OCR Event Manager - Master Calendar
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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10:00 am 03/06/2026116 Roger Adams Lab -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 - 1:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge (LCLB 1080) and online (TBA)New France once stretched from the St. Lawrence to New Orleans. As borders shifted and the US and Canada formed, French communities grew isolated, yet their vibrant cultures endured. Through story, song, and "Creole Fiddle," you’ll explore this rich history and its distinctive musical traditions.
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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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3:00 pm 03/06/2026161 Noyes Lab -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St, UrbanaThe Leopard in the Garden: Animal and Human Lives in Paris at the First Public Zoo of the Modern Era presents the inner workings of the menagerie at the Paris Museum of Natural History and how visions for the zoo collided with the interests of humans and animals alike.
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5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002 -
5:00 - 8:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Celebrate the opening of Spurlock's newest exhibit, "Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights". Stop by anytime between 5pm and 8pm to explore the exhibit, enjoy light refreshments, and listen to protest music performed by Paul Kotheimer.
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5:30 - 7:00 pmCollege of Education, Room 10 (O'Leary Center)Join We CU and DSJE on Wednesday, April 1, at 5:30 PM for a workshop on Practicing Social Justice in Community Service. We will discuss how systemic forms of oppression come up in our lives and in our service work and how to center the voices and experiences of the communities we are serving.
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6:00 - 7:00 pm614 East Daniels Street, Multipurpose Room, 4th Floor, Room 4045Join us for a conversation with Keith Self-Ballard, Senior Manager of Creative at PlayStation. Keith will share his journey as an artist in the games industry and will highlight tips and techniques for developing a stellar game design portfolio.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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11:00 am 03/06/20262269 Beckman Institute -
11:00 amHolonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory (HMNTL), Room 1000, Auditorium -
11:00 am - 12:00 pmB02 CSL or Zoom -
12:00 - 1:00 pm306 Coble HallJoin Media faculty as they discuss their recent trip with students to Accra, Ghana, to film a documentary about the lives of young female head porters who have migrated from Ghana’s rural north to work in Accra’s urban markets.
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12:00 pm217 Noyes Lab -
3:00 pm1000 Lincoln HallSocial and digital media are reshaping how information and politics circulate worldwide. From conspiracy theories to viral falsehoods, the “attention dynamics” of online platforms amplify rumors and enable efforts to influence public opinion.
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4:00 pm119 Material Science Engineering Building -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
4:30 pmIllini Union Bookstore Author's CornerA reading by alumni of the creative writing program, Jessica Tanck and Matthew Gavin Frank. This event is made possible by the Robert J. and Katherin Carr visiting author series.
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5:00 - 6:30 pmCampus Instructional Facility (CIF) Room 10352026 Pakistan Studies Lecture by Professor Saad Gulzar, University of Notre Dame on "Governing Against the Odds: Lessons from Research in Pakistan".NO REGISTRATION required.
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5:30 - 7:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignListen to a series of short readings from artist and Art & Design faculty member, Deke Weaver, followed by a short Q & A and informal reception in the Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie exhibition. Part of “The Unreliable Bestiary” series. Presented in conjunction with Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie exhibition (on view through July 2). *Park
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6:00 - 7:30 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignSPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.*
Friday, April 3, 2026
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9:00 am - 5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
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.
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10:00 am - 4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St, UrbanaThis symposium presents a series of four talks and a concluding roundtable, which together will take up the question of how the study of literary history can contribute to our understanding of both the causes of and potential solutions to the crisis of climate change.
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10:30 - 11:30 amKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignJoin us for a special tour with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile, who created the narrative textiles on display in Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile (on view through Sep 5). Gain insights about their practice and listen to the stories behind the stitches. Presented in Spanish & English.
