies will be relevant to other qualitative data analysis tools like NVivo or Atlas.ti.
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:00 pmNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmArnold O. and Mabel M. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 5602 -
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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3:00 - 5:00 pmUniversity of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign, ECE Building - 3081 ECEBExcited to share our Spring 2026 CAII seminar: GPU Programming with Triton! An 8‑week, hands‑on series moving from NumPy to high‑performance Triton kernels, including Flash Attention. Tuesdays 3–5 PM, Feb 17–Apr 7 at UIUC. Taught by Priyam Mazumdar. Hybrid format.
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3:30 pm***Note new location for the seminar only: NCSA Auditorium: 3102 NCSA Bldg., 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional FacilityLectures 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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5:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana -
5:30 - 6:30 pmACRC (HUB 3070 - Third Floor, 614 E. Daniel Street, Champaign -
5:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock MuseumAttend a lecture in the Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar "At Risk U: The Past, Present, & Future of Academic Freedom" lecture series with Laura Helmuth (Slate, Scientific American, Washington Post).
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm1010 W Nevada St, Urbana -
11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
11:00 am - 12:00 pmPlease join Library Trends for a thoughtful discussion on how the intersection of technology and reality is reshaping the roles of librarians in education. The guest editors and authors of select articles from 74 (3), "Data Literacy: Navigating the Shift from Hype to Reality" will be presenting their research.
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
12:00 pm1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILCarrie Geng, PhD gives her talk entitled "Madwoman Diaries: Confessional Writing as Mad Practice" on March 25th, 2026 at 12:00 PM in the AAS Conference Room, 1208 W Nevada St.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm1017 Civil and Environmental Engineering Building (Hydrosystems) -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyOraya Zinder, PhD Candidate Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois
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12:00 - 12:50 pmTurner Hall Room W109 -
12:00 pm 01:30 pmRoom 210 – Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, IL -
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 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryKeeping meals both affordable and enjoyable can be tricky, but we don’t need to take on these responsibilities alone! This workshop is designed to cover the basics of how to incorporate AI into food budgeting practices, including meal planning, grocery lists, and more.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmAre you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!
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4:00 pmLucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 -
4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore, Author's Corner, 2nd Floor -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141 -
4:30 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Join Spurlock Museum, SkAI, and University of Illinois faculty in a discussion exploring the use of AI. Topics to be explored will be arts and humanities, science, and ethics.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 W Nevada Street, Urbana (Asian American Cultural Center/International Education)
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm1010 W Nevada St, Urbana -
11:00 amChief, Section on the Neural Circuits of Emotion and Motivation
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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 - 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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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
3:00 - 4:00 pmQualitative data analysis software programs can be valuable tools for organizing research sources for a literature review. This workshop will demonstrate techniques for organizing and analyzing literature in the software program MAXQDA, though the strategies will be relevant to other qualitative data analysis tools like NVivo or Atlas.ti.
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 - 5:00 pm1002 Grainger Auditorium -
4:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820) -
5:00 pm 6:30 PMAsian American Cultural Center 1210 W. Nevada, Urbana, IL -
5:00 - 6:00 pm Reception FollowingBeckman Institute Rm 5602
Friday, March 27, 2026
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10:00 - 10:50 amAgricultural Engineering Sciences Building - Room 208 -
10:00 - 11:00 amNCSA AuditoriumAlumni Award for Distinguished Service Panel Discussion
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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 -
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 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
4:00 pmregister for location and further details -
5:00 pm0027 Campus Instructional Facility (March 27) - Natural History Building (March 28)
Saturday, March 28, 2026
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5:00 pm0027 Campus Instructional Facility (March 27) - Natural History Building (March 28) -
9:00 am - 4:30 pmregister for location and further details -
9:00 amMain Library | Grainger Engineering Library Information Center | Funk ACES Library | Music and Performing Arts LibraryThe Library has several locations open to welcome admitted students. Stop by to learn more about the libraries at Illinois.
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6:00 - 9:00 pmCampus Recreation Center East (CRCE), 1102 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801
Sunday, March 29, 2026
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5:00 pm0027 Campus Instructional Facility (March 27) - Natural History Building (March 28) -
1:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Join us for a leisurely craft to harness your burst of creative energy. We will have all sorts of supplies provided for you to play around with and craft culturally iconic flowers from all over the world.
Monday, March 30, 2026
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All DayMain Level | Contemporary Gallery Krannert Art Museum, 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 -
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFunk ACES Library, Room 509Web of Science is a large multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. This session provides insight and strategies for getting the most use out of the platform. We will highlight how to search for literature and authors, as well as where to find citation and grant information.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm3401 Siebel Center -
11:00 am 04/10/2026222 Loomis -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium -
12:00 - 1:00 pmWRC, 616 E. Green St. Suite 213 (upstairs, door next to McDonalds) -
12:00 - 1:00 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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2:00 - 3:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. By the end of this workshop, we hope you'll be able to import survey data from a spreadsheet into a MAXQDA project; set up survey questions as codable data, variables, or both; use manual and automatic coding tools to code text data in survey responses and more.
