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RBML's fall exhibit featuring the University of Illinois Library's extensive Conde de Montemar letters collection, as well as other rare and fascinating books about the 16th-Century Spanish conquest and colonization of Perú.

For the first time, Dance at Illinois heads to the historic Virginia Theatre for Dance at Illinois Downtown, featuring the work of faculty members; Alexandra Barbier, Paige Cunningham-Caldarella, Dr. C. Kemal Nