OCR Event Manager - Master Calendar

Monday, June 8, 2026

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  2026-27 Emerging Research Leaders Academy Application Deadline

  All Day

  • Other
  • Other

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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  The Bill Gropp Workshop

  Recurring

  9:00 am

  Siebel 2405

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Power Skills Series: Networking - The Second Impression with Bryan Goode

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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  Practical AI Accelerator with Brad Miller

  4:30 - 6:30 pm

  EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development

Thursday, June 11, 2026

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  PhD Final Defense – Amit Ojha

  3:00 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Intern Networking Social

  4:30 - 6:00 pm

  2100 S Oak Street

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, June 12, 2026

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  Final Defense Ching Hsiu Chung, "Redox-Mediated Electrochemical Recovery of Platinum Group Metals and Homogeneous Catalysts"

  10:00 am   03/06/2026

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Final Defense Zhenyang Jia "Mechanistic Studies of Plasmonic-Polymeric Hybrid Nanostructures by Single-Particle Imaging""

  1:00 pm   03/06/2026

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato

  Recurring

  1:00 - 2:00 pm

  Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom

  • Other
  • Other

Monday, June 15, 2026

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  2026 Computational Genomics Course Registration Deadline

  All Day

  • Informational
  • Informational
• 

  Application Deadline - ILEE Dual Degree

  All Day

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  Research Park Blood Drive

  11:00 am - 2:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks Lot, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Community Service
  • Community Service
• 

  Research Park Softball League Games

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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  INTC Leadership Conference - Leading with Welcome: Cultivating Meaningful Connections

  8:00 am

  Campus Instructional Facility

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Power Skills Series: Managing Up with Jen Quinlan

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development
• 

  Final Defense - PhD - Michael Nelappana

  2:00 pm

  Beckman 3269 and zoom

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  We The (Trivia) People

  7:00 pm

  Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Informational
  • Informational

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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  INTC Mentor Conference - Beyond the Classroom: Creating Lasting COnnections for Teacher Empowerment

  8:00 am - 3:30 pm

  Campus Instructional Facility

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference

  Recurring

  9:00 am

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, June 18, 2026

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  Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference

  Recurring

  9:00 am

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  PhD Final Defense – Apidej Sakulneya

  9:00 am

  CEEB 3012

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  PhD Final Defense – Chao Wang

  9:00 am

  CEEB 3019

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, June 19, 2026

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  Champaign Blockchain Meetup - June

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Sunday, June 21, 2026

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  Science on Tap - Pollinator Week

  1:00 pm

  Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, June 22, 2026

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  Final Defense: Rayeed Ihsan (Cronan Lab) - "Initiation of Biotin Synthesis in Yeast"

  1:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Research Park Softball League Games

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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  Power Skills Series: Nailing Effective Presentations with Marissa Siero

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development

Thursday, June 25, 2026

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  Racial Justice Allies & Advocates 1.0

  1:00 - 4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 424

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Beyond legalization: Designing reform that repairs harm and centers communities

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  Zoom

  • Webinar
  • Webinar
• 

  Fire at Five: Happy Hour and Bonfire - Pride at the Park

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  Atkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak St

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, June 26, 2026

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  There’s No Place Like Brooklyn Reunion & Historic Route 66 Sign Unveiling

  3:00 pm

  519 Madison Street, Brooklyn, IL

  • Ceremony/Service
  • Ceremony/Service

Sunday, June 28, 2026

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  Pacific Northwest Industrial Symbiosis Conference

  Recurring

  All Day

  Vancouver, WA

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, June 29, 2026

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  Pacific Northwest Industrial Symbiosis Conference

  Recurring

  All Day

  Vancouver, WA

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
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  Zhenxiang Zhao, Final Defense, UIUC, "Development of Activity-Based Triggers for Imaging and Targeted Molecular Delivery"

  1:00 pm

  Roger Adams Labortatory, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, Room 117

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Research Park Softball League Games

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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  Pacific Northwest Industrial Symbiosis Conference

  Recurring

  All Day

  Vancouver, WA

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Research Park Hackathon: Kick-Off Breakfast

  8:30 - 9:30 am

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
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  Power Skills Series: Personal Finance 101 - Spend Smarter, Build Credit, Stay Safe