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -

Dr. Susan Hafenstein (University of Minnesota) - "Structural Studies of virus and host interactions"
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
12:05 - 1:30 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignJoin members of the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile, together with University of Illinois scholars and area activists, for a midday panel discussion exploring the Collective’s work, the history of coal mining in their community, and the role of arpilleras in preserving bilingual participation. Reception to follow. Presented in Spanish and English.
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12:15 - 1:15 pmMax L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 -
1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
1:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St., ChampaignJoin us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker talk "Finding An Audience: Japan’s First Women Architects and the NHK Ladies' Classroom" with Dr. Michelle L. Hauk (Washington University in St. Louis).
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2:00 pmGregory Hall 319 or ZoomPlease join us for an event in the Timbuktu Talks series with Aly Drame, a professor of history at Dominican University. His lecture will call attention to the need to better reframe the rise and development of Islam in the wider Senegambia, considering the role played by the Mandinka Muslim settlements in the Middle Casamance in this process through intermarriage...
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2:30 - 3:30 pmSiebel Center Room 0220Abstract: Boolean circuits are perhaps our simplest complete model of computation. A circuit is a combinatorial object composed of simple, fan-in two gates whose interconnections (wires) are fixed in advance. This structural simplicity makes circuits convenient in many settings; in this talk, I will discuss how it enables powerful cryptographic constructions.
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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 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
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3:00 pm2049 Natural History Building and via ZoomAs climate change accelerates pressures on land, water, and mineral resources, communities increasingly face decisions under deep uncertainty.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm223 Gregory HallPhilosopher Kendall Walton argued that emotions toward fictional people and situations do not motivate behavior. Andrea Scarantino, Georgia State University, disagrees, asserting that emotions about fictional objects are motivationally powerful.
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3:00 pmB102 Chemical Life Sciences Laboratory
Saturday, April 4, 2026
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10:00 amSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801This special guided tour will present how death practices are displayed across different ancient cultures and societies. Through the comparison and contrast of their different displays of death, we will examine the significance of the memorial of past societies through their individual representations. This tour will explore mainly the theme of class/status.
Monday, April 6, 2026
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4:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, ChampaignJoin us for the screening of two films, "Sotong" and "Against This Messy World", to learn about the challenges to art and expression in Malaysia’s complex political, legal, and societal landscape. Pizza will be served!
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4:00 - 4:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422This talk will highlight the Kinsey Institute’s founding and multi-disciplinary history, continued cultural impact, current research program, and reflect on the ways in which today’s social and political climate presents new challenges for multi-disciplinary sex research.
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4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
5:30 pmSpurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801The AsiaLens film screening of Our Mr. Matsuara (scheduled on 4/6) was cancelled and will be rescheduled to sometime next semester. We apologize for the confusion!
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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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
3:00 pmNCSA AuditoriumFor this event, Dr. Holloway (President and CEO, Henry Luce Foundation, and former President of Rutgers University) will join Chancellor Charles L. Isbell, Jr. and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor John Coleman for a moderated conversation about their experiences and observations on the role of risk management in leadership for higher education today
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 pm100 Material Science Engineering Building -
5:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W Gregory Dr, UrbanaThe Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies will be hosting the 2026 CHINA Town Hall via live webcast, featuring Stephen Biegun, former U.S. deputy secretary of state, and Sarah Beran, former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and former senior director for China and Taiwan affairs at the White House National Security Council...
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. GregoryAward-winning Palestinian artist and filmmaker Basma al-Sharif explores cyclical political histories and conflicts. In films and installations that move backward and forward in history, between place and non-place, she confronts the legacy of colonialism through satirical, immersive, and lyrical works.
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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8:30 am - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210This Symposium will explore the relationships between social media and politics in contemporary Brazil. The rise of social media altered the way information is produced, disseminated, and mobilized by political parties at a time of heightened public distrust. Join us for an opportunity to learn from experts on Brazilian media.
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9:00 am 03/06/2026117 Roger Adams Lab -
11:00 am - 1:00 pm123 Gregory HallCollege of Media students are invited to this Well-Being Open House.
