Test Master Calendar (OCR)
Saturday, May 30, 2026
-
8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, June 1, 2026
-
All DayOption for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
-
9:30 amMRI ExhibitCome find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.
-
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Tuesday, June 2 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
-
8:00 - 9:30 amIllinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 3 at the Illinois Conference Center.
-
9:00 - 11:00 amBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyJoin us to celebrate several renovations and upgrades at the Beckman Institute. Remarks will begin at 9:20 a.m. in the Beckman garden, weather permitting.
-
12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 1005Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and this date will be held in Beckman room 1005. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, June 4, 2026
-
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us the MathWorks visit to EnterpriseWorks from 12 to 1 PM on Thursday, June 4.
Friday, June 5, 2026
-
9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
-
3:00 pm3100 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building
Saturday, June 6, 2026
-
8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, June 8, 2026
-
All DayThe Emerging Research Leaders Academy provides vital leadership and team science training that will help mid-career faculty pursue large, multi-PI grants, lead campus research initiatives, enhance their own research programs, and ultimately position Illinois for research excellence. Applicants must be nominated by their dean, department head, or director by May 29.
-
9:00 amSiebel 2405Join us to celebrate the distinguished career of Professor Bill Gropp in this two-day workshop. Registration includes talks, panels, an opening reception and a banquet.
-
3:00 pm2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or Zoom -
5:00 - 6:45 pmCampus Recreation Center East (1102 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801)Come out and support your company's team at the 2026 Research Park Softball League.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
-
9:00 amSiebel 2405Join us to celebrate the distinguished career of Professor Bill Gropp in this two-day workshop. Registration includes talks, panels, an opening reception and a banquet.
-
10:00 - 10:30 amBeckman Institute Center AtriumJoin members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.
-
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Tuesday, June 9 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Series: Networking - The Second Impression by Bryan Goode.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
-
12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
-
12:30 - 2:00 pmSupercon 2008MRSEC REU Seminar: Meeting Prof. Josh Vura-Weis.
-
4:30 - 6:30 pmA four-week, hands-on cohort for Research Park full-time professionals to use AI on real work tasks. Designed for non-technical and light-technical participants, this program helps you build practical workflows with tools you already have, strengthen judgment around data and compliance, and leave with solutions you can immediately apply.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
-
3:30 pmSupercon 2008MRSEC REU students will learn about the graduate application process from the Physics department’s graduate program.
-
4:30 - 6:00 pmAmeren Atrium & Dock, 2100 S Oak StreetMeet interns from across the Research Park on Thursday, June 11 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Ameren Atrium & Dock! Learn who else is in your field and what cool projects they're working on. Food and soft drinks will be provided.
Friday, June 12, 2026
-
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, June 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
-
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Saturday, June 13, 2026
-
8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, June 15, 2026
-
All DayThe annual Computational Genomics Course will be held virtually June 22-26, 2026. Organized by the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance, this one-week intensive course introduces participants to the basics of genomics and the tools and methodologies used to analyze genomic data.
-
All DayGrainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
-
11:00 am - 2:00 pmEnterpriseWorks Lot, 60 Hazelwood DriveResearch Park is hosting our Annual Blood Drive on Monday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the EnterpriseWorks Lot.
-
5:30 - 7:30 pmUniversity of Illinois Complex Fields on the corner of Lincoln and St Mary'sCome out and support your company's team at the 2026 Research Park Softball League.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
-
8:00 amCampus Instructional Facility -
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Tuesday, June 16 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Series: Managing Up with Jen Quinlan.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
-
8:00 am - 3:30 pmCampus Instructional Facility -
9:00 amThe Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference aims to bring together scientists and clinicians interested in exploring the brain at a cellular level across the Tree of Life, uncovering evolutionarily conserved and species-specific mechanisms of social behavior, and understanding mechanisms of human mental disorders.
-
12:00 pmSupercon 2008I-MRSEC REU Seminar Series- meeting Prof. Nicola Perry.
-
12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, June 18, 2026
-
9:00 amThe Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference aims to bring together scientists and clinicians interested in exploring the brain at a cellular level across the Tree of Life, uncovering evolutionarily conserved and species-specific mechanisms of social behavior, and understanding mechanisms of human mental disorders.
Friday, June 19, 2026
-
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Saturday, June 20, 2026
-
8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, June 22, 2026
-
5:30 - 7:30 pmUniversity of Illinois Complex Fields on the corner of Lincoln and St Mary'sCome out and support your company's team at the 2026 Research Park Softball League.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
-
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Tuesday, June 23 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Series.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
-
12:00 pmBeckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor TowerJoin us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, June 25, 2026
-
2:30 pmMRL 280I-MRSEC Cookies & Coffee Hour with REU students: please come and join us to meet our MRSEC REU students!
-
5:00 - 6:30 pmAtkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak StJoin us on Thursday, June 25 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
-
8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, June 29, 2026
-
5:30 - 7:30 pmUniversity of Illinois Complex Fields on the corner of Lincoln and St Mary'sCome out and support your company's team at the 2026 Research Park Softball League.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
-
8:30 - 9:30 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignAssemble your teams! Join us on Tuesday, June 30 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. for the Research Park Hackathon Kick-Off Breakfast. This one-day hackathon is a team competition open to anyone working for an organization in the Research Park. This is an exciting and fast-paced event where teams can create together.
-
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Tuesday, June 30 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Series: Personal Finance 101 - Spend Smarter, Build Credit, Stay Safe.

