College of Liberal Arts & Sciences School of Integrative Biology

Plant Biology

Monday, November 4, 2024

- All Day
Priority registration for Spring 2025 begins
- Informational
- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
Entomology Colloquium - Hollister Herhold, Entomologist, American Museum of Natural History - "Tracheae and Hemoglobins - Morphological and Molecular Adaptations for Respiration in Insects"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Yutong "Gloria" Hou/Vanderpool Lab and Ezza Khan/Mera Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

- 12:00 - 12:50 pm
- W109 - Turner Hall
" Culturing Sustainability: Digging Into the Past And Future of the Agricultural Microbiome" with Dr. Alonso Favela
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- Alice Campbell Alumni Center
PEEC Seminars- Dr. Van Savage, UCLA, Impacts of Higher-Order Interactions among Drugs, Genes, and Species
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 7, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Sarah Cobey, University of Chicago -- "Immune memory, viral evolution, and repeated vaccination against influenza"
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, November 8, 2024

- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building Conference Room
EEB Colloquium – Dr. Julia York, University of Illinois – Topic: Molecular thermosensors adaptation in polar fishes
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

- 12:00 pm
- IGB Conference Room 607
Breaking the Silence: How to Make Small Plant Mouths that Support Our Sustenance

Keiko Torii, PhD Professor, Johnson & Johnson Centennial Chair in Plant Cell Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute "Breaking the Silence: How to Make Small Plant Mouths that Support Our Sustenance"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Tori Boyle/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Ivan Sosa Marquez/Heath Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- 607 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
RNA Technology Workshop

To build on the findings of the recent NASEM Consensus Report, “Toward Sequencing and Mapping of RNA Modifications” and bring together faculty from engineering and the physical, chemical, and life sciences to seed new ideas and collaborations, so we are well-positioned to either drive or respond to RFAs.
- Conference/Workshop
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102
PEEC Seminars- Dr. Dylan Wainright, Purdue University, The slimy and scaly surfaces of fishes
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 14, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Gottlieb Lecture Seminar Series: Dr. Kim Lewis, Northeastern University, Boston - "The Quest For New Antibiotics"
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 pm
- B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Lab
The Quest for New Antibiotics

Kim Lewis, PhD University Distinguished Professor Director, Antimicrobial Discovery Center Northeastern University, Boston "The Quest for New Antibiotics"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 15, 2024

- All Day
Pot B Deadlines
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building Conference Room
EEB Colloquium – Dr. Michi Tobler, University of MIssiouri-St. Louis - Topic: Adaptation to extreme environments in cave-dwelling poeciliids
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, November 18, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
Entomology Colloquium - Amber Crowley-Gill, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University - "Pollinator behavior: Understanding the role of floral microbes and modified blossom chemistry"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
CBI-TG Seminar: Alexandre Bisson/Brandies University -- Trainee Host: Abigail Finn/Whitaker Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102
PEEC Seminars- Dr. Caitlin Bloomer, UIUC, Beneath the Surface: Species Distribution Modeling for Elusive Burrowing Crayfish’
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, November 21, 2024

- All Day
Spring 2025 open registration begins for all students
- Informational
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Keara Lane, Northwestern University -- "Tuning Salmonella SPI-2 heterogeneity to navigate environmental uncertainty"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, November 22, 2024

- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building Conference Room
EEB Colloquium - Catchen Lab Talks
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 23, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational
- 8:30 am
Fall break begins
- Ceremony/Service

Sunday, November 24, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Monday, November 25, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Thursday, November 28, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Friday, November 29, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Saturday, November 30, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Sunday, December 1, 2024

- All Day
Fall Break
- Informational

Monday, December 2, 2024

- All Day
Instruction resumes
- Other
- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
Entomology Colloquium - Kylee Noel, Grad Student Exit Seminar, Entomology, UIUC - "Buzz kill: Insecticide resistance in Culex mosquito populations"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Joel Rivera Cardona/Brooke Lab and Stephanie Puentes/Mera Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

- 12:00 - 12:50 pm
- W109 - Turner Hall
TBD with Dr. Sarah Potts
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium- CLSL B102
PEEC Seminars- Dr. Rose Marks, UIUC, Life on the dry side: how to survive without water and other lessons from resurrection plants
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, December 5, 2024

