Urbana Campus Research Calendar
Monday, March 1, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Nancy Amato
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
"Recognizing and Addressing Security and Privacy Concerns for Human Genome Data" Carl Gunter, PhD University of Illinois; Professor, Computer Science; Genomic Security and Privacy Theme Leader
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Join the WRC, Women & Gender in Global Perspectives, and the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center for a virtual author talk by Mikki Kendall. She will discuss her book and what lead her to write Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot. Mikki Kendall is an activist, writer, and Illinois alumna.
SPSS II: Inferential Statistics with SPSS
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Kate McDowell (MS '99, PhD '07), associate professor in the School of Information Sciences, will present, "Storytelling: From Story Times to Epistemological Information Divides," as part of the Center for Children's Books 75th Anniversary Celebration speaker series.
Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture Joshua C. Anthony Founder and CEO, Nlumn, LLC "Dr. Hindsight’s Guide to Commercializing Personal Nutrition: Lessons Learned from Launching and Selling Habit"
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Hanghang Tong.
Part of the Computer Science Speaker Series.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Professor Sepideh Sadaghiani will present her group's findings which show that combining fMRI with scalp or intracranial EEG, especially when recorded concurrently, paints a rich picture of neural communication across the connectome in the brain.
Exciting new Lunchtime Seminar Series features CITL Faculty Fellows and others discussing teaching practices that highlight the art (and science) of teaching and learning.
2021 will mark the first anniversary of COVID-19 in the United States and the 40th anniversary of HIV/AIDS. Yet both pandemics continue to affect our well-being and health. How might history help us move beyond oversimplified comparisons between the two, while showing us that health is always more than the absence of disease?
Join us for the ECE Distinguished Colloquium Seminar on Thursday, March 4 at 4:00 pm (CST) with P. R. Kumar - University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and College of Engineering Chair in Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. Prof. Kumar is also a Professor Emeritus from ECE and CSL.
Friday, March 5, 2021
YMCA Friday Forum Series: March 5 | "The Intersection of Black Culture and Technology" Speaker: Lamont Holden, TheLetterLBeats Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?
WGGP Graduate Forum will bring together WGGP Fellowship and Award Recipients to discuss their research projects. The forum will take place on Friday, March 5, 2021 from 1:00-4:00pm.
Monday, March 8, 2021
The Humanities Research Institute and The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program co- host an annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of the woman in his or her discipline that changed the field in important ways.
This annual event brings together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of the woman in his or her discipline that changed the field in important ways.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
IGB Pioneers Seminar Ellen Clayton, PhD Vanderbilt University; Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Law, Professor of Health Policy
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
March 9th guest speaker Dr. Catherine J. Murphy is the Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Head of the Department of Chemistry and will discuss her research on inorganic nanomaterials applications and the chemical interactions these nanomaterials have with their surroundings.
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
The COVID-19 pandemic and current political upheavals have triggered a general state of anxious ‘doomscrolling’ of social media and 24-hour online news. Reading this experience alongside Don DeLillo’s The Silence (2020), Professor Salisbury’s talk takes as its starting point the insight of the phenomenological psychiatrist Eugene Minkowski (1933) that much mental...
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Sanmi Koyejo
Rashid Bashir, Dean of the Grainger College of Engineering and Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering, will speak on a to-be-determined topic.
Part of the Illinois Computer Science speaker series.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Lee Skallerup Bessette, Katia Bowers, Maria Cecire, Quinn Dombrowski, Anouk Lang, and Roopika Risam, will present “Tropes and Tribulations: Exploring Computational Text Analysis with the Data-Sitters Club” as part of The Center for Children's Books (CCB) 2020-2021 Speaker Series.
Friday, March 12, 2021
YMCA Friday Forum Series: March 12 | "Algorithms of Oppression – Data Discrimination" Speaker: Dr. Safiya Noble, The University of California Los Angeles Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequence
Monday, March 15, 2021
The Intersections of Indigenous Knowledge and Archaeology series is intended to center Indigenous voices, increase awareness of the deep Native histories of the Eastern Woodlands, and amplify the experiences and research of Indigenous scholars and leaders.
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Reyhan Jabbarvand.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Hanghang Tong
Noo Li Jeon, professor of mechanical engineering at Seoul National University, will speak on a to-be-determined topic.
Part of the Illinois Computer Science speaker series
Thursday, March 18, 2021
IGB Postdoc Association Presents Li-Qing Chen, PhD Assistant Professor of Plant Biology, Illinois Tyler Stack, PhD Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Providence College Amanda Cavanaugh, PhD Lecturer, University of Essex “Careers in Academia”
Friday, March 19, 2021
Our very own Brian F. O'Neil, Sociology doctoral candidate, will present this installment of our Spring Seminar Series. Join us at 9AM (CST) on Friday, March 19, 2021.
Current sociology senior, Ava Schumock, will present her experiences on conducting research as an undergraduate student. Come learn about ways to get involved in undergraduate research, what it is like to be a research assistant, and how to apply your research skills in the classroom!
YMCA Friday Forum Series: March 19 | "How Data is Used in Immigrant Surveillance and Management" Speaker: Daniel Gonzalez, UIUC Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Join CU Lockdown Trivia and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at 7:00 p.m. CDT on Saturday, March 20, for an all-ages night of trivia remembering one year of COVID lockdown.
Monday, March 22, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Sarah Park Dahlen (MS '09, PhD '09 iSchool), associate professor at St. Catherine University, will present, "Advocacy and Infographics: Doing the Work for Diversity in Youth Literature and Librarianship," as part of the Center for Children's Books 75th Anniversary Celebration speaker series.
IGB Pioneers Seminar David Walt, PhD Harvard University, Professor of Pathology
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Join Alex Gorsuch and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for a biweekly SBIR 101 event, the second and fourth Wednesday each month.
Panel discussion on partner-seeking, relationships, and wellbeing. Panelists include Professor Ryan Wade (School of Social Work) and Professor Brian Ogolsky (Human Development and Family Studies).
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021
This special event is for doctors, nurses, residents, fellows, nurse midwives, neonatal nurse practitioners & lactation specialists who wish to learn, share ideas and gain tactical solutions to some of today’s COVID related healthcare challenges
Beckman Institute hosts its biennial open house March 26-27, 2021. With an array of exhibitors from Beckman lab and research groups, visitors get an inside look at the interdisciplinary research being done at the institute.
YMCA Friday Forum Series: March 26th | "Exploring Equity and Power in Online Learning Environments" Speaker: Dr. Virginia Byrne, Morgan State University Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Beckman Institute hosts its biennial open house March 26-27, 2021. With an array of exhibitors from Beckman lab and research groups, visitors get an inside look at the interdisciplinary research being done at the institute.
Monday, March 29, 2021
"Examining Multilevel Sociodemographic Impact on Radon Testing among Cities in Illinois"
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Paula Hammond, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Department Head, Chemical Engineering; Professor in Engineering "Programming Tissue Regeneration Using Polyelectrolyte Delivery Scaffolds"
Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.
R I: Getting Started with R workshop
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Professor Sameh Tawfick will present Apr. 1 at noon.
Friday, April 2, 2021
YMCA Friday Forum Series: April 2 | "U.S. Youth and Media Migration" Speaker: Dr. Aimee Rickman, California State University Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?