National Center for Supercomputing Applications WordPress Master Calendar
NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Friday, August 15, 2025
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Join us on Friday, August 15 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Anatomy of a Fundraising Termsheet with Tim Hoerr.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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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.
Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Join us on Thursday, August 21 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Friday, August 22, 2025
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Join the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, August 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
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Faculty are invited to The Grainger Engineering Fall Faculty Kickoff, hosted by Dean Rashid Bashir! Reconnect with colleagues, welcome new faces, and enjoy an afternoon of celebration with family-friendly activities, ice cream, and more as we launch the new academic year together.
Monday, August 25, 2025
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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!
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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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!
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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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 3, 2025
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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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Welcome 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!
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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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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This presentation is part of the Interseminars culminating event: Collisions Across Color Lines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas. Mariana Mora is a professor at Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología, Mexico.
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Join us on Thursday, September 4 for the Research Park Block Party! Research Park is the premier technology hub on campus made up of 120+ companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s.
Friday, September 5, 2025
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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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This presentation is part of the Interseminars culminating event: Collisions Across Color Lines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas. Free and open to the public. Join us for a screening of "In Search of Bengali Harlem" followed by remarks and discussion with Vivek Bald (director, producer, writer).
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This presentation is part of the Interseminars culminating event: Collisions Across Color Lines: Reconsidering Racism, Movements, and Epistemes in the Americas. Free and open to the public. Join us as the fellows and conveners reflect on their Interseminars experience, while attendees are invited to engage with the themes of the cohort’s studies. A reception will follow.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Speaker: Andrei Faraon, William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Caltech
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Attend this session to learn about the Interseminars Co-Teaching Grant for tenure-stream faculty (application deadline October 3, 2025). Interseminars will fund three interdisciplinary graduate courses in the arts and humanities, each co-taught by two faculty instructors. Each team will receive programming funds for course-related guest speakers and events.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Champaign County Bike to Work Day 2025 is happening on Wednesday, September 10th from 7-10 a.m. Registration forthcoming.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025
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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.
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Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, September 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025
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This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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Join us on Friday, September 19 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Surviving Fundraising Diligence & Closing with Tim Hoerr.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Monday, September 22, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Speaker: Zoe Yan, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
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Catherine Hall (Modern British Social and Cultural History, University College London) in conversation with Jennifer Morgan (History, New York University), moderated by Antoinette Burton (History).
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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Catherine Hall (Modern British Social and Cultural History, University College London) and Jennifer Morgan (History, New York University)
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Catherine Hall (Modern British Social and Cultural History, University College London) will present the lecture “Land, property, and the story of 18th century race-making: displacement and belonging between the Caribbean and Britain.” With Jennifer Morgan (History, New York University) responding.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
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Join us on Thursday, September 25 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Friday, September 26, 2025
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Join the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, August 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Option for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
Thursday, October 2, 2025
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Hear from advisers and current ILEE students, ask questions, and learn how ILEE can help you gain a competitive edge in the job market.
Friday, October 3, 2025
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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.
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
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Speaker: Srivatsan Chakram, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
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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.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
Friday, October 10, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
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Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, October 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.
Monday, October 13, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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Speaker: Kevin O'Brien, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Nadine Naber (Gender and Women’s Studies, Global Asian Studies, University of Illinois Chicago) will present the lecture “Radical Mothering as Prison Abolition Pedagogy” as part of the Story & Place event series.
Friday, October 17, 2025
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This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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Join us on Friday, October 17 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Building a Successful Founder-Investor Partnership with Dennis Beard.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
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Speaker: Gabriel Landi, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Rochester
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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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.
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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.
Friday, October 24, 2025
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Join the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, August 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Speaker: Kai-Mei Fu, Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Join us on Thursday, October 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Monday, November 3, 2025
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Erik McDuffie ( African American Studies and History) on his book The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom. Part of the Story & Place event series.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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Speaker: Adam Kaufman, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Colorado - Boulder
Friday, November 7, 2025
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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.
Monday, November 10, 2025
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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Speaker: Aashish Clerk, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Friday, November 14, 2025
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Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, November 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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Grainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
Monday, November 17, 2025
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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Speaker: Soonwoon Choi, Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT
Friday, November 21, 2025
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This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Monday, December 1, 2025
Friday, December 5, 2025
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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.
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Campus Fellowship applications due
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Speaker: Liang Jiang, Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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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.
Friday, December 12, 2025
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Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, December 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, December 19, 2025
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This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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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, February 4 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Medical Humanities lecture with Justin Garcia from the Kinsey Institute
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Sunday, March 1, 2026
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Option for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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International Women’s Day celebration with speakers from the campus and community.
Monday, March 30, 2026
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Story & Place event series: Anke Pinkert Book Talk
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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Grainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Thursday, April 9 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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U.S. Poet Laureate (1993–95); Creative Writing, University of Virginia Cohosted with the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
Monday, June 1, 2026
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Option for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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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, June 3 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Monday, June 15, 2026
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Grainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.