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

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  Research Park Hackathon: Demo Day Lunch

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Exhibition
  • Exhibition

Monday, July 6, 2026

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  Research Park Softball League Games

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

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  Power Skills Series: Business Etiquette with Patricia Simpson

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development
• 

  Research Park Table Tennis Tournament: Round Robin Matches

  4:00 - 7:30 pm

  EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Sporting Event
  • Sporting Event

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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  Research Park Table Tennis Tournament: Bracket Play

  4:00 - 7:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Sporting Event
  • Sporting Event

Friday, July 10, 2026

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  First Friday Breakfast - July

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Sunday, July 12, 2026

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  Science on Tap - Maayan Freiberg-Dadon

  1:00 pm

  Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

  • Ceremony/Service
  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, July 13, 2026

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  Research Park Softball League Games

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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  Power Skills Series: Interviewing Like a Pro with Charlotte Voznyuk

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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  Research Park AI and Robotics Symposium

  10:00 am - 5:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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  Samantha Barlock, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBA"

  1:00 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Fire at Five: Happy Hour and Bonfire - LEGOmania

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  Atkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak St

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, July 17, 2026

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  Champaign Blockchain Meetup - July

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, July 20, 2026

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  Research Park Softball League Games

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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  Power Skills Series: The Art of Improvisation with Jenette Jurczyk

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Professional Development
  • Professional Development

Thursday, July 23, 2026

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  20th Annual Research Park Intern Awards & Picnic

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Atkins Patio, 1800 S Oak St, Champaign, IL

  • Ceremony/Service
  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, July 27, 2026

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  Research Park Softball League Games

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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  PowerUp Series: My 3D Printing Journey with Alex Chequim, DigiFarmz

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Other
  • Other

Friday, August 7, 2026

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  First Friday Breakfast - August

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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  Champaign-Urbana AgTech Breakfast

  8:00 - 9:30 am

  Illinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, August 20, 2026

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  Small Shifts, Big Impact — 5 Essential Management Skills for Better Leadership

  10:00 - 11:00 am

  • Webinar
  • Webinar

Friday, August 21, 2026

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  Champaign Blockchain Meetup - August

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, August 27, 2026

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  Fire at Five Happy Hour and Bonfire - A Taste of Tuscany

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  Atkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak St

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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  Illinois Part-Time Job Fair Fall 2026

  1:00 - 4:00 pm

  Illini Union 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States

  • Other
  • Other
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  Prof. Nick Jackson, UIUC, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Jessica Derham - (Kalsotra Lab) - "Dynamic Expression of a Splicing Factor Promotes Cell Migration and Proliferation Following Drug-Induced, Acute Liver Injury".

  4:00 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Abigail Spaulding (Shapiro Lab) - "Chemotherapy-induced cell stress facilitates NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity of breast cancer cells”

  4:30 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 3, 2026

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  National GEM Consortium Annual Conference 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Dallas, TX

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Professor Mei Shen, UIUC, TBD

  3:30 pm

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Tenure Talk: Professor Mei Shen, "TBA"

  3:30 pm

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  2026 Research Park Block Party

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  South First Street and Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  Research Park Block Party

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  Atkin's Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak St, Champaign, IL

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, September 4, 2026

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  National GEM Consortium Annual Conference 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Dallas, TX

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  First Friday Breakfast - September

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event
• 

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Juan Du (Northwestern University) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, September 5, 2026

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  National GEM Consortium Annual Conference 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Dallas, TX

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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  Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair

  Recurring

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  Women in Tech Luncheon with Vidya Madhavan

  11:45 am - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  HRI Opening Reception

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center

  • Reception/Open House
  • Reception/Open House

Thursday, September 10, 2026

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  Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair

  Recurring

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States

  • Other
  • Other
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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 11, 2026

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  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Cheng-Ming Chiang (UT Southwestern Medical Center) - "Phospho-BRD4 IDR-Targeting Compounds as Antiviral and Anticancer Agents"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Data + AI User Group - September

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, September 14, 2026

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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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  Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair

  Recurring

  11:00 am - 4:00 pm

  1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  Gies College of Business Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair

  Recurring

  1:00 - 6:00 pm

  1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820

  • Other
  • Other
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  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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  Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair

