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  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Illinois Theatre Presents: Airness

    Recurring

    A tight-knit pack of nerds tour the competitive air guitar circuit from bar to dingy bar across America in Chelsea Marcantel’s sharp comedy Airness

  • Studiodance 2024

    Recurring

    Professor Tere O’Connor reimagines his 2012 work poem for this concert. Guest artist Alfonso Cervera and Associate Professor Paige Cunningham Caldarella will perform a co-choreographed duet, and third-year MFA candidates Joe Bowie and Adanya Gilmore will present their thesis works.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Illinois Theatre Presents: Airness

    A tight-knit pack of nerds tour the competitive air guitar circuit from bar to dingy bar across America in Chelsea Marcantel’s sharp comedy Airness

  • Krannert Center Tour

    Recurring

    Take a peek inside each of our theatres and learn more about Krannert Center.

  • Illinois Theatre Presents: Airness

    Recurring

    A tight-knit pack of nerds tour the competitive air guitar circuit from bar to dingy bar across America in Chelsea Marcantel’s sharp comedy Airness

  • Studiodance 2024

    Recurring

    Professor Tere O’Connor reimagines his 2012 work poem for this concert. Guest artist Alfonso Cervera and Associate Professor Paige Cunningham Caldarella will perform a co-choreographed duet, and third-year MFA candidates Joe Bowie and Adanya Gilmore will present their thesis works.

  • Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series: Florin Dolcos

    Prof. Florin Dolcos, UIUC, will lecture "Reconciling Opposing Effects of Emotion on Relational Episodic Memory: Behavioral, Eye-Tracking, & Brain Imaging Investigations."

  • Getting the Most Out of Google Scholar

    Google Scholar is an incredibly popular and useful tool for research with several features that scholars may not be familiar with.

  • Using Multimedia in Your Research

    Are you curious about what kind of sources and perspectives are out there beyond journal articles? This hands-on workshop will help you locate, use, and cite multimedia for your research. Some of the multimedia we go over includes images, podcasts and videos. You’re welcome (and encouraged) to bring a project you are currently working on!

  • STC for Quantitative Cell Biology Seminar: Markus Covert

    The STC for Quantitative Cell Biology Seminar Series continues with Markus Covert, Stanford University, will lecture on "Whole-cell modeling of E. coli: from simulation to discovery."

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Gather in the Garden

    Recurring

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Coffee Connections will take place every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Introduction to Motion Capture

    Explore the different methods for motion capture available in the SCIM Lab. While the main focus of this workshop will be the Rokoko suit and gloves, we will also investigate computer vision and depth cameras. Learn about the pros and cons of each method and how you might use this data for research or media production.

  • Creating Citations with Mendeley

    Are you struggling to keep track of all your sources? Looking for an easier way to cite as you write? Mendeley is a free citation manager that helps you organize your citations, store and annotate your files, and insert formatted citations into papers.

  • Caffettino: Italian Conversational Table

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • AI for Data Analysis

    Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the way that we write and research. But how can we use it ethically and effectively for social science and digital humanities projects? In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore ways to use AI to clean your data, generate code, and analyze information.

  • Yoga at Beckman

    Recurring

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall 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!

  • Creating Your Citations with Zotero

    Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!

  • The Power of Presentation: Enhancing your Slides for Engagement

    Throughout your life you will, almost certainly, give presentations. We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing, and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best?

  • Pause Café (drop by at any time)

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • New-to-Beckman tour

    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.

  • Introduction to Web of Science

    Web of Science is the widest-scoping, multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings. This session provides insight and strategies for getting the most use out of the platform.

  • Intro to Data Management

    Join us to learn more about how to manage your data! This workshop will cover file naming conventions, documenting your processes, baking up data, and sharing data. Prioritizing and implementing our best practices will ensure you can find things when you need them.

  • Introduction to Audition

    This audio editing software created by Adobe and part of the Adobe Creative Suite is available free of charge to all UIUC students, faculty, and staff. This potent tool offers a great variety of effects and correction tools in addition to outstanding mixing and mastering features.

  • Thick Depictions/ Drawings Ourselves In

    This lecture reflects on how my practice and research braids cultural studies and archival practices to discover emergent use cases for digital mapping and artificial intelligence.

    Curry Hackett
  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Spring Break starts

  • Krannert Center Tour

    Recurring

    Take a peek inside each of our theatres and learn more about Krannert Center.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Gather in the Garden

    Recurring

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Coffee Connections will take place every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Yoga at Beckman

    Recurring

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall 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!

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Spring Break ends

  • Designing Infographics on the Web

    Infographics can be an effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in due to their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics and be introduced to several free online tools that allow users to create their own infographics, including: Piktochart, Infogr.am, and Visme.

  • STC for Quantitative Cell Biology Seminar: Bin Zhang

    The STC for Quantitative Cell Biology Seminar Series continues with Bin Zhang, MIT, will lecture on "Multiscale Simulations of Biocondensates and Genome Organization."

