Grainger College of Engineering, All Events

Jan. 28 | 5-7pm | CIF Monumental Steps | Looking for teammates to move your idea forward? Make your idea a reality at SocialFuse: a pitching, team-building and networking event for you! We'll also answer your questions about the Cozad New Venture Challenge.

Jan. 29 | 7-8:30pm | CIF 4025 | Have a startup idea and not sure about protecting intellectual property? Come listen to Prof. Joe Barich, a licensed patent attorney and an adjunct professor in the College of Law. He will share valuable insights about protecting your startup idea and answer your questions about patents and trademarks.

Are you working on innovative projects that address real-world challenges? TEC is accepting nominations for the $20,000 Illinois Innovation Award and the $10,000 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship. Ask a mentor, a faculty member or an academic advisor to nominate you.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Explore your innovation from a business perspective, develop best practices for conducting customer discovery and prepare to apply for grants with Illinois I-Corps Workshop Series in spring. The skills learned can be applied to any career path. The spring 2026 cohort will be held online. Application is due on Feb. 9, 2026.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Option for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

In collaboration with The Grainger College of Engineering and Siebel Center for Design, the Human-Centered Engineering Consortium is hosting the first symposium on human-centered engineering. The symposium will bring together educators, practitioners and researchers from all engineering disciplines. Attendance is free and all are welcome! Come join us in the conversation.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.