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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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2:00 - 3:00 pmCLSL B102 -
4:30 pmTBDA reading by Stephen Markley, made possible by the Robert J. and Katherin Carr visiting author series. Stephen Markley is the author of The Deluge, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as an Editor's choice. His previous books include the critically acclaimed bestseller Ohio, as well as Publish this Book and Tales of Iceland.
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5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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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 Thursday, April 9 at the Illinois Conference Center.
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9:00 am 03/06/2026433 Roger Adams Lab -
9:30 amNoyes Laboratory, 505 S Mathews Ave, Room 217 -
9:30 amOffice of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation NCSA | National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsGoogle and NVIDIA will host a research workshop on emerging technologies, AI and high-performance computing. Open to students, faculty and staff, the session will feature industry insights and opportunities for collaboration. Register now.
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10:00 - 11:00 amChampaign Public Library (Robeson Pavilion A/B) - 200 W. Green Street, Champaign, IL 61820Join us on Thursday, March 3rd from 10-11 a.m. for a workshop on Understanding SEO - Boosting Your Business Visibilty at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
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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 -
12:00 - 1:00 pmIn this webinar, Dr. Stark will describe the use of solar evaporation ponds for lithium and other minerals in Chile. In particular, he will focus on geomembrane durability in the harsh desert environment after five years of exposure. Durability was assessed by sampling and testing 45 different factory fabricated panels, including seams, that had been exposed in the desert.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:30 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center (919 W Illinois St., Urbana, IL), Room 422Join us for a lecture by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His lecture will explore the ways that history teaching and writing gave way to racialized tropes of Puerto Rican docility and laziness...
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5:30 - 7:00 pmCampus Instructional Facility, Room 2035Love and consciousness seem to differ. But what if it is the conviction that consciousness is divorced from value, from sociality, and from striving for intimacy that gets in the way of making sense of this phenomenon? Philosopher Alva Noë, University of California, Berkeley, argues that consciousness, like love, is bound up with the work of making relationships.
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7:00 pmIllinois Alumna, Mansi Sachdev will share insights from her professional journey in this virtual discussion. Her talk will offer a reflective look at how her academic foundation, particularly her GRID minor, has informed her approach to integrating gender perspectives into urban sustainability projects worldwide.
Friday, April 10, 2026
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11:00 amLevis Faculty Center 400The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures invites you to a lunch seminar with celebrated writer Yan Geling on April 10 (Fri), 11:00 AM at Levis Faculty Center (4th Floor). The discussion focuses on her novel Criminal Lu Yanshi, the inspiration for Zhang Yimou’s films Coming Home and One Second. Translator Lawrence Walker will also join.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, April 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
1:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, ChampaignJoin us to help celebrate Political Science professor & CEAPS Advisory Board member Yujeong Yang on her new book! Refreshments will be served. Please register here!
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignAs part of Boneyard Arts Festival and Mom's Weekend on campus, come experience immersive sound as you view artwork! Members of Improvisers Exchange Ensemble will create soundscapes within Krannert Art Museum’s galleries through site-specific solo performance and collective improvisation in reflection and response to artwork on display.
Monday, April 13, 2026
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10:00 amForbes Natural History Building -
4:00 pmNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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3:00 pmForbes Natural History Building -
3:00 - 6:00 pmWomen's Resources Center, 616 E Green St #202, Champaign, IL 61820“Bridging Ancestral Knowledge and Scientific Research: Community Perspectives from the Caribbean”. During this session, students will work in small groups to read one or more selected articles that we will provide beforehand.