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Gather in the Garden

    Recurring

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Coffee Connections will take place every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Workshop: Research & Instruction at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library

    The Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML) holds an extensive collection of primary source material, including 500,000 volumes and 5,000 linear sq. ft. of archival material. This workshop will explore the various ways in which patrons can engage with the RBML’s collection, including individual research, classroom instruction, and opportunities for collaboration.

  • Adding Tools to Your Toolkit with the IDEA Lab

    Have you ever had an idea but didn’t have the tools to carry it out? The Grainger Engineering Library Information Center IDEA lab has a variety of technology and tools available to all students at the university.

  • AI, Art, and Copyright

    You've asked an AI generator to create a cat portrait in the style of Picasso, now what? Although sampling the work of others has been a natural part of image creation since humans have communicated through art, new AI tools have complicated that conversation.

  • Intro to Data Management

    Join us to learn more about how to manage your data! This workshop will cover file naming conventions, documenting your processes, baking up data, and sharing data. Prioritizing and implementing our best practices will ensure you can find things when you need them.

  • REDCap I: Introduction to Illinois REDCap

    In this workshop, you will learn the basics of Illinois REDCap and how it can be used for the collection of research data, including how to create projects, instruments, and surveys and how to start collecting research data. It is recommended (but not required) that you have a REDCap account prior to attending the workshop. No prior REDCap experience is necessary.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Advanced Library Search Strategies

    Looking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works.

  • Yoga at Beckman

    Recurring

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall 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!

  • Fine-tuning Your Research with Scopus!

    This session will give you insight and strategies for getting the most out of Scopus; the largest interdisciplinary database of peer-reviewed literature including journals, books, and conference proceedings, particularly in the sciences.

  • Pause Café (drop by at any time)

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Introduction to Web of Science

    Web of Science is the widest-scoping, multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings. This session provides insight and strategies for getting the most use out of the platform.

  • Creating Accessible Documents in Word Processing & Presentation Software

    This hands-on workshop will teach you how to make common word processing documents accessible for screen readers, and how to make presentations accessible for a wide range of users. We’ll cover MS Word and PowerPoint, Google Docs, and PDFs, as well as general best practices for accessibility that you can incorporate across formats.

  • Cookie Collab

    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.

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  • Podcasting: How do I … Part 3: How do I record a Podcast?

    This session introduces the podcasting equipment and technology available to our campus community from the libraries. In addition to familiarizing ourselves with the equipment for recording, we will cover some beginning recording and audio editing techniques, particularly within the software Audacity.

  • Poster Presentation and Design

    Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation. This event is co-sponsored by Teaching, Learning, and Academic Support, the Writers Workshop, and the Office of Und

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series: Dr. Timothy Laumann

    Dr. Timothy Laumann, Washington University in St. Louis, will lecture "Precision functional mapping in individual human brains."

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Gather in the Garden

    Recurring

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Coffee Connections will take place every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • REDCap II: Advanced Abilities of Illinois REDCap

    This Illinois REDCap workshop will focus on advanced ways Illinois REDCap can be used to collect research data, including how to build or edit projects with a Data Dictionary, collecting data with repeatable instruments, and collecting longitudinal data with defined events.

  • Introduction to Virtual Production

    Learn about techniques for extending your video productions beyond the physical studio! In this workshop, we will utilize the HTC Vive tracking system at SCIM to bring live cameras into Unreal Engine for real time green screen compositing with a 3D environment instead of the more traditional 2D image/video.

  • Enter the Beckman Institute Research Image contest by May 1

    Recurring

    We’re accepting entries from undergrads, grad students, postdocs/staff researchers, and faculty members. We also will allow images captured within our core research facilities by non-Beckman affiliates. Read the full rules and submit your image here: http://go.beckman.illinois.edu/imgcontest.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Yoga at Beckman

    Recurring

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall 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!

  • Poster Presentation and Design

    Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation.

  • Fine-tuning Your Research with Scopus!

    This session will give you insight and strategies for getting the most out of Scopus; the largest interdisciplinary database of peer-reviewed literature including journals, books, and conference proceedings, particularly in the sciences.

  • Italian Movie Night: "Mia Madre"

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Intro to PubMed

    Learn how to conduct an effective literature search using the database PubMed, a free database home to millions of citations for biomedical literature. Practice some basic search skills, like using boolean operators and applying filters, and learn some new techniques and tips for navigating PubMed and finding and saving relevant publications.

  • Introduction to Web of Science

    Web of Science is the widest-scoping, multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Creating Your Citations with Zotero

    Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Future Makers MakerGirl x IDEA Lab workshop

    Sign up your children to attend one of two free Future Makers MakerGirl x IDEA Lab workshops this semester!

  • Krannert Center Tour

    Take a peek inside each of our theatres and learn more about Krannert Center.