  Recurring

  11:00 am - 4:00 pm

  1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  Gies College of Business Fall 2026 In-Person Career Fair

  Recurring

  1:00 - 6:00 pm

  1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  Prof. Dayne Swearer, Northwestern University, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 17, 2026

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  Fall Conference for Veterinarians

  Recurring

  All Day

  I Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
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  Fire at Five Happy Hour and Bonfire - Hispanic Heritage Month

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  Atkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak St

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, September 18, 2026

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  Fall Conference for Veterinarians

  Recurring

  All Day

  I Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
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  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Chang Cui (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "Mechanism, Structure and Inhibitor Design of Human Ribonucleotide Reductase"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Champaign Blockchain Meetup - September

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Merge Campus Visit Program Virtual Event

  2:00 - 5:00 pm

  • Other
  • Other

Monday, September 21, 2026

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  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

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  Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  R.C. Fuson Lecture: Professor Robert J. Phipps, University of Cambridge, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• 

  Motivating Employees to Be Their Best

  1:00 - 2:00 pm

  • Webinar
  • Webinar
• 

  Prof. Hsing-Ta Chen, University of Notre Dame, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Emma Thames (Stadtmueller Lab) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, September 24, 2026

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  PYGMALION Event

  Recurring

  All Day

  TBD

  • Lecture
  • Lecture
• 

  Illinois Gies College of Business Fall 2026 Virtual Job Fair

  12:00 - 4:00 pm

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  ACES + LAS 2026 Career Fair

  1:00 - 6:00 pm

  111 Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, September 25, 2026

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  PYGMALION Event

  Recurring

  All Day

  TBD

  • Lecture
  • Lecture
• 

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. C. Shan Xu (Yale) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, September 26, 2026

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  PYGMALION Event

  Recurring

  All Day

  TBD

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Monday, September 28, 2026

• 

  Prof. Lauren Rajakovich, University of Washington, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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  Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 Career Fair (VIRTUAL)

  11:00 am - 3:00 pm

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  Prof. Martin Mosquera, Montana State University, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  CAS MillerCom: Justin Jackson Lecture

  4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center 210

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Friday, October 2, 2026

• 

  First Friday Breakfast - October

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event
• 

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Yan Zhang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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  The Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 Career Fair (VIRTUAL)

  11:00

  • Other
  • Other
• 

  'Fola Adesanya (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 RAL

  • Ceremony/Service
  • Ceremony/Service
• 

  Diptatanu Das (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

  4:30 pm

  Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Up Against Erasure: Nanna Thylstrup Lecture

  7:30 pm

  Levis Faculty Center 300

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Friday, October 9, 2026

• 

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Hong Jin (Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Data + AI User Group - October

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Director's Fellow Event

  2:30 pm

  TBD

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Saturday, October 10, 2026

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  Balthazor-Senter Symposium of Frontiers in Organic Chemistry - Speakers: Prof. Connor Coley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof. Betsy Parkinson (Purdue University), Prof. Kevin Brown (Indiana University), Prof. Quentin Michaudel (Texas A&M), Prof. Tianning Diao (New York University).

  8:00 am - 5:30 pm

  Beckman Institute

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• 

  Prof. Yelena Simine, McGill University, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• 

  Up Against Erasure: Ángel Garcia Reading

  4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center 422

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Friday, October 16, 2026

• 

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Sam Sternberg (Columbia University) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Champaign Blockchain Meetup - October

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• 

  Champaign-Urbana AgTech Breakfast

  8:00 - 9:30 am

  Illinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Prof. Michael Wasielewski, Northwestern University, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Qianjin Jiang (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• 

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California Berkeley, (Host: Prof. Deborah Leckband)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• 

  SHPE 2026 Annual Convention

  Recurring

  All Day

  Indianapolis, IN

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Sam Belsky (Jin Lab) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• 

  SHPE 2026 Annual Convention

  Recurring

  All Day

  Indianapolis, IN

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Up Against Erasure: Gillen D'Arcy Wood Book Talk

  4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center 210

  • Lecture
  • Lecture
• 

  Fire at Five: Happy Hour and Bonfire - Spooky Pet Paw-Palooza

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  Atkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak St

