NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Come out and support your company's team at the 2025 Research Park Softball League.
Assemble your teams! Join us on Tuesday, July 1 for the Research Park Hackathon. This one-day hackathon is a team competition open to anyone working for an organization in the Research Park. This is an exciting and fast-paced event where teams can create together.
Join us on Wednesday, July 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the Research Park Blood Drive at EnterpriseWorks.
Join us on Tuesday, July 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Startup 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.
Professor Holland discusses the ambiguous place between animal and human. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Professor McHugh considers the enriching effect of walking with dogs while researching conservation challenges in the Great North Woods. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Join us on Tuesday, July 15 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Professor Desmond asks whether the growing assertion by many U.S. owners/guardians that pets are “part of the family” should lead us to conceive of health care for pets as a fundamental right, and/or obligation of the state. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
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.
Join us on Thursday, July 17 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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.
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.
Join us on Tuesday, July 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Join us to on Thursday, July 24 from 4 to 5:30 PM on the Atkins Patio to recognize and celebrate the amazing work of student interns working in the Research Park.
Join the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, July 25 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Join us on Friday, July 25 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for "What Is It Worth to You? How to Think About Valuations While Raising Capital" with Dennis Beard.
Join us on Friday, August 15 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Anatomy of a Fundraising Termsheet with Tim Hoerr.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, August 20 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join us on Thursday, August 21 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Join the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, August 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, September 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Join us on Friday, September 19 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Surviving Fundraising Diligence & Closing with Tim Hoerr.
Story & Place event series: Catherine Hall talk
Join us on Thursday, September 25 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
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.
Professor Reyes Mason's presentation is grounded in a belief that our collective work on climate change can indeed lead to a healthier and thriving world for all in the midst of disaster and devastation, from our own backyards to communities across the globe.
Join us for Founders Week on October 8 to 11, 2025.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, October 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Story & Place event series: Nadine Naber (UIC)
Join us on Friday, October 17 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Building a Successful Founder-Investor Partnership with Dennis Beard.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, October 22 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join this collaborative session with HRI and the Writers Workshop for tips and guidance on preparing your HRI Graduate Fellowship application.
Join us on Thursday, October 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Story & Place event series: Faculty Book Talk with Erik McDuffie
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, November 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Campus Fellowship applications due
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 10 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, December 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Medical Humanities lecture with Justin Garcia from the Kinsey Institute
International Women’s Day celebration with speakers from the campus and community.
Story & Place event series: Anke Pinkert Book Talk
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception