NCSA Calendar
NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Friday, August 7, 2026
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Dark Frontiers 2026
RecurringThe purpose of Dark Frontiers is to bring experimentalists, theorists, and observers together to explore the challenges and opportunities that the next generation of terrestrial, astrophysical, and cosmological experiments will bring to the question of characterizing dark matter.

Monday, August 17, 2026
Monday, August 24, 2026
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Stop 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
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Speaker: Elizabeth Goldschmidt

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Join Dean Bashir and college leadership to kick off the new year with coffee, donuts, and a limited-edition Grainger Engineering Coffee mug!

Monday, August 31, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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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.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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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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Join us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois.

Thursday, September 10, 2026
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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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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.

Monday, September 21, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Thursday, September 24, 2026
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PYGMALION Event
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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PYGMALION Event
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Saturday, September 26, 2026
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PYGMALION Event
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Sunday, September 27, 2026
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PYGMALION Event
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
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Panel and reception organized by Director's Fellow Chris Freeburg. Affiliated with the Black Letters Collective.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Speaker: Hannah Manetsch

Thursday, October 29, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Speaker: Chong Wang

Thursday, November 5, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
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Speaker: Charlotte Boettcher

Thursday, December 3, 2026
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Thursday, February 11, 2027
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Justice in the Balance: Democracy, Rule of Law, and the European Court of Human Rights

Friday, February 19, 2027
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Following an introduction to the book proposal and publishing process, this presentation and panel will also cover recent experiences by faculty and editors in this important component of humanistic scholarship. Co-organized by the Humanities Research Institute and OVCRI’s Office of Research Advising and Project Development.

Thursday, February 25, 2027
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
Thursday, March 4, 2027
Thursday, March 25, 2027
Friday, March 26, 2027
Thursday, April 1, 2027
Thursday, April 15, 2027
Thursday, May 6, 2027
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Gather with us in community to celebrate this year's HRI research prize recipients and to mark the close of another academic year!




