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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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6:00 - 7:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum2026 Indian Languages and Cultures Lecture by Professor Andrew Ollett, University of Chicago, on "Context, from 7th century India to today". NO REGISTRATION required.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
12:00 pmBruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmMax L. Rowe Auditorium, College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002 -
7:30 pmAlice Campbell Alumni CenterJoin us for a free public reading by award-winning poet Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, and was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building -
All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois StJoin us for presentations by our recent CAS Associates. At 11am Ramón Soto-Crespo (English) discusses the origin of Puerto Rico's ecological literature and at noon, Alison Bell (Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior) presents the evolution of family life in a small fish.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmIllinois Sustainable Technology Center, 1 Hazelwood Dr, Champaign IL 61820ISTC is opening its doors! Talk to scientists, tour our labs, see some of our research, ask burning questions about sustainable technologies, etc! All are welcome!
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3:30 pm 12/02/2025Chem Annex 1024 -
4:00 pmBruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 1212 W. Nevada, UrbanaJoin CSGGE for a lecture by Dr. Frieda Ekotto. Dr. Ekotto is an intellectual historian and philosopher with areas of expertise in 20th and 21st-century Anglophone and Francophone literature and in the cinema of West Africa and its diaspora, she concentrates on contemporary issues of law, race and LG BTQIA2S+ issues.
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St, UrbanaHow does Greek tragedy respond to and reflect the concerns of modern communities? Drawing on his experiences staging and reimagining Greek literature in theatres, online and within community settings, Paul O’Mahony explores the issues and opportunities these ancient texts present.
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5:00 pmRoom 215 (Faculty Lounge), College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue Champaign, IL 61820 -
5:30 - 7:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignJoin us for a talk by Peruvian archaeologist and curator Luis A. Muro Ynoñán, as part of the Living Legacies series, presented in conjunction with the Fragmented Histories; Andean Art Before 1600 exhibition. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.*
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7:15Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum.2026 Screening and Discussion: Zinda Bhaag (2013), will be an event of film screening and introduction followed by Q/A with Professor Iftikhar Dadi, Cornell University. A reception will follow. NO REGISTRATION required.
Friday, April 17, 2026
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All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building -
All DayElectrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
All DayNathan M. Newmark Civil Engineering LaboratoryOn behalf of the EE&S Symposium organizing committee, we are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 2026 Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2026, at the Civil and Environmental Engineering buildings, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
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.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmMain Library, Room 346This public event will begin with a lecture by Dr. Warren C. Brown (California Institute of Technology discussing medieval textuality and materiality. A reception and open house will follow where visitors may view our recently acquired Merovingian manuscript and Greek papyrus. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served.
Sunday, April 19, 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. Our speaker will be Quang Nguyen, a neuroscientist who leads interdisciplinary projects using biochemical and physiological approaches.
Monday, April 20, 2026
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center 208Please join us for the launch of Ethan Madarieta’s first book, Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyCsaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"
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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 MuseumDrawing on scholarship about the value of suspending economic incentives in everyday life, Dr. Newfield will argue that public universities must replace a financial model that harms education and erodes solvency. His presentation will also examine and challenge the belief that “learning equals earning” amid deep dependence on debt, asset inflation, and risk management.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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10:00 am419 RAL (Rose Room) -
11:45 am - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Wednesday April, 22 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Women in Tech Luncheon with Shawn Carlson.
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002 -
5:30 pmLounge at the Illini UnionPlease join us for the Department of Philosophy Awards Ceremony.
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6:00 pmThe Literary, 122 N. Neil St, Champaign
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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All DayGrad students from all disciplines are invited to the 16th Gesa E. Kirsch Graduate Student Symposium, April 23–24, 2026—an interdisciplinary, student-led event featuring diverse presentations, workshops, and a keynote by Kaia Simon (UW Eau Claire). Proposals on writing, rhetoric, media, education, and more are welcome in traditional or experimental formats.
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4:00 pmBeckman Institute AuditoriumJoin the Cancer Center at Illinois for a screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." The documentary chronicles the life and career of Nobel Laureate and Illinois alumnus, Phil Sharp. Seating is limited. We recommend you arrive early.
