Seminars of Interest
Friday, April 4, 2025
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The Beckman Institute Open House is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025. It offers a fun, interactive look at the interdisciplinary research happening at the Beckman Institute. It happens at the same time as Engineering Open House each year.
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Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!
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Learn about the Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Program.
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This workshop is designed to assist students with questions about everyday social situations and make them feel more comfortable interacting with others to meet their needs.
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Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!
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The STC for Quantitative Cell Biology Seminar Series continues with Carolyn Larabell, University of California San Francisco and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will lecture on "Quantitative 3D Imaging of Whole Cells Using Soft X-ray Tomography"
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Train your own LLM and deploy it as a Teaching Assistant and link it with Canvas. Set it up as a trustworthy tutor that provides instruction, yet does not give away answers to homework problems. Have it assist you with literature review. This workshop will showcase the creation process of a custom LLM for classroom purposes with Illinois.chat.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
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The Beckman Institute Open House is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025. It offers a fun, interactive look at the interdisciplinary research happening at the Beckman Institute. It happens at the same time as Engineering Open House each year.
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Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!
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Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Monday, April 7, 2025
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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CAAP is an in-person, safe space where you can share your experiences, concerns, and questions about alcohol while learning strategies for low-risk drinking.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Learn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.
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Owen Ryan, PhD Director of Cell Engineering Research at ADM "An adventure in yeast synthetic biology and industrial biotechnology"
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Visual Feast: How the Sausage Gets Made with Jay Cournoyer.
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Procrastination Station: All Aboard the Time Management Train
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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This workshop will provide the opportunity to learn about the use of EVs as markers of disease progression from Mayo Clinic faculty, as well as become acquainted with newly emerging technologies to capture and detect EVs by faculty at Illinois. The poster session will provide an informal venue for exploring new collaborations. Register by April 9.
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Las compras de alimentos en línea pueden mejorar el acceso a los alimentos en las comunidades rurales. Descubra cómo este enfoque puede contribuir a mejorar la salud y la nutrición de las poblaciones desatendidas y aprenda cómo las soluciones innovadoras pueden fomentar el acceso equitativo a los alimentos y mejorar el bienestar de la comunidad.
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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The annual symposium of the Center for Label-free Imaging and Multiscale Biophotonics is open for all interested in the field of label-free biophotonics, with translational applications to clinical medicine and fundamental biology
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Join Beckman Director Steve Maren in the Beckman center atrium for the annual presentation of two Beckman awards: the Vision and Spirit Award, and the Staff Spirit and Dedication Award. Cupcakes will follow in celebration of the anniversary of Arnold Beckman's birth, April 10.
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This lecture series highlights the important innovations and contributions of women in sciences here at the University of Illinois, and centers the importance of documenting women scientists and engineers to create a diverse and inclusive archival record.
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Learn about the Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Program.
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RIO is a two-part program that teaches students techniques for recognizing and moving past situations that cause stress, frustration, and anxiety.
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This two-part program helps students realize when perfectionism is more harmful than good and develop more realistic expectations.
Friday, April 11, 2025
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Teaching presence strongly impacts the way students build their knowledge in your course. In this session, you will learn how to strategically apply your teaching presence to the critical roles you have as a Teaching Assistant and gain insights from outstanding faculty here at Illinois.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Wade Zeno, PhD Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Southern California "Exploring Intrinsic Disorder at the Protein-Lipid Interface"
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and how to fix these issues on a Canvas page.
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CAAP is an in-person, safe space where you can share your experiences, concerns, and questions about alcohol while learning strategies for low-risk drinking.
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A workshop that provides strategies that can help with test anxiety.
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Turning the Page: Embracing New Chapters After Relationship Loss
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Quality sleep is an essential component of physical and mental well-being. Mind-body practices can be utilized to promote and improve sleep quality. This presentation will provide an overview of sleep biology, the importance of sleep routines, and specific mind-body strategies to enhance sleep.
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
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This workshop is a body acceptance-based program designed to help students feel better about their bodies as we directly discuss the impact of diversity within cultural appearance ideals.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Join us from 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday, April 17 in the Beckman Atrium to unwind with a visiting therapy dog! All are welcome to take a moment to destress, relax and recharge with the calming presence of a canine friend!
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of life Sciences
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Learn the accessibility requirements for making your Moodle courses accessible. This hands-on workshop covers creating accessible navigation, headings, tables, lists, and hyperlinks, how to write alt text for images, generate and edit video captions, as well as the advantages (and limitations) of using Moodle’s accessibility checker and screen reader helper.
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"Data Management" Yifei Kang, CNRG Research Data Management Specialist
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Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
Friday, April 18, 2025
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Extracellular Vesicles in the Clinic: Establishing New Partnerships Between Illinois and Mayo Clinic
This workshop will provide the opportunity to learn about the use of EVs as markers of disease progression from Mayo Clinic faculty, as well as become acquainted with newly emerging technologies to capture and detect EVs by faculty at Illinois. The poster session will provide an informal venue for exploring new collaborations. Register by April 9.
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Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve
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From 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 18, celebrate the Vis Lab's newest location with refreshments, remarks and a ribbon-cutting in 2203 Beckman.
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Learn to craft competitive statements for Fulbright US Student Study/Research Awards.
