NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Champaign County Bike to Work Day 2024 is happening on Wednesday, September 18th from 7-10 a.m. Registration is open!
Speaker: Nathan Arnold, Kwiat Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Human Subjects Research
Learn how to use parallel and distributed computing in MATLAB with a focus on speeding up application codes and offloading computers. By working through common scenarios and workflows using hands-on demos, you will gain a detailed understanding of the parallel constructs in MATLAB, their capabilities, and some of the common hurdles you'll encounter when using them.
We hope you will join us for an opening reception at Levis Faculty Center on the afternoon of September 18. Join us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois. Rain location: Levis first floor atrium
Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership
Building upon their recent article, “What Is Information History?,” Bonnie Mak (Information Sciences) and Allen Renear (Information Sciences) introduce ways in which the humanities can engage in the critical examination of AI. Part of the “Think Again...” Event Series.
Join us for training on the Report of Non-University Activities (RNUA) and the University's Policy on Conflicts of Commitment and Interest
Join us for training on the Report of Non-University Activities (RNUA) and the University's Policy on Conflicts of Commitment and Interest.
This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Join us on Friday, September 20 from 12 to 1 p.m. for "Recruiting with AI" with Sophie Roney.
Want 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.
Join us to learn about "Opportunities in the Research Park for International Students" on Monday, September 23 from 4 to 5 p.m.
Speaker: Matthew Otten, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Speaker: Cheyenne Mitchell, Bucklund Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Privacy 101
Join Jesse McCarthy (English and African American Studies, Harvard University) and Christopher Freeburg (English) for a lunchtime book discussion. Professor McCarthy will briefly introduce his book "The Blue Period: Black Writing in the Early Cold War" (2024), and then Professor Freeburg will moderate a discussion. Registration required!
Identity is at once the most central and the most unhappy word in contemporary discourse. Debates continue to rage within literary studies in the academy and in the public sphere at large about when, how, and to what extent, the discourse of identity, and sometimes its associated identity politics, should apply when we engage questions around...
Join us for our monthly “Fire At Five” Happy Hour to network with other interns and professionals who work in the Research Park on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the Atkins Patio.
SocialFuse: The event where you can pitch your startup idea, network, and find teammates. Or sit back and check things out!
Panel: Improvise & Intervene Reflections and Acknowledgements For this cohort of Interseminars fellows and conveners, circle-keeping and reflection have been a methodological commitment. In this talkback, we invite you to learn and hear about the joys, challenges, and lessons of forming an interdisciplinary collective. Refreshments will be served.
This is part of the culminating event series with Interseminars "Improvise & Intervene." Saturday's events include the Body Mapping Family Workshop, Performance & Panel: Culminating Reenactment I & II, a workshop with invited guest Kameelah Janan Rasheed, and more.
This is part of the culminating event series with Interseminars "Improvise & Intervene." Sunday's events include a tour, Closing Collage & Movement, and Community Dinner Reception.
Speaker: Krister Shalm, Sr. Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder
Speaker: Sarah Hagen, Chitambar Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Publication and Authorship
Time management and stress management go hand in hand. Learning strategies to manage these challenges can help you succeed as a graduate student. Join us for this seminar and learn practical tools and tips for managing your time and reducing stress, enabling you to focus on what's important. Light refreshments will be provided.
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.
Graduate students in the humanities, arts and related fields: you are cordially invited to join us for a casual, relaxed happy hour gathering on the first floor of Levis Faculty Center!
Network with University of Chicago and fellow Grainger Engineering students, participate in design sprint exercises, and gain insights for the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Don’t miss this opportunity to join a team and connect with like-minded individuals to advance your team’s vision.
Academic staff members must annually complete a disclosure & request for approval of such activities. Throughout the year, additional disclosures & requests for prior approval are necessary whenever a change in such activities is proposed or when required by granting agencies. RNUA forms can be completed throughout the year for new hires or if an employee's status changes.
Speaker: Joseph Heremans, Scientist, Argonne National Laboraotry
Professor Jamie L. Jones (English) will talk about her scholarly work over lunch at this event for residents of the Honors LLC, Innovation LLC, and Sustainability LLC.
