Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)

Like other branches of African American vernacular dances such as Chicago Steppin’, Hip Hop, and Lindy Hop, the roots of Blues dance originated from African and African American dance traditions. Included in the exhibit are artworks by contemporary artists, archival photographs, and video interviews.

Explore campaign memorabilia and learn about the Women's Suffrage Movement and Jim Crow voter suppression. Includes three poster exhibits: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, from the New-York Historical Society, Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, from the National Archives, and Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence from the Smithsonian.

In his new work, A World Through Windows, Syrian-Armenian artist Kevork Mourad explores how the "pandemic has reduced our sense of space and our spheres of influence," even while it has "increased our connectivity around the world" (Mourad). Using a technique that uses monotype on fabric, ink drawing, and sculpture, Mourad has created an original and exciting experience.

Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Nancy Amato

Two sculptures from the Great ARTdoors Program 2020 are now on view in the front lobby of the Spurlock Museum. The pieces, Kinsey Fitzgerald’s Mother and Child and Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure’s Seeds of Injustice, were commissioned by the Great ARTdoors Program in 2020, as part of a collaboration between the Spurlock Museum, 40North, Urbana Arts and Culture, Urbana Park Di

"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.

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

SPSS II: Inferential Statistics with SPSS

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

Join IHSI and University of Illinois Extension for the Springtime Science Health Living webinar series. Pick and choose programs based on interest. All sessions are offered on Wednesdays at noon (CST) from March 3 - April 28, 2021.

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.

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.

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

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. Supported by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Student Cultural Programming Fee

Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Reyhan Jabbarvand.

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.

Join IHSI and University of Illinois Extension for the Springtime Science Health Living webinar series. Pick and choose programs based on interest. All sessions are offered on Wednesdays at noon (CST) from March 3 - April 28, 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 Microfluidics and Neuroscience: From 2D Compartmented PDMS Chips to 3D Injection Molded Devices.

Part of the Illinois Computer Science speaker series

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”

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.

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?

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!

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.

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

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

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).

Join IHSI and University of Illinois Extension for the Springtime Science Health Living webinar series. Pick and choose programs based on interest. All sessions are offered on Wednesdays at noon (CST) from March 3 - April 28, 2021.