- All Day
Deadline to update Study Abroad and Thesis 599 registration.
- Informational
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Seminar: SPEAKER CHANGE Dr. Christopher Gaulke, UIUC/Pathobiology - "TBA"
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, December 6, 2024

- All Day
Deferred (DFR) grades for Study Abroad and Thesis 599 sections are rolled to Academic History.
- Informational
- All Day
POT B Deadlines for Grads
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building Conference Room
EEB Colloquium – Bell Lab Talks
- Seminar/Symposium

Monday, December 9, 2024

- 4:00 pm
- B102 CLSL
Entomology Colloquium - Ben Sadd, Associate Professor, Illinois State University - "It’s a gut feeling: The evolutionary ecology of host-microbiota interactions from general insect pollinators to bumble bees"
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student/Postdoc Seminar: Mireille Farjo/Brooke Lab and Inoka Menikpurage/Kuzminov Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

- All Day
Last day of instruction
- Informational
- All Day
Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester
- Other

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational
- 8:30 am
Final Exams Begin
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, December 14, 2024

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Sunday, December 15, 2024

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Monday, December 16, 2024

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Thursday, December 19, 2024

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Friday, December 20, 2024

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Winter Session
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, December 23, 2024

- All Day
Deadline for Grades to Be Reported
- Informational
- All Day
Degree conferral. Diplomas will be shipped in approximately 9 weeks.
- Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

- All Day
College deadline for reporting Academic Standing
- Informational

Thursday, January 9, 2025

- All Day
Transcripts on hold for Fall 2024 grades are released
- Informational

Friday, January 10, 2025

- All Day
Deadline for Reporting ZJUI Grades
- Informational

Monday, January 13, 2025

- All Day
Spring tuition and fee charges first appear on student accounts
- Informational

Friday, January 17, 2025

- All Day
College deadline for reporting Dean’s List
- Informational
- 8:30 am
Final Exams Begin
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, January 18, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Sunday, January 19, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Monday, January 20, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline to cancel registration (dropping all Spring 2025 classes)
- Informational

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for students to register for first classes without being charged $15 late fee penalty
- Informational
- All Day
First day of instruction for Spring POT 1 and POT A courses
- Informational
- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester
- Other

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- All Day
Late registration begins via Student Self-Service, $15 late fee applies
- Informational

Thursday, January 23, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Friday, January 24, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Dr. Becky Fuller, EEB Head, University of Illinois - Topic: Mentorship Guidelines
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, January 25, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Sunday, January 26, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Monday, January 27, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- All Day
Pot A Deadlines
- Informational

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- All Day
Transcripts on hold for Fall 2024 degrees are released
- Informational

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Thursday, January 30, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Friday, January 31, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Catchen Lab Talks
- Seminar/Symposium
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Natural History Building Core
Recruiting Reception
- Reception/Open House

Saturday, February 1, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Sunday, February 2, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Monday, February 3, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- All Day
"10th Day" Add/Drop Deadline
- Informational

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- 8:30 am
- Morrill Hall 286
SIB Awards Applications due
- Other

Thursday, February 6, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Friday, February 7, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - EEB Graduate Student Recruiting Event
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, February 8, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Sunday, February 9, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Monday, February 10, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: New Student Presentations
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Thursday, February 13, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Friday, February 14, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for GRAD to drop a POT A course via Student Self-Service
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for UG to drop a POT A (1st 8 week) course via Student Self-Service without grade of W
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for UG to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis in POT A course
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for UG to file intent to use Campus Grade Replacement option in POT A course
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Lisa Surber-Cunningham - EEB PhD Candidate - Exit Seminar
- Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, February 15, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Sunday, February 16, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Monday, February 17, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
CBI-TG Seminar: TBA -- Trainee Host: Vanessa Jones/Hatoum-Aslan Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Thursday, February 20, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational

Friday, February 21, 2025

- All Day
Health Insurance Change/Waiver Period
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Dr. Isaac Miller-Crews, Indiana University - Topic: Cool transcriptomics work
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Lindsey Grady/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Elizabeth Thayer/Brooke Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 28, 2025

- All Day
Deadline for GRAD to drop a POT A course without a grade of W
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit for a POT A course or to change from credit/no credit to a regular grade
- Informational
- All Day
Full payment due for Spring 2025 charges unless on a payment plan
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Dr. Sheela Turbek, Colorado State University
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Suvanthee Gunasekera/Martinez Lab and Morgan Letzkus/Mera Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 7, 2025

- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Cheng Lab Talks
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

- 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Faculty deadline for reporting midterm grades for freshmen.
- Informational
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Sierra Bedwell/Heath-Whitaker Labs and Michael Bochert/Golding Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

- All Day
POT A (1st 8 week) grade entry enabled for Instructors in Faculty Self-Service
- Informational

Friday, March 14, 2025

Saturday, March 15, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other
- 1:00 pm
Spring Vacation Begins
- Other

Sunday, March 16, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Monday, March 17, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Thursday, March 20, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Friday, March 21, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Saturday, March 22, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Sunday, March 23, 2025

- All Day
Spring Break
- Other

Monday, March 24, 2025

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Anubhav Basu/Vanderpool Lab and Saika Hossain/Imlay Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 28, 2025

- All Day
2:00 PM Faculty deadline for reporting POT A (1st 8 week) grades
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for ALL students to drop POT B (2nd 8 week) course for refund if tuition range changes or billing hours decrease.
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for GRAD to add POT B course via Student Self-Service
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for UG to add POT B (2nd 8 week) course
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Dr. Alex Weiss, Director, Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes at Lincoln Park Zoo - Topic: Non-Academic Career
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Steven Eichinger/Brooke Lab and Junya Li/Martinez Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 4, 2025

- All Day
Deadline to withdraw from the university and receive the minimum 40% pro-rata refund if enrolled mainly in full semester classes
- Informational

Monday, April 7, 2025

- All Day
Priority registration for Summer and Fall 2025 begins
- Informational

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Jessica Hertig/Imlay Lab and Hellan Lee/Vanderpool Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 11, 2025

- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Dr. Yuki Haba, Columbia University
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Brooke (Burris) Ebner/Slauch Lab and Jiayue Yang/Whitaker Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 18, 2025

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Hunter Cobbley/Vanderpool Lab and Abigail Finn/Whitaker Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 24, 2025

- All Day
Open registration begins for Summer and Fall 2025
- Informational

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student Seminar: Aniritha Ramalingam Balasubramanian/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Yishue Jiang/Sirk Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- All Day
Deadline to update Study Abroad and Thesis 599 registration.
- Informational

Friday, May 2, 2025

- All Day
Deadline for GRAD to drop POT B course without grade of W
- Informational
- All Day
Deadline for GRAD to elect credit/no credit or change credit/no credit to regular grade basis for POT B course
- Informational
- All Day
Deferred (DFR) grades for Study Abroad and Thesis 599 sections are rolled to Academic History
- Informational
- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- 2004 Natural History Building
EEB Colloquium - Cáceres Lab Talks
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Student/Postdoc Seminar: Courtney Hill/Hatoum-Aslan Lab and Elizabeth Rowland/Brooke Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

- All Day
Instruction Ends
- Other
- All Day
Last day of instruction
- Informational

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Friday, May 9, 2025

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational
- All Day
Final Exams Begin
- Other

Saturday, May 10, 2025

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Sunday, May 11, 2025

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Monday, May 12, 2025

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational
- 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
- Charles Miller Auditorium, B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
Microbiology Postdoc Seminar: Sergei Korshunov/Imlay Lab and Sanjay Rohaun/Imlay Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Thursday, May 15, 2025

- All Day
Final examination period (weekdays only)
- Informational

Saturday, May 17, 2025

- 8:30 am
Commencement
- Ceremony/Service
- All Day
Degree conferral and campus-wide commencement
- Informational

Monday, May 19, 2025

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1
- Other

Friday, May 23, 2025

- 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Faculty deadline for reporting grades
- Informational

Friday, May 30, 2025

- All Day
College deadline for reporting Academic Standing
- Informational

Monday, June 2, 2025

- All Day
Transcripts on hold for Spring 2025 grades will be released.
- Informational

Monday, June 16, 2025

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2
- Other

Monday, June 23, 2025

- All Day
College deadline for reporting Dean’s List
- Informational

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

- All Day
Transcripts on hold for Spring 2025 degrees are released.
- Informational

School of Integrative Biology

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

2002 Natural History Building

1301 W. Green St.

Urbana, IL 61801