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The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

You are invited to enter a playful, restorative greenspace inside the museum. Soft artificial turf covers the gallery floor, inviting visitors to slow down and stretch out. "Rest Lab 8: Greenspace" provides a calm, grounding atmosphere for people to gather. Rest Lab includes sensory supports and a response wall with drawings and comments. :: On view through Jan 31.

Do you weave, crochet, knit, felt, or embroider? Bring your project and join us for a weaver’s circle in the galleries. All ages and experience levels are welcome! First-time knitter? A limited amount of yarn and needles will be available—and anyone wanting to learn can receive a simple knitting lesson. Free and open to everyone. *Parking nearby is free on weekends.*

Do you weave, crochet, knit, felt, or embroider? Krannert Art Museum invites you to Knit & Sit! Bring your project and join us for a weaver’s circle in the "Art Since 1948" exhibition at the museum. All ages and experience levels are welcome! Free and open to everyone. *Parking nearby is free on weekends.*

Hear from Ambassador Shapiro as a distinguished diplomat and foreign policy expert with over two decades of experience in senior U.S. government positions. RSVP is required for this event. If you have not registered in advance, you will not be allowed into the event.

With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

You are invited to enter a playful, restorative greenspace inside the museum. Soft artificial turf covers the gallery floor, inviting visitors to slow down and stretch out. "Rest Lab 8: Greenspace" provides a calm, grounding atmosphere for people to gather. Rest Lab includes sensory supports and a response wall with drawings and comments. :: On view through Jan 31.

Adrienne Antonson, PhD Department of Animal Science; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "The developing brain under pressure: How maternal infection impacts placental and fetal vascular barriers, brain macrophages, and corticogenesis"

Lee Miller was an incredible photographer who was present at the liberation of some concentration camps. Trigger warning: some parts of this film display graphic images of survivors and victims of the Holocaust. 7 pm Holocaust Remembrance Day screening of Lee. Location TBD.

Exploring Textual Representations of Enslavement in Children's Books and Comics — Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas joins us virtually to explore visual representations of the Middle Passage in children’s picture books and comics, re-envisioning the slave ship as a metaphorical floating “dark forest”...

The Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge program supports PhD students in the humanities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in exploring new career paths while making an impact in our community. Join us at this info session for more information about this opportunity!

Award winning experimental theater artists Holly Hughes (one of the NEA Four) and Katie Pearl are building a new performance about the Supreme Court and sexual violence and plan to premiere the piece in the fall of 2026.

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas will explore visual representations of the Middle Passage in children’s picture books and comics, re-envisioning the slave ship as a metaphorical floating “dark forest.”

This informal group aims to bring together graduate students from across campus to share their enthusiasm for the thought-provoking scholarship that animates them as people. Bring your lunch and stop by to listen and chat!

The Discovery Partners Institute invites you to a Town Hall on DPI’s evolving role in Chicago’s growing tech and innovation ecosystem. Hear updates on priorities, partnerships and workforce development, and meet Prof. Gene Robinson, newly appointed executive director and CEO (pending approval). Hosted by Rashid Bashir, with time for discussion.

Eleven faculty members from the School of Art & Design will be featured in the upcoming exhibition, Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie. The exhibition considers how people make and define place through stories, and how stories carry out a kind of labor, maintaining narratives about the places we live—and about us.

Celebrate opening night of the museum’s latest exhibition Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie | School of Art & Design Faculty, featuring new work by 11 artists. Enjoy a salon talk with the curators, music, and a dessert bar. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm.*

Celebrate opening night of the museum’s latest exhibition Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie | School of Art & Design Faculty, featuring new work by 11 artists. Enjoy a salon talk with the curators, music, and a dessert bar. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm.*

January Dance continues the Dance at Illinois production season, "Black on Black; A Celebration of Black Dance." The concert includes work by assistant professor, Alexandra Barbier, premiering a new characteristically humorous and experimental theatrical work.

January Dance is directed by Assistant Professor Alexandra Barbier, who will also be premiering a new characteristically humorous theatrical work. MFA candidate Nik Owens premieres his thesis work, an athletic, probing romp into black queerness. Distinguished alumni guest artists, Laina Reese Werner-Powell and Ty Lewis round out this show, premiering new group works.

Ladelle McWhorter, a professor of philosophy at the University of Richmond, delivers a lecture on The Person Trap: A Genealogically Informed Critique of a Key Moral Concept

In her book Unbecoming Persons: The Rise and Demise of the Modern Moral Self, philosopher Ladelle McWhorter (U. of Richmond) describes the agony of trying and failing to be a good person. In a globalized capitalist economy, personhood makes unfulfillable demands.

Celebrate with the artists! The Latina Voces 2025–2026: Student Art Exhibition continues a powerful, Urbana High School student-led exploration of identity, belonging, and cultural expression. Building upon past exhibitions, this year’s presentation highlights the artists’ evolving voices and deep connections to heritage, family, and home. On view Jan 6–Mar 21, 2026.

