NCSA Calendar
NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
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12:30 pmNCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801 Room 1040
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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5:00 - 7:00 pmDiscovery Partners Institute
Monday, August 24, 2026
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9:00 - 10:30 amGraziano PlazaStop by to celebrate the first day of class! Grab some Grainger Engineering merch and take a first day photo to share!
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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9:00 - 11:00 amGraziano PlazaJoin Dean Bashir and college leadership to kick off the new year with coffee, donuts, and a limited-edition Grainger Engineering Coffee mug!
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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5:00Bardeen QuadWelcome Grainger Engineers! Join us for eNight to celebrate the start of the new year! Meet with Engineering Council and Student Organizations, enjoy free food, a live DJ, games, limited edition Grainger Engineering merchandise and more!
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611
The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty CenterJoin us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611
The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Friday, September 11, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611
The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Friday, September 25, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
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2:30 pmTBDPanel and reception organized by Director's Fellow Chris Freeburg. Affiliated with the Black Letters Collective.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Thursday, March 4, 2027
Thursday, March 25, 2027
Friday, March 26, 2027
Thursday, April 1, 2027
Thursday, May 6, 2027
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4:00 - 6:00 pmTBD
Gather with us in community to celebrate this year's HRI research prize recipients and to mark the close of another academic year!