Illinois Events
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All Day 4/9/2026 - 4/30/2026The International & Area Studies Library, Main Library, 3rd floor.The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 4/10/2026University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign -
3:00 - 4:00 pm 4/10/2026Get up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges and solutions in Excel. By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well on your way to creating inclusive spreadsheets that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.
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7:00 pm 4/10/2026Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
11:00 am 4/11/2026Music Building Auditorium, 1114 W. Nevada Street -
7:30 am - 5:30 pm 4/13/2026 - 4/14/2026National Center for Supercomputing Applications -
All Day 4/13/2026 - 4/14/2026National Center for Supercomputing Applications -
12:00 - 4:00 pm 4/13/2026Innovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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4:00 pm 4/13/2026210 Levis Faculty Center; 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801Universidad de la Costa (CUC) representatives will offer a situated perspective from the Colombian Caribbean, highlighting the deep interconnections between ecosystems and communities that inhabit them. Our speakers will share experiences from research projects aimed at understanding ecological and social vulnerability in face of climate change and structural inequalites
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4:30 pm TBD 4/13/2026210 Levis Faculty Center -
7:00 pm 4/13/2026Illini Union Courtyard Café -
All Day 4/14/2026 - 4/15/2026210 Levis Faculty Center; 919 W Illinois St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/14/2026Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
10:00 - 11:00 am 4/14/2026Get 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.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/14/2026Attendees will become familiar with the differences between a dissertation and first book manuscript, and will further learn about identifying points of revision, creating a revision plan/timeline, approaching editors/presses, writing a book proposal, and the publishing process at a glance.
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12:00 pm 4/14/2026Coble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306. -
12:00 pm 4/14/2026612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyArt Arnold, PhD Distinguished Professor of Integrative Biology & Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles "Changing the conceptual framework for understanding sex differences in physiology and disease"
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12:00 - 4:00 pm 4/14/2026Innovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 4:00 pm 4/14/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 424Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.
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3:00 - 4:00 pm 4/14/2026A Scoping Review is a type of evidence synthesis that represents an exploration of research literature to understand the depth and breadth of research related to a specific question or topic. A scoping review maps concepts from the literature to reveal trends, themes, and gaps in the research area to inform, and provide context for further exploration or examination.
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3:00 - 6:00 pm 4/14/2026Women's Resource Center; 616 E Green St #202, Champaign, IL 61820 -
3:00 - 6:00 pm 4/14/2026Women's Resource Center; 616 E Green St #202, Champaign, IL 61820 -
5:30 - 6:30 pm 4/14/2026Illini Union, Room C (1401 W. Green St, Urbana) -
7:00 pm 4/14/2026Illini Union Courtyard Café -
All Day 4/15/2026 - 4/16/2026Heritage Room, ACES LibraryJoin us as we re-imagine how to best collaborate across departments to work towards global food security. Hear about the current global food security work being conducted in ACES through a series of thematic panels spanning multiple disciplines. All ACES stakeholders and others interested in food security and welcome to attend as many sessions as your schedule permits.
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All Day 4/15/2026 - 4/16/2026Heritage Room, ACES Library -
11:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/15/2026Room 314, Main LibraryAre you curious about how the library can support you in accessing free resources for self-care? Would you like to know more about self-care but are unsure where to start? This workshop will facilitate discussion about self-care strategies and will provide opportunities to search for free resources (online and in print) that can support your personal self-care practices.
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm 4/15/2026Virtual via ZoomCITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies that extends what was presented during previous teaching academies. Prior participation in an instructional development series is not required but professional experience with university level instruction is strongly encouraged.
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12:00 pm 4/15/2026Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
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12:00 pm 4/15/2026612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology“Dynamic Expression of a Splicing Factor Promotes Cell Migration and Proliferation Following Drug-Induced, Acute Liver Injury” Jessica Derham, PhD Candidate, Department of Biochemistry, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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3:00 - 4:15 pm 4/15/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 210 919 W. Illinois Street, Urbana, IL 61801 -
3:00 - 4:30 pm 4/15/2026210 Levis Faculty Center; 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801Representatives from Universidad de la Costa (CUC) will present this roundtable discussion “Bridging Science and Governance” as part of the Global Policy Forum. This discussion will explore the policy and practice experiences from the Colombian Caribbean where ancestral knowledge and scientific methods have been integrated to restore ecosystems an
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4:00 pm 4/15/2026306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820 -
5:00 - 7:00 pm 4/15/2026Stage 5, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts -
7:30 pm 4/15/2026Alice Campbell Alumni CenterJoin us for a free public reading by award-winning poet Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, and was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm 4/16/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
1:00 - 4:00 pm 4/16/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 424Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.