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, October 30, 2026

• 

  SHPE 2026 Annual Convention

  Recurring

  All Day

  Indianapolis, IN

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• 

  SHPE 2026 Annual Convention

  Recurring

  All Day

  Indianapolis, IN

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, November 2, 2026

• 

  Inorganic Seminar, 2026 John C. Bailar, Jr. Lecture: TBD, Professor Alison Butler, University of California Santa Barbara

  5:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• 

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sujit Datta, California Institute of Technology (Host: Prof. Ying Diao)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• 

  2026 iSchool Research Showcase

  12:00 - 4:30 pm

  Illini Union, Illini Rooms B & C

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Subhashis Natua (Kalsotra Lab) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Seung Jun Lee (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

  4:30 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• 

  Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events

  Recurring

  All Day

  TBD

  • Lecture
  • Lecture
• 

  WE26 National Conference

  Recurring

  All Day

  Boston, MA

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Friday, November 6, 2026

• 

  Up Against Erasure: HumetricsHSS Events

  Recurring

  All Day

  TBD

  • Lecture
  • Lecture
• 

  WE26 National Conference

  Recurring

  All Day

  Boston, MA

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  First Friday Breakfast - November

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event
• 

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Tom Cooper (Baylor College of Medicine) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• 

  38th Annual Beak-Pines Organic Area Allerton Conference

  8:00 am

  Allerton Park, Monticello, IL

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Friday, November 13, 2026

• 

  Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Lucas Meirelles (Harvard/Mass General) - "TBA"

  12:00 pm

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Data + AI User Group - November

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, November 16, 2026

• 

  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Kenneth L. Rinehart Lecture in Chemical Biology, Professor Christopher J. Chang, Princeton University, "Title: TBD"

  4:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• 

  CHBE 565-Thomas J. Hanratty Lecture, Prof. Timothy P. Lodge, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Alexa Kuenstler)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• 

  Xinyi Dai (Shapiro Lab) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• 

  CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Amanda Marciel, Rice University (Host: Prof. Simon Rogers)

  2:00 pm

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 20, 2026

• 

  Champaign Blockchain Meetup - November

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• 

  Champaign-Urbana AgTech Breakfast

  8:00 - 9:30 am

  Illinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  Evan Hebner (Leckband) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  116 RAL

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Christina Li (K. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

  4:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 4, 2026

• 

  First Friday Breakfast - December

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Social/Informal Event
  • Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• 

  Terry Gao (Huang Lab) - "TBA"

  4:00 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium
• 

  Amna Mehfooz (K. Zhang Lab) - "TBA"

  4:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 11, 2026

• 

  Data + AI User Group - December

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Friday, December 18, 2026

• 

  Champaign Blockchain Meetup - December

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop
  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, February 16, 2027

• 

  2027 Research Park Career Fair

  3:00 - 7:00 pm

  111 Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States

  • Other
  • Other

Wednesday, February 24, 2027

• 

  Hire Illini Career and Internship Fair 2027

  1:00 - 5:00 pm

  Urbana, Illinois, United States

  • Other
  • Other

Wednesday, March 3, 2027

• 

  International Women’s Day Celebration

  3:30 pm

  Levis Faculty Center 300

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Thursday, March 4, 2027

• 

  Patricia Owens Book Talk

  12:00 pm

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Wednesday, March 10, 2027

• 

  Prof. Matthew Crane, Colorado School of Mines, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, March 25, 2027

• 

  "Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium

  Recurring

  All Day

  TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 26, 2027

• 

  "Degrees of Erasure": Director's Fellows Symposium

  Recurring

  All Day

  TBD

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 1, 2027

• 

  Up Against Erasure: Siobhan Somerville Book Talk

  4:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center 210

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Friday, April 30, 2027

• 

  2027 Flygare Memorial Lecture: Professor Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago, TBD

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Lecture
  • Lecture
• 

  2027 Flygare Memorial Lecture: Professor Paul Alivisatos, University of Chicago, TBD

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Lecture
  • Lecture

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• 

  Prof. Haw Yang, Princeton University, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 12, 2027

• 

  Prof. Martin Zanni, University of Wisconsin Madison, TBD

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  CLSL B102

  • Seminar/Symposium
  • Seminar/Symposium