With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

Howard Gritton, PhD Department of Comparative Biosciences; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “Cortical oscillations and neural timing: how attention enhances hearing in complex environments”

Sessions will take place from Noon-1:30 pm CST each day: Feb. 3, 2026 - Part 1 Manufacturing QA/QC Feb. 4, 2026 - Part 2 Subgrade Prep & Compaction Inspection Feb. 10, 2026 - Part 3 Factory QA & QC Feb. 11, 2026 - Part 4 Field QA/QC Feb. 17, 2026 - Part 5 Post Installation Maintenance & Leak Location Feb. 18 - 28, 2026 Online Certification Exam Available

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

"Confocal Imaging Simplified: Faster Acquisition, Easier Operation, More Results - an Introduction to Nikon Spinning Disk Confocal" Luke Summey Bioscience Sales Specialist - Nikon Instruments Inc.

In "THE LIFECYCLE OF WRITING SUBJECTS: On Generative AI and the Future of Writing," Lauren M.E. Goodlad (Distinguished Professor at Rutgers) introduces generative AI in light of its concentrated political economy, long history of anthropomorphized machine “intelligence,”

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

A webinar to explore four NIH and NSF funding programs focused on data science and human health, and look for opportunities to collaborate on upcoming proposals.

SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.*

Researchers will share work in progress from "The Virality of Racial Terror in U.S. Newspapers, 1863-1921," a Mellon-sponsored project. VRT uses digital humanities methods to trace the circulation of reports about anti-Black violence in US newspapers in the late 19th & early 20th centuries.

Dr. D. Fairchild Ruggles, Professor and Debra L. Mitchell Chair in Landscape Architecture, will present her lecture "Muslim Woman and Architectural Patronage" February 6|12pm till 1pm (CST) | Coble Hall 306 or Zoom

Please join us for an event in the Timbuktu Talks series with Aly Drame, a professor of history at Dominican University. His lecture will call attention to the need to better reframe the rise and development of Islam in the wider Senegambia, considering the role played by the Mandinka Muslim settlements in the Middle Casamance in this process through intermarriage...

Ismael M. Montana (Northern Illinois University) will give a lecture titled "Ahmad b. al-Qāḍī al-Timbuktāwī: Pilgrimage, Intellectual Exchange, and Condemnation of the Enslaved Religion of the Blacks of Tunis.

With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

Part 3 of the 5-Part CQA Series will provide in depth information on factory fabrication quality control. We will follow the process of quality assurance beginning with receiving the raw materials through the panel conversion process and finally shipment to the customer. Details of raw material inspection, fabrication machine setup and qualifications, in-process ASTM testi

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

Part 4 of the 5-Part CQA Series will summarize third-party geosynthetic materials and installation inspection practices that ensure quality installation and workmanship that meet and/or exceed project permitting requirements, and final acceptance in accordance with the plans and specifications. The process that will be presented ensures that clients receive a defendable as

Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with Brett Robinson titled " Resistance is Fruitful: A Renewed Media Ecology for the Digital Age."

A lecture in the Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age series featuring Brett Robinson(University of Notre Dame). Drawing on thinkers such as Wendell Berry, Paul Kingsnorth, and James Carey—as well as emerging experiments in digital fasting and community-building.

By examining the assignments, readings, guest presentations, and student feedback over two years, this session highlights strong student engagement and the ongoing pedagogical development of the "AI and Advertising" course. Additionally, design, evolution, and outcomes are explored, offering practical lessons for teaching when technology and creativity intersect.

Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Join us on Friday, February 13 at 12 noon in Latzer Hall for the annual Verdell Frazier Young Symposium Distinguished Speaker event in conjunction with the Friday Forum/Conversation Cafe series, featuring reproductive justice activist, abortion storyteller, and writer, Renee Bracey Sherman.

How does recognizing the fundamental entanglements of humans and the more-than-human world impact notions of "justice"? Drawing on perceptions from diverse communities, disciplines, and social, political, and historical contexts, this symposium will provide a space for us to grapple with the question: What might a more just world or worlds look like in the 21st century?

Join us for a lecture by Sandford Goldberg, the Chester D. Tripp professor in the Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University.

Northwestern University philosopher Sandford Goldberg explores how we might modify or expand Stalnaker’s Common Ground framework to capture the normative dimension of inquiry and conversation. Goldberg suggests that we should make room for normative expectations both within common ground and about common ground, with far-reaching implications for epistemology.

Join in the fun as Urbana’s newest period instrument ensemble, directed by internationally renowned harpsichordist Charlotte Mattax Moersch explores the musical puzzles in Bach’s great masterpiece, The Musical Offering, along other gems of the Baroque.

With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

Wagner's talk, “'As Usual You Have Produced Yet Another Installment Worthy of Archiving': The Persistence of Obsolescence in Queer Information & Media Technologies," uses archival object case studies to call attention to how data exists within the objects of queer history...

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