Speaker: Chris Vairogs, Leditzky Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Regulation of Animal Research
Hear from advisors and current ILEE students, ask questions, and learn how ILEE can help you gain a competitive edge in the job market
For students working on startup ideas! Come learn the basics of trademarks and patents from Prof. Joe Barich.
Join the AI User Group on Friday, October 11 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Speaker: Tzu Chieh Wei, Professor, Stony Brook University
Speaker: Xuefei Guo, Abbamonte Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: TBD
Learn about the CNVC application, meet teammates, and generate ideas.
Join EnterpriseWorks and Research Park for Founders Week on October 17-19, 2024. Details forthcoming.
Robert Townsend, program director for Humanities, Arts, and Culture at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, will discuss the latest from the Humanities Indicators project. Learn what their data means for our work inside and outside the academy in 2024 and beyond.
Speaker: Jessica Montone, Van Harlingen Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Preparing an Institutional Review Board (IRB) Protocol
Join Mary Ton, Digital Humanities Librarian, for dinner and discussion at the Humanities Research Institute about how to engage with AI ethically and effectively in your research and teaching through beginner-friendly tools.
Join us for our monthly “Fire At Five” Happy Hour to network with other interns and professionals who work in the Research Park on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the Atkins Patio.
Join us on Friday, October 25 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at EnterpriseWorks room 130 for the Flu Shot Clinic.
Speaker: Alex Ma, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Speaker: Lakshmy Ajayakumar, Backlund Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Biosafety
Focusing on research and teaching in global languages and cultures, and on some artworks concerned with languages, this lecture calls for making a more pragmatic, and more assertive, case for knowing and learning world languages. Knowing and learning world languages are crucial to our students’ lives, to solving urgent social and technological problems, and to...
Join us on Friday, November 1 from 12 to 1 p.m. to celebrate Diwali.
Speaker: Joseph Falson, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science, California Institute of Technology
Speaker: Samantha Isaac, Kwiat Group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Export Control
This event is part of the Interseminars event series for “Collisions Across Color Lines.” Supported by the Mellon Foundation. This multimedia presentation explores the practice of cinéritual by African diaspora women and non-binary filmmakers.
Join the AI User Group on Friday, November 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Speaker: Andrew Higginbotham, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
Speaker: Dmitry Manning-Coe, Bradlyn Group
The International Student Entrepreneurship Workshop helps international students understand policies and requirements for pursuing entrepreneurship and starting a business in the United States.
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Controlled Unclassified Information in Research
Speaker: Yong Chen, Professor, Purdue University
Speaker: Oliver Wolff, Pfaff/Nunex-Corrales group
Join us for the OVCRI Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Speaker Series. Topic: Conflict of Interest Disclosures
Join us on Thursday, November 21 from 12 to 1 p.m. for the Research Park Friendsgiving.
Connect with investors and mentors that can help launch your startup, and get funding and prizes from a record pool of up to $500,000!
Speaker: Angel Rubio, Research Scientist and Co-Director of Initiative for Computational Catalysis Flatiron Institute
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 4 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Speaker: Hannah Day, Kahn Group
Speaker: Matthew Lahaye, Senior Research Physicist, Air Force Research Laboratory
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, December 13 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Speaker: Anastasiya Osher, Anderson Group
Although its usefulness as such a metric is debatable, the notion of accuracy itself still organizes much of the thinking about AI. In an analysis of FORDISC, a database of skull measurements used to identify human remains, Iris Clever demonstrates how a focus on accuracy might struggle to account for the entwined relationship between humanity, science, and technology.
The 2025 AgTech Hackathon will be on Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2 at EnterpriseWorks. This two-day hackathon is an exciting and fast-paced team competition open to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students interested in AgTech.
One of the premier AgTech hubs in the nation, Champaign-Urbana is uniquely positioned to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and industry for learning, networking and advancing this sector.
Speaker: Javad Shabani, Associate Professor of Physics and Director of the Center of Quantum Information Physics, New York University