Urbana Campus Research Calendar (OVCRI)
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm 5/5/2026Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 5/8/2026Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 5/12/2026Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
9:00 - 10:30 am 5/14/2026Philanthropy Center 303 St. Mary’s Road Champaign, IL 61860 | Parking available in the southeast corner of the State Farm Center.Join us for Community Conversations with the CU Schools Foundation. The University of Illinois Foundation is excited to continue its Community Conversation series highlighting local nonprofits and the campus and community members who support them. Please join us Thursday, May 14, from 9:00–10:30 AM at the Philanthropy Center (303 St. Mary’s Road), Rooms 102–103.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm 5/15/2026Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 5/18/2026 - 5/22/2026In-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom -
1:00 - 3:30 pm 5/18/2026Writing Workshop in Main Library room 100b -
8:30 am - 6:30 pm 5/19/2026 - 5/20/2026Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Urbana, IL -
1:00 - 2:30 pm 5/19/2026Main Library, room 106 -
1:00 - 2:30 pm 5/20/2026Main Library, Rm 106 -
All Day 6/28/2026 - 6/30/2026Vancouver, WA -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 7/6/2026 - 7/10/2026In-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom -
8:30 am Continues through July 24 7/20/2026Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyMark your calendar now to save July 20-24, 2026, for the Fourth Annual Midwest Advanced MINFLUX and Super Resolution Workshop. More details to come.
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8:30 - 11:30 am 7/22/2026Northwestern Illinois Agricultural Research and Demonstration Center, 321 210th Ave., Monmouth IL 61462 -
4:00 pm Workshop runs 4pm July 22 to Noon July 24 7/22/2026Beckman InstituteThe 7th Midwest Single-Molecule Workshop will bring together scientists at all career stages from across the Midwest and beyond to share cutting-edge advances in single-molecule biophysics. The workshop aims to support the growth of a vibrant single-molecule research community in the Midwest.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm 8/3/2026 - 8/7/2026In-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom -
All Day 9/8/2026 - 9/11/2026John Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
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8:30 am - 5:00 pm 10/21/2026 - 10/22/2026I-Hotel -
9:00 am - 5:00 pm 10/26/2026 - 10/29/2026Champaign-Urbana, IL, USAJoin us for the first international summit focused on miscanthus, the next-generation biomass crop transforming renewable energy, clean bioproducts, regenerative agriculture, and a circular bioeconomy. This event will bring together global leaders from research, policy, and industry for four days of knowledge-sharing, networking, and innovation.