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3:00 - 4:00 pm 4/16/2026Main Library 220Test your knowledge of government structures, processes, and public information in this interactive Jeopardy-style game.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm 4/16/2026Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 1 Hazelwood Dr, Champaign IL 61820ISTC is opening its doors! Talk to scientists, tour our labs, see some of our research, ask burning questions about sustainable technologies, etc! All are welcome!
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3:30 - 5:00 pm 4/16/2026Illini Union Bookstore Building - Fifth Floor - Room #514 -
3:30 - 5:00 pm 4/16/2026Illini Union, Room 407, 1401 W. Green Street, UrbanaStudents, faculty, and staff are invited to an Open Forum co-sponsored by the Senate Library Committee and the University Library.
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4:00 pm 4/16/2026306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820) -
4:00 pm 4/16/2026Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center; 1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana IL -
5:00 - 7:00 pm 4/16/2026BNAACC 1212 W Nevada St. Urbana -
5:30 pm TBD 4/16/2026Auditorium (KAM 62) -
5:30 - 7:00 pm 4/16/2026Stage 5 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/17/2026Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
12:00 - 1:00 pm 4/17/2026University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign -
2:00 - 3:00 pm 4/17/2026Get 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=6065
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3:00 - 4:00 pm 4/17/2026Get up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll work together, hands-on, with practical strategies for naming tables, labeling header cells and workbook titles and sheets, creating accessible links, and working with colors and color testing tools.
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1:00 - 5:15 pm 4/18/2026Urbana Dance Company -
4:00 - 5:00 pm 4/18/2026The Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820 -
10:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/19/2026Urbana Dance Company -
1:00 pm 4/19/2026Riggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker will be Quang Nguyen, a neuroscientist who leads interdisciplinary projects using biochemical and physiological approaches.
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12:00 - 4:00 pm 4/20/2026Innovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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5:00 pm 4/20/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 208Please join us for the launch of Ethan Madarieta's first book, Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia. Ethan, who earned his Ph.D. in Comparative and World Literature at Illinois, is an assistant professor of English at Syracuse University, where he is on faculty in Native American and Indigenous studies...
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5:00 pm 4/20/2026Levis Faculty Center, Room 208 -
5:00 - 7:00 pm 4/20/2026Allerton Park & Retreat Center - Mansion Solarium -
7:00 pm 4/20/2026Illini Union Courtyard Café -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/21/2026Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom -
12:00 pm 4/21/2026612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic BiologyCsaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"
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12:00 - 4:00 pm 4/21/2026Innovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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2:30 - 3:30 pm 4/21/2026Funk ACES Library, 2nd floorThree experts from across campus will each discuss their work related to Invasive Species and respond to questions from attendees during the #FunkPanel2026. Their work focuses on Illinois invasive species issues with an emphasis on management and prevention; threats to Illinois agriculture, forestry and the environment; as well as ongoing research on biological invasions.
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3:00 - 4:30 pm 4/21/2026Get 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=6065
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5:30 pm 4/21/2026Spurlock Museum -
6:00 pm 4/21/2026Illini Union Courtyard Café -
11:00 am - 12:00 pm 4/22/2026Room 314, Main LibraryTired of hearing advice about highlighting your notes and writing lists? There are lots of study tips out there, but they don't work for everyone, especially if you're neurodivergent. This workshop is for those who find that popular advice doesn't work for them to learn new study habits, such as reading tips, time tricks, and building habits on uplifting strengths.
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1:00 - 2:00 pm 4/22/2026Room 314, Main LibraryDid you know that over half of college students worry about being able to afford their course materials? Are you wondering how you can create a budget-friendly course for students? This workshop will introduce you to Library and campus resources you can share with students to help them save money on textbooks, articles, technology, and other materials.
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4:00 - 4:50 pm 4/22/2026Illini Union Bookstore room 514 -
4:00 - 6:00 pm 4/22/2026422 Levis Faculty Center; 919 W Illinois St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
5:00 pm 4/22/2026This lecture examines Romani culture, flamenco, and the history of flamenco dress in Europe before and during the nineteenth century, highlighting the art form’s deep Romani roots prior to its theatrical codification. It focuses on the material culture of flamenco dress—its fabrics, construction, and makers.
