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Join us over coffee and snacks to connect with women engineering students!
Monday, April 21, 2025
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Jill Lens, PhD Dorothy M. Willie Professor in Excellence, College of Law; University of Iowa "Stillbirth: The Experience, and the Laws that Frame it"
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This hands-on workshop will help you integrate Audio Description (AD) into your workflow, making visual content accessible from the start rather than as a post-production fix. You'll learn to replace vague cues like “As you can see here” with rich, meaningful descriptions that enhance accessibility and reduce technical hurdles.
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Finding Balance: Where Work Ends and Life Begins
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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"An Introduction to the LSM 980" Umnia Doha, Research Scientist,Core Facilities Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
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Welcome to the Beckman Institute! In this onboarding session, new Beckman faculty and affiliates will learn from Associate Director for Research Cristina Álvarez-Mingote what Beckman Institute services are available, who to contact with questions, and how to be a collaborative and fully engaged member of the Beckman community.
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CAAP is an in-person, safe space where you can share your experiences, concerns, and questions about alcohol while learning strategies for low-risk drinking.
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RIO is a two-part program that teaches students techniques for recognizing and moving past situations that cause stress, frustration, and anxiety.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Panel, 12:00-1:00pm 180 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave "The Science and Practice of Team Science" Stephen Fiore, PhD Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, University of Central Florida Melanie Bauer Grant Writing Manager, Nova Southeastern University Reception, 1:00-2:00pm Gatehouse Lobby, IGB Administration Building, 1206 West Gregory Drive
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Get up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll work together, hands-on, with practical strategies for managing reading and navigation order, labeling document titles and sheets, creating accessible links in Excel, and using the Excel Accessibility Assistant to locate and fix common issues.
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Please join Academic Women in STEAM (A-WIS) as we continue our monthly public seminar series, Science Uncorked at TheLiterary in downtown Champaign.
Friday, April 25, 2025
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Join Beckman's leadership team to ask questions about its financial plans during challenging times.
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Learn to craft competitive statements for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Lirong Yan, Ph.D Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, will present, "Advanced Neurovascular MR Imaging: from Marco- to Microvascular Imaging.”
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RIO is a two-part program that teaches students techniques for recognizing and moving past situations that cause stress, frustration, and anxiety.
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A workshop that provides strategies that can help with test anxiety.
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CAAP is an in-person, safe space where you can share your experiences, concerns, and questions about alcohol while learning strategies for low-risk drinking.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Documents must be proactively accessible for all students. This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues. You’ll learn how to scan multiple document types for accessibility issues and remediate them.
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Corrie Whisner, PhD College of Health Solutions; Arizona State University "From struggles to snuggles: Insights into sleep and gut microbiome development on infant growth and obesity risk"
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Join Women in Engineering to de-stress and socialize over arts & crafts!
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Under Pressure: Navigating the (Stress of) Post-Grad Future
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 1, 2025
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Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of Endocrinology
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"Generative AI" Chris Panumpabi, CNRG Conference & Events Audio/Visual Specialist
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MIC is a safe space where you can share your experiences, concerns and questions while evaluating your cannabis habits, and learning strategies for low-risk use.
Friday, May 2, 2025
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Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve
Monday, May 5, 2025
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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This lecture series highlights the important innovations and contributions of women in sciences here at the University of Illinois, and centers the importance of documenting women scientists and engineers to create a diverse and inclusive archival record.
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Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.
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CAAP is an in-person, safe space where you can share your experiences, concerns, and questions about alcohol while learning strategies for low-risk drinking.
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Finals Survival Kit: Strategies to Ace the Stress
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Stop by and pick up a final exam goodie bag to finish off the semester!
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"Creating Art of Science" Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 8, 2025
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Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at the poster session at the 2025 Fellows Symposium.
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Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
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Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
Friday, May 9, 2025
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The entire Beckman community is invited to an understandable look at the Intelligent Systems research theme.
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Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve
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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.
Monday, May 12, 2025
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=5885
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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"Ask CNRG: General Q and A" CNRG Staff
Friday, May 16, 2025
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Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025
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The Pint of Science Festival happens across 500 cities simultaneously in May and this is the first time It’ll be starting in Urbana-Champaign! This is a global event bringing scientists and the public together in fun, informal settings like pubs and cafes.
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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The Pint of Science Festival happens across 500 cities simultaneously in May and this is the first time It’ll be starting in Urbana-Champaign! This is a global event bringing scientists and the public together in fun, informal settings like pubs and cafes.
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=5885
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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The Pint of Science Festival happens across 500 cities simultaneously in May and this is the first time It’ll be starting in Urbana-Champaign! This is a global event bringing scientists and the public together in fun, informal settings like pubs and cafes.
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Please join Academic Women in STEAM (A-WIS) as we continue our monthly public seminar series, Science Uncorked at TheLiterary in downtown Champaign.
Friday, May 23, 2025
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Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve
Monday, May 26, 2025
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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All are welcome to join our weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday gather in the atrium sessions. Please feel free to bring your own favorite beverage and enjoy the company!
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Get up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Friday, May 30, 2025
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Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve
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Join Beckman's leadership team to ask questions about its financial plans during challenging times.