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4:00 pmNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
6:00 pm 8:00 p.m.Richmond Family Gallery in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Henry Yuen, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University
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12:00 pmSupercon 2008These mentoring workshop series will prepare you with best practices for impactful guidance, effective communication and professional development.
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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 pmIllinois Sustainable Technology Center, Room 131 -
2:00 - 3:00 pmLooking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmUniversity of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign, ECE Building - 3081 ECEBExcited to share our Spring 2026 CAII seminar: GPU Programming with Triton! An 8‑week, hands‑on series moving from NumPy to high‑performance Triton kernels, including Flash Attention. Tuesdays 3–5 PM, Feb 17–Apr 7 at UIUC. Taught by Priyam Mazumdar. Hybrid format.
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4:00 - 6:00 pmIllini Union South Lounge -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional FacilityLectures 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 - 5:00 pmLooking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
11:00 am - 12:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryNavigating the social and academic expectations of college is a challenge for many new college students, where unexplained conventions can cause many to feel stress and confusion about the way the higher education environment functions.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pm 01:00pmRoom 306 Coble Hall -
12:00 - 1:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (LCLB 1080) and online (TBA) -
12:00 - 12:50 pmTurner Hall Room W109 -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Tuning surface interactions of two-dimensional materials in dry and wet environments” Gus Greenwood, PhD Candidate Prof. Rosa Espinosa-Marzal’s Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman 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 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryInfographics can be a very effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in because of their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics, as well as what to avoid.
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3:30 pmHYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141 -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSpurlock MuseumSpurlock Museum cordially invites you to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit, "Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights” on Wednesday, April 1st.
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5:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Stop by anytime between 5 PM and 8 PM to explore Spurlock’s newest exhibit, “Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights.” Enjoy light refreshments and listen to protest music performed by Paul Kotheimer.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm1210 W Nevada Street, Urbana (Asian American Cultural Center/International Education)
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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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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3:00 - 4:00 pmMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. By the end of this workshop, we hope you'll be able to import survey data from a spreadsheet into a MAXQDA project; set up survey questions as codable data, variables, or both; use manual and automatic coding tools to code text data in survey responses and more.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmThe Doctoral Research Support Program and the Writers Workshop are hosting Writing in the Disciplines, an online series that connects doctoral students with faculty, journal editors, and publishers to discuss writing styles and skills in specific disciplines. These events are open to all current graduate students.
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801 Room 208 -
5:00 pm208 Levis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St, Urbana
Friday, April 3, 2026
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Dr. Susan Hafenstein (University of Minnesota) - "Structural Studeis of virus and host interactions"
8:30 amCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
9:00 am - 5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
10:00 am - 4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210 -
11:00 - 11:50 amBevier Hall- Room 180FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Stuart Phillips, Ph.D., FACSM, FCAHS, FCSEP, FRSC ​Distinguished University Professor, ​Canada Research Chair ​Chair, Department of Kinesiology ​McMaster University, Ontario Title: Protein and Muscle: From the Gym to the Lab and Back Agains
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 - 1:00 pm31 Gregory HallDr. Claire M. Segijn, associate professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, and Mithun Program Fellow in Advertising, will present at the First in Advertising: Sandage Speaker Series.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign -
12:00 - 1:30 pm500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 -
12:00 - 1:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, Lower Level Auditorium (KAM 62) -
12:15 - 1:15 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 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
2:00 pmGH 319Please join us for an event in the Timbuktu Talks series with Aly Drame titled "Return to Success": New Paradigms of Islamization in Senegambia.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmGregory Hall 223Join us for a lecture by Andrea Scarantino, a professor of Neuroscience and Philosophy at Georgia State University.
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3:00 - 4:30 pmBeckman Institute AuditoriumAssistant Professor LaTasha R. Holden is the April speaker in the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Monday, April 6, 2026
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9:00 - 11:00 amAgricultural Engineering Sciences Building - Room 217 -
11:30 am - 12:30 pmMRL 280Monthly MRSEC Grad students and Postdocs meeting.
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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 - 4:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street -
4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Zheshen Zhang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
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12:00 - 1:00 pmKoric will present his team’s research in Scientific Machine Learning (SciML), focusing on new variants of Deep Operator Neural Networks (DeepONets).
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12:00 pmMRL 208Join our Real Talk series to explore career paths and the choices that shape them!
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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 pmSystematic reviews require a careful and structured approach to reviewing existing literature and identifying new insights. As scholarly publications continue to grow rapidly across disciplines, AI tools offer new ways for researchers to keep up with the expanding literature.
