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

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025

    • All Day
    • Locations Vary (see flyer)

    Intellectual freedom is more than banned books. It's the free flow of ideas and information. Protect freedom to read, create, and express. Borrow a banned book from the Library bookmobile, create resistance art, or visit the cultural center libraries for a chance to win a limited edition Read & Resist tote bag and gift card to the Illini Union bookstore.

    • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    You are invited to enter a playful, restorative greenspace inside the museum. Soft artificial turf covers the gallery floor, inviting visitors to slow down and stretch out. By creating a visual and tactile interruption in typical museum spaces, Rest Lab 8: Greenspace, provides a calm, grounding atmosphere for people to gather.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Urbana Free Library, Lewis Auditorium

Sunday, October 12, 2025

    • All Day
    • Locations Vary (see flyer)

    Intellectual freedom is more than banned books. It's the free flow of ideas and information. Protect freedom to read, create, and express. Borrow a banned book from the Library bookmobile, create resistance art, or visit the cultural center libraries for a chance to win a limited edition Read & Resist tote bag and gift card to the Illini Union bookstore.

    • 2:00 pm
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

    In September 1985, almost 80,000 fans packed Memorial Stadium on the UIUC campus to hear the first Farm Aid concert. Over 50 musical acts came together to raise awareness of the economic crisis facing American family farms. Our exhibit curator will offer a guided look at the exhibit commemorating Farm Aid's 40th anniversary. Free admission. No registration required.

Monday, October 13, 2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025

Saturday, October 18, 2025

    • 9:30 - 10:30 am

    Save the date for a webinar focused on navigating mental health during a cancer diagnosis.

    • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    • Lincoln Square Mall, 201 Lincoln Square, Urbana, IL 61801

    Join us for a fun day of hands-on science! Talk with scientists and explore exhibits and activities including learning how organisms relate to each other on the Tree of Life, extracting strawberry DNA to make necklaces, and understanding how genomics pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Although designed for K-12 children, all members of the community are welcome.

    • 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Japan House (2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802)

    Japan House's Fall Open House features artists Seiran Chiba, Masaji Hashimoto, Shinya Terasawa, and Hirohisa Saito to present on Fukushima traditional arts and crafts. Japanese tea ceremonies will be offered at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. At 3pm, the artists will be giving a free presentation about their work.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Friday, October 24, 2025

Monday, October 27, 2025

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Friday, October 31, 2025

Monday, November 3, 2025

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Friday, November 7, 2025

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Sunday, November 9, 2025

    • 3:00 pm
    • Chapel of St. John the Divine, Champaign

    This concert by Urbana's newest period instrument ensemble directed by Professor Emerita Charlotte Mattax Moersch, celebrates the elegance and grandeur of the French Baroque, with works by Leclair, Couperin, and Rameau.

Monday, November 10, 2025

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Friday, November 14, 2025

Monday, November 17, 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Friday, November 21, 2025

Monday, November 24, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • 2203 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.