Research Seminars @ Illinois
Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.
To have your events added or removed from this calendar, please contact OUR at ugresearch@illinois.edu
Friday, May 1, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
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12:00 - 1:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, UrbanaJoin us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker/Political Science Workshop titled “From Correction to Connection: Relational Approaches to Countering Misinformation” with Cesi Cruz (University of Michigan). Register here!
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12:00 - 1:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana -
1:00 - 5:00 pm614 East Daniel Street, 4th Floor, Multipurpose Room 4045Have you created a game, art work, program, poster, class project or research about games and design? If so, we encourage you to showcase your work at the Game Studies and Design Spring Showcase on Friday, May 1. Undergraduate and graduate level projects are welcome. These projects will be included in Undergraduate Research Week and Research Symposium 2026.
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3:00 pm2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom -
4:00 pmAnalog Wine Library, 129 N Race St, Urbana, IL
The IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. Images from Illinois research were the starting point for these works, which were created by researchers working in partnership with IGB artist Julia Pollack. These pieces are the result of conversations between the scientists and the artist. The show will run through the mon
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4:00 - 5:00 pm0216 Siebel Center
Saturday, May 2, 2026
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9:00 am 10:30 amNative American House (1206 W. Nevada Street, Urbana) and Skeuomorph Press (1301 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana)To honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and to bring attention to the ongoing violence faced by Indigenous communities, the Native American House (NAH) invites the campus community to participate in an MMIR Prayer Walk from NAH to Alma Mater.
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10:30 - 11:30 amKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
Join us for a special tour led by exhibiting artists from Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie. Gain insights into their creative practice and research. Today's tour features Ryan Griffis (video), Melissa Pokorny (sculpture) and Stacey A. Robinson (graphic design), who are all on faculty in the School of Art & Design. Exhibition on view through July 2.
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11:00 am 1:00 pmSkeuomorph Press, (1301 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana) -
1:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore: Authors CornerHear the graduating MFA students in Creative Writing read from their Final Projects. This year's third-years include: Isabella Escamilla Paz Hoggatt David Foley Tyler Moore Callan Latham Garrett Stack
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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1:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Join us to attempt to craft your own textiles out of the supplies we have provided for you. Whilst you craft, feel free to learn about, feel, and experience different textiles from all over the world that we will have out for everyone to experience.
Monday, May 4, 2026
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm3401 Siebel Center
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11:30 amChez Veterans Center, 908 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
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12:00 - 1:00 pm428 Mumford Hall
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
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4:00 - 4:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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All DayNative American House (1206 W. Nevada Street, Urbana)
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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12:00 - 1:00 pmThis webinar will explore the various geomembrane materials used in baffle curtain fabrication, along with common baffle curtain design configurations for ponds, reservoirs, underground clearwells, and above‑ground storage tanks. It will also provide an overview of manufacturing and installation methods.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Peter Kim, PhD Department of Biochemistry; Stanford University School of Medicine "Protein Engineering of Vaccines and Antibodies for Infectious Disease"
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3:00 pmForbes Natural History Building -
4:00 - 4:50 pm4025 Campus Instructional Facility
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
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5:30 - 7:30 pmCrystal Lake Park Lake House, 206 West Park Street, Urbana, ILPlease bring a dish to share, and label ingredients for food allergens. Family members and significant others are welcome. Our alumna speaker, Dr. Josephine Rodriguez, Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Virginia at Wise, will join us.
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5:30 pmCoble Hall 306, 801 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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10:00 am - 3:00 pmBeckman Institute
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10:00 - 11:00 amDr. Renée Desjardins from Saint Boniface University in Canada will be giving a talk at the TIS Colloquium 2026 on May 6 from 10:00–11:00 a.m.: “To Adapt or Get Left Behind: How the History of the Social Internet Can Help Translators and Interpreters Understand and Navigate the Current AI Moment.”
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Small Molecule Ion Channels Restore Anion Movement to Cystic Fibrosis Epithelia” Nohemy Celis PhD Candidate Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity Archives Main Library Room 146
Please join us for the University Archives' monthly Women in Science Lecture Series, May 6, from 12 -1 pm. Dr. Samar Hegazy, Teaching Associate Professor of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, will discuss her research on pathologies in female reproduction and her work on improving pathology education.
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1:15 - 2:00 pmDisability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign
Join Maui, Georgia and the rest of the therapy dog team for pets and a relaxing break at Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at our popular poster session at the 2026 Fellows Symposium.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmPlym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
The PhD Program in Architecture and Landscape Architecture hosts a keynote lecture by Hi'ilei Julia Hobart (Native and Indigenous Studies, Yale) as part of the symposium "Creativity in Modern Heritage." Hobart is author of Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment (Duke University Press, 2022).
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11:00 amCharles Miller Auditorium, B102, CLSL
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1:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Take care of yourself before finals start or create a Mother’s Day gift. Make a card, decorate a pot, and plant your own plant, and pack a destress tea jar.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmhttps://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/pm_0JyObSE-gO8_xc9VT-g#/registration
Kate Clancy, Prof of Anthropology & Co-President of the Campus Faculty Assoc, will discuss how developments around Title VI are challenging academic freedom.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmMain Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801Celebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm
Celebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room. All are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served.
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 8, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
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12:00Please contact Kelley Frazier for the Zoom link: kdfrazie@illinois.edu.To support your summer planning and research, please join us for an informative session covering an array of opportunities, including fellowships (ACLS, Guggenheim) and sited programs (Fulbright, arts residencies, research libraries, institutes for advanced study). Panelists will share their experiences with the application process and logistics, followed by Q & A.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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4:00 - 6:00 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
Celebrate as we open the 2026 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition! Explore a wide range of art and design work created by 100+ BFA graduates in studio art, new media, art education, graphic design, and industrial design. Exhibition on view through May 16. The School of Art & Design will host a reception for artists and visitors in the Link Gallery.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802
Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Sameh Tawfick, Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Monday, May 11, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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4:00 pmCarle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference room
Join the Neuromusculoskeletal Seminar Series for a talk by Illinois' Mariana Kersh, "Clinical biomechanics: applications in orthopedics and rehabilitation."
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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10:00 am 03/06/2026100 Noyes Lab
Friday, May 15, 2026
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1:00 pm 4:00Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana
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3:00 pmRoom 3083 Natural History Building (SESE Core)
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 2026
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9:30 11:00 amKrannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
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11:00 1:00 p.m.Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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3:00 pmLincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801, Room 1002
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Friday, June 12, 2026
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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8:00 amCampus Instructional Facility
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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8:00 am - 3:30 pmCampus Instructional Facility