MDF Test Calendar
Thursday, July 17, 2025
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Professor Berenbaum discusses the importance of wasps in providing valuable ecosystem services in the face of general fear and dislike of yellowjackets and hornets in particular. This talk is part of the 7th annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Friday, July 18, 2025
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Chris Green discusses the creative strategies developed by animal advocacy organizations to effect change in public policy. This talk is part of the 7th annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
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Professor Hornstein considers the lion hunt as both a convention of European painting as well as a political motif that was directly related to French colonial expansion in North Africa, especially in the decades after the 1830 conquest. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
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On August 2nd, the Cancer Center at Illinois will lead interactive STEM activities as part of Science at the Market, a program hosted by the UIUC Department of Physics and held at the Urbana Farmers Market.
Monday, August 25, 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Monday, September 8, 2025
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Ronnie Grinberg, author of Write Like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals, to offer the Program in Jewish Culture & Society and HGMS kick-off event, generously funded by the Goldberg lecture series
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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“Collisions Across ColorLines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas”Culminating Event
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
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Poet, essayist, translator, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is the author of three books of poetry, and a winner of the 2024 National Book Award. Her visit is part of the Illinois Global Institutes "Palestine in the World" series. The IGI Series on Global Responsibilities brings multidisciplinary and global perspectives to major contemporary questions.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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On Thursday, September 18th at 5 pm. Speaker Jacob Darwin Hamblin, Professor of History at Oregon State University.
Friday, September 19, 2025
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The Environmental Humanities Research Cluster is hosting a symposium called “The Nuclear Environment” from 9am to 4pm on Friday, September 19th. The keynote speaker for that symposium will be speaking the night before, on Thursday, September 18th at 5pm. That speaker is Jacob Darwin Hamblin, Professor of History at Oregon State University.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
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Story & Place event series: Catherine Hall talk, 7:30 pm, Spurlock Museum - Knight Auditorium
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Through a collaboration with Illinois Science Explorers, the Cancer Center at Illinois brings hands-on science to the Boys & Girls Club. Cancer Center undergraduate students lead engaging STEM activities designed to spark curiosity and promote conversations about health, science, and cancer awareness.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, when we’ll be highlighting the best of the humanities on our campus, including academic departments, student groups, research, resources, and alumni stories.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is excited to invite you to our premiere Beyond Borders: Global Collaborations for Mental Health Research and Services Conference on October 9 and 10, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois. Coinciding with World Mental Health Day, our theme is: From local to global, encouraging creative solutions to transcultural mental health challenges.
Friday, October 10, 2025
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is excited to invite you to our premiere Beyond Borders: Global Collaborations for Mental Health Research and Services Conference on October 9 and 10, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois. Coinciding with World Mental Health Day, our theme is: From local to global, encouraging creative solutions to transcultural mental health challenges.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Story & Place event series: Nadine Naber
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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Join this collaborative session with HRI and the Writers Workshop for tips and guidance on preparing your HRI Graduate Fellowship application.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Join the Cancer Center at Illinois for a Spooky Science Family STEM Night at the Martens Center! Cancer Center undergraduate students will lead fun, hands-on science activities at Halloween-themed stations while engaging families in conversations about health, science, and cancer prevention.
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Ayelet Tsabari’s National Jewish Book Award winning, novel, Songs for the Brokenhearted, traces the story of the history of Yemeni Israelis through a fictional family. Tsabari visited UIUC in 2019, and was interviewed for Ninth Letter.
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Ayelet Tsabari, author of the award-winning novel, Songs for the Brokenherted, thanks to generous support from the Einhorn family, 5 pm-6:30 pm, Alice Campbell Hall
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Monday, November 3, 2025
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Story & Place event series: Faculty Book Talk with Erik McDuffie
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Anna Hunt (Professor of German) “Quick! Somebody Get Me A Doctor of German Philosophy,” HGMS workshop, English 109, 4 pm-5 pm.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Friday, December 5, 2025
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Campus Fellowship applications are due.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Part of the Cancer Center at Illinois Seminar Series that features the latest research and the center of cancer and engineering.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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Lee Miller was an incredible photographer who was present at the liberation of some concentration camps. Trigger warning: some parts of this film display graphic images of survivors and victims of the Holocaust. 7 pm Holocaust Remembrance Day screening of Lee. Location TBD.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Friday, January 30, 2026
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Monday, February 2, 2026
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Friday, February 6, 2026
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Monday, February 9, 2026
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Monday, February 16, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Medical Humanities lecture with Justin Garcia from the Kinsey Institute
Friday, February 20, 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Monday, February 23, 2026
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Friday, February 27, 2026
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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International Women’s Day celebration with speakers from the campus and community.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Friday, March 6, 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
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Blewish And Beautiful: Contemporary Black Jewish Voices roundtable with TaRessa Stoval, Marc Perry, David Wright Faladé and other contributors to the Blewish And Beautiful volume co-edited by Sara Feldman, Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, and Brett Ashley Kaplan.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Monday, March 23, 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Friday, March 27, 2026
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HGMS annual conference, 9a-5pm. Location TBD.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
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Story & Place event series: Anke Pinkert Book Talk 4pm
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Friday, April 3, 2026
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Monday, April 6, 2026
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Monday, April 20, 2026
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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Annual Armenian Genocide Event Helen Makhdoumian (Postdoc, Vanderbilt University). Time and location TBD
Friday, April 24, 2026
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception