OCR Master Calendar - Select Centers + Engineering

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

  • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

    Join 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 pm
    Beckman Institute Room 1005

    Join 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!

Friday, June 5, 2026

Monday, June 8, 2026

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

  • 9:00 am
    Siebel 2405

    Join 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 am
    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join 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.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

  • 12:00 pm
    Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join 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!

Friday, June 12, 2026

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

  • 9:00 am

    The 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 pm
    Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join 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!

  • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    Beckman Institute Center Atrium

Thursday, June 18, 2026

  • 9:00 am

    The 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.

Sunday, June 21, 2026

  • 1:00 pm
    Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

    Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speakers are Tristan Barley and Samantha Dubbs, from the Dolezal Bee Research Lab.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

  • 12:00 pm
    Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join 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!

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

  • 9:30 am
    MRI Exhibit

    Come 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.

Sunday, July 12, 2026

  • 1:00 pm
    Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

    Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker is Maayan Freiberg Dadon, Postdoc at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

  • 9:30 am
    MRI Exhibit

    Come 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.

Thursday, August 6, 2026

  • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    Atrium of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

    Join Beckman to celebrate its 2025 graduate fellows, as well as 2026 recipients of the Beckman Institute Undergraduate Fellowship, Thomas and Margaret Huang Award for Graduate Research and Erik Haferkamp Memorial Award for Undergraduate Research.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

  • 9:30 am
    MRI Exhibit

    Come 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.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

  • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Fifth floor tower room at the Beckman Institute

    Beckman community members are invited to stop by the fifth floor tower room to have a professional portrait taken. First come, first served, with no need to register in advance.

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Thursday, November 19, 2026

Thursday, November 26, 2026

Thursday, December 3, 2026