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4:00 pmBeckman Institute AuditoriumJoin the Cancer Center at Illinois for a screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." The documentary chronicles the life and career of Nobel Laureate and Illinois alumnus, Phil Sharp, who will attend the event. The film is narrated by Mark Ruffalo and part of the PBS Independent Lens documentary series.
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory -
5:00 pmTBDAnnual Armenian Genocide Event, featuring Helen Makhdoumian (Postdoc, Vanderbilt University)
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center Room 208In honor of the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, Helen Makhdoumian will give a talk entitled "On Beginnings, or the Roots and Routes of the Nested Memory Concept.”
Friday, April 24, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, April 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
3:00 - 5:00 pm319 Gregory HallJoin us for a lecture by Heather Demarest, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Boulder.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
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6:00 - 9:00 pmIllini Union, Illini RoomThis April 25th event will honor Siebel School of Computing and Data Science alumni, faculty, staff, and students for their outstanding accomplishments of the past year.
Monday, April 27, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
5:00 pmB102 Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory (CLSL)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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All DayI Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign IL -
11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyScott Fraser, PhD President, Dynamic Imaging, Head of Biohub, San Francisco "Eavesdropping on Biology by Using New Instrumentation and AI to Foster Multiscale Imaging"
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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.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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All DayI Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign IL -
12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois
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2:00 - 3:00 pmChemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102 -
4:00 pm217 Noyes Lab -
4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002 -
5:30 - 7:00 pmGregory Hall 112New York Times columnist Ross Douthat posits that under the influence of digital technologies and in the shadow of AI, civilization is entering a period of pressure that threatens cultures, communities, and individuals.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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3:30 pm***Seminar is at Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, Room 2311, 205 N. Mathews, Urbana -
4:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab -
4:00 pm 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Friday, May 1, 2026
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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.
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10:30 am - 12:00 pmCollins Studio, Campbell Hall, NE corner of Main and Goodwin, UrbanaThe 2026 Skornia Symposium will feature a panel of academic and industry experts who will explore how public media can best engage with audience research to identify and meet community needs, strengthen audience relationships, and innovate content in ways that honor public media’s mission.
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
12:00 - 1:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, UrbanaJoin us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker/Political Science Workshop titled “From Correction to Connection: Relational Approaches to Countering Misinformation” with Cesi Cruz (University of Michigan). Register here!
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom -
3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
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4:00 pmAnalog Wine Library, 129 N Race St, Urbana, ILThe IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. Images from Illinois research were the starting point for these works, which were created by researchers working in partnership with IGB artist Julia Pollack. These pieces are the result of conversations between the scientists and the artist. The show will run through the mon
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL -
5:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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12:00 - 1:00 pmThis webinar will explore the various geomembrane materials used in baffle curtain fabrication, along with common baffle curtain design configurations for ponds, reservoirs, underground clearwells, and above‑ground storage tanks. It will also provide an overview of manufacturing and installation methods.
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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.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
5:00 - 7:00 pmECEB 1002
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyLearn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at our popular poster session at the 2026 Fellows Symposium.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmPlym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell HallThe PhD Program in Architecture and Landscape Architecture hosts a keynote lecture by Hi'ilei Julia Hobart (Native and Indigenous Studies, Yale) as part of the symposium "Creativity in Modern Heritage." Hobart is author of Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment (Duke University Press, 2022).
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1:00 - 4:00 pm300 Harker HallIML Research Groups will present posters on their work this semester. Please feel free to stop in at any time during the event to meet the students and learn about their work. Enjoy some cookies while you're there, too.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmCelebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room. All are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served.
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 8, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, May 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026
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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.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
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9:30 11:00 amKrannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 -
11:00 1:00 p.m.Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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5:00 - 6:30 pmAtkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak StFire At Five Happy Hour has returned! Join us on Thursday, May 29 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn.
Friday, May 22, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, May 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Friday, May 29, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmSiebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom



