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3:00 pmNCSA AuditoriumAttend a lecture in the Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar "At Risk U: The Past, Present, & Future of Academic Freedom" lecture series with Dr. Jonathan Holloway, the president and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmUniversity of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign, ECE Building - 3081 ECEBExcited to share our Spring 2026 CAII seminar: GPU Programming with Triton! An 8‑week, hands‑on series moving from NumPy to high‑performance Triton kernels, including Flash Attention. Tuesdays 3–5 PM, Feb 17–Apr 7 at UIUC. Taught by Priyam Mazumdar. Hybrid format.
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign -
7:00 pmSpurlock MuseumThree short film screenings, followed by a conversation with Maryam Kashani
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana -
7:00 pmKnight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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8:00 am - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center, room 210 -
9:00 am 03/06/2026117 Roger Adams Lab -
11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Anna Honeycutt, Chitambar Group
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryManaging your time and keeping track of all your tasks as a busy college student can be tricky, but new AI tools can take off some of the pressure of remembering it all! This workshop is designed to familiarize learners with a few handy tools and strategies for using AI to maximize productivity and minimize stress.
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11:30 am - 12:50 pmUniversity YMCA room 228, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Creating Art of Science” Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois
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12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 - 12:50 pmTurner Hall Room W109 -
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 pmCLSL B102 -
4:00 pmCarle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference roomJoin Carle's Bruce Damon and Dr. Christina Laukaitis for a seminar on, "Mechanistic biomarkers of knee function in hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome."
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5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge_ LCLBJoin us for a Henna event where students have the opportunity to decorate their hands with henna designs. This is fun and artistic.
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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9:00 am 03/06/2026433 Roger Adams Lab -
10:00 - 11:00 amInfographics can be a very effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in because of their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics, as well as what to avoid.
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmRoom 4045, 614 E. Daniel Street & ZoomAlex Moehring will present "Designing Human-AI Collaboration: A Sufficient Statistic Approach" as part of the AImpact Speaker Series.
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm4045 School of Information Sciences -
11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL -
11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL -
11:00 am - 12:00 pmCITL Innovation Studio, Armory 172Throughout your life you will, almost certainly, give presentations. We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing, and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best? In this session we distill the magic that just might take your next presentation from bland to grand.
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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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2:30 pmForbes Natural History Building -
3:00 pmLiteratures and Languages Library, 225 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, UrbanaCome celebrate National Poetry Month (April) with the Literatures and Languages Library by reading or listening to poems from around the world in the original language and English translation.
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 pmCoble Hall, 306
Friday, April 10, 2026
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All DayBardeen and Engineering QuadsForging the Future Experience exciting exhibits and competitions during Engineering Open House 2026!
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11:00 - 11:50 amBevier Hall- Room 180FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Stephanie Rogus, PhD, RDN Assistant Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Title: Leveraging Programs and Policies to Improve Diet Quality Among US Adults
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign -
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 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
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!
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7:00 pmSpurlock MuseumOuroboros, the symbol of the snake eating its tail, is both end and beginning: a death as regeneration. A 74-minute experimental narrative film that turns the destruction of Gaza into a story of heartbreak, Ouroboros asks what it means to be human when humanity has failed.
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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All DayBardeen and Engineering QuadsForging the Future Experience exciting exhibits and competitions during Engineering Open House 2026!
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
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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 -
4:00 pmNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory -
4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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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 - 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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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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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional FacilityLectures 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 pmBeckman Institute 1005 -
5:30 - 6:30 pmIllini Union, Room C (1401 W. Green St, Urbana)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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All DayHeritage Room, ACES Library -
All DayHeritage Room, ACES LibraryJoin us as we re-imagine how to best collaborate across departments to work towards global food security. Hear about the current global food security work being conducted in ACES through a series of thematic panels spanning multiple disciplines. All ACES stakeholders and others interested in food security and welcome to attend as many sessions as your schedule permits.
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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: Sujeet Bhalerao, Leditzky Group
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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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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
12:00 - 1:30 pmDepartment of African American Studies Conference Room, 1201 W Nevada St. Urbana ILJoin professor Tayzhaun Glover for a talk for the Department of African American Studies Colloquium series.
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12:00 pm 01:30 pmConference Room 1201 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL -
12:00 pm 01:00pmRoom 108 Coble Hall -
12:00 - 1:00 pmW109 - Turner Hall -
12:00 - 1:00 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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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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All DayHeritage Room, ACES Library -
All DayHeritage Room, ACES LibraryJoin us as we re-imagine how to best collaborate across departments to work towards global food security. Hear about the current global food security work being conducted in ACES through a series of thematic panels spanning multiple disciplines. All ACES stakeholders and others interested in food security and welcome to attend as many sessions as your schedule permits.



















































