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 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman InstituteBeckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:00 pmAnalog Wine Library, 129 N Race St, Urbana, ILThe 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
Saturday, May 2, 2026
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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
Monday, May 4, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 pmRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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4:00 - 4:50 pmHAB 156
Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar
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4:00 pm100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street
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5:00 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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11:00 amRhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
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3:30 - 4:30 pm0216 Siebel Center
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4:00 - 5:00 pmCharles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102 -
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
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 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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 pmCelebrate 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.