Illinois Events
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
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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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IGB-HRI Distinguished Public Lecture Series "Linking Life Sciences and Humanities" Jennifer Raff, PhD Associate Professor of Anthropology University of Kansas
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IGB-HRI Distinguished Public Lecture Series: "Linking Life Sciences and Humanities" with Jennifer Raff, PhD. Raff is an award-winning author and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas (KU).
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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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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Sara Piccirillo, PhD The Robert M. Faxon Jr. Endowed Professor in Neuro-Oncology; University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center "Intra-tumor heterogeneity of human glioblastoma at single-cell and spatial resolution" IGB Seminar - Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering Research Theme
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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.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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In MCOT we will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel. MCOT opens on Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, and our synchronous meetings occur at 11:30am-1:00pm on the following 4 Wednesdays - Oct 30 and Nov 6, 13, & 20.
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"A MINFLUX view of phage infection" - Ayesha Bhikha, Graduate Research Assistant - Physics Wenqing Zhu, Graduate Research Assistant - Physics Instrument: MINFLUX
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Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation in Compliance, Patty Jones manages the OVCRI units that provide investigator support and regulatory oversight for activities involving biological safety, chemicals, human subjects, and radioactive materials.
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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
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Focusing on research and teaching in global languages and cultures, and on some artworks concerned with languages, this lecture calls for making a more pragmatic, and more assertive, case for knowing and learning world languages. Knowing and learning world languages are crucial to our students’ lives, to solving urgent social and technological problems, and to...
Thursday, October 31, 2024
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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.
Friday, November 1, 2024
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Please join the University YMCA and Diversity & Social Justice Education for our Fall 2024 Friday Forum + Conversation Café series. We will hear from community leaders tackling our most pressing public concerns through an unwavering pursuit of social justice. We are excited to focus the fall series towards Democracy. Steve Schwinn. Free lunch provided.
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Curious about what happens behind the scenes for the IGB to be awarded our grants? The large and prestigious grants IGB is known for take a coordinated effort from many contributors. Hear the exclusive stories and ask your own questions of IGB Director Gene Robinson about how we get our grants, what it takes to maintain them, or anything else you might be curious about.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
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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, November 5, 2024
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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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Laurie Leonelli, Phd Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign "Shady situations: Strategies for improving photosynthesis in the lower canopy"
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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In MCOT we will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel. MCOT opens on Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, and our synchronous meetings occur at 11:30am-1:00pm on the following 4 Wednesdays - Oct 30 and Nov 6, 13, & 20.
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"Age and Sex-Dependent Morphological Differences within the Neuromuscular Junction of Gastrocnemius and Diaphragm " Sarah Asif, PhD Student Neuroscience Program, Martha Gillette's Lab
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Jen Christiansen, senior graphics editor at Scientific American, presents "Building Science Graphics," as part of the Prairie Research Institute's Insight to Impact data visualization workshop series.
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SocialFuse: The event where you can pitch your startup idea, network, and find teammates. Or sit back and check things out!
Thursday, November 7, 2024
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This event is part of the Interseminars event series for “Collisions Across Color Lines.” Supported by the Mellon Foundation. This multimedia presentation explores the practice of cinéritual by African diaspora women and non-binary filmmakers.
Friday, November 8, 2024
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Please join the University YMCA and Diversity & Social Justice Education for our Fall 2024 Friday Forum + Conversation Café series. We will hear from Ilana Redstone on The Certainty Trap: Democracy’s Existential Threat. Free lunch provided.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
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Join the Physics Department for this fall's Saturday Physics for Everyone on Saturday, the 9th. This in-person lecture series continues with Yonatan Kahn's "Physics of Music, and Music as a Physicist". Breakfast will be served at 10AM and the lecture begins at 10:15AM. We hope to see you there!
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
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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, November 12, 2024
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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"
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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!
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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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.
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Looking to enhance your online course design? Join us for an engaging session where you'll discover how Quality Matters (QM) can help you transform your online and hybrid courses. QM provides a rich set of tools and resources to guide you through improving online course quality and optimizing students’ learning experiences.
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In MCOT we will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel. MCOT opens on Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, and our synchronous meetings occur at 11:30am-1:00pm on the following 4 Wednesdays - Oct 30 and Nov 6, 13, & 20.
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The International Student Entrepreneurship Workshop helps international students understand policies and requirements for pursuing entrepreneurship and starting a business in the United States.
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Chenglong Wang, a researcher at Microsoft specializing in interactive AI tools for data analysis, presents "Data Formulator: Creating Rich Data Visualizations with AI," as part of the Prairie Research Institute's Insight to Impact data visualization workshop series.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
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Professor and Head of Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dr. Prasanth will discuss her research on eukaryotic DNA replication, chromosome structure and maintenance, heterochromatin organization, and cell cycle control.
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The University of Illinois Archives is hosting a monthly Women in Science Lecture Series that will feature speakers from across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s diverse and multidisciplinary scientific enterprise. The lecture series seeks to highlight the important innovations and contributions of women in the sciences at the University of Illinois.
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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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The Main Library’s Reading Room will be closed for a private event from Thursday, November 14 at 4:00 p.m. until Friday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. Normal hours will resume on Saturday, November 16. Parking in Lot E3 may be limited.
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Kim Lewis, PhD University Distinguished Professor Director, Antimicrobial Discovery Center Northeastern University, Boston "The Quest for New Antibiotics"
Friday, November 15, 2024
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The Main Library’s Reading Room will be closed for a private event from Thursday, November 14 at 4:00 p.m. until Friday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. Normal hours will resume on Saturday, November 16. Parking in Lot E3 may be limited.
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Grainger Engineering undergrads - consider doing a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
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Election 2024 on Campus and Across the Country by Prov. John Coleman
Saturday, November 16, 2024
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Join the Physics Department for this fall's Saturday Physics for Everyone on Saturday, the 1th. This in-person lecture series continues with Professor Chen-Yu Liu's "Weights and Measures". Breakfast will be served at 9:45AM and the lecture begins at 10:15AM. This event is free and open to everyone: friends, family, kids and grandparents. We hope to see you there!
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
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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, November 19, 2024
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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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Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, PhD Department of Chemistry; Princeton University "Natural Product Antibiotics: Past, Present, Future"
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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In MCOT we will explore the following topics: • Designing Your Online Course • Developing Your Learning Community • Adapting Best Teaching Practices to Your Online Course • Motivating Your Students to Excel. MCOT opens on Wednesday Oct 16, 2024, and our synchronous meetings occur at 11:30am-1:00pm on the following 4 Wednesdays - Oct 30 and Nov 6, 13, & 20.
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Learn the accessibility requirements for videos for your departmental or course videos and audio files. This training will cover video accessibility requirements, designing videos with accessibility in mind, captioning, audio descriptions, and transcripts, as well as what to look for when choosing software or a vendor for in-house or outsourced captioning.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
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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, November 26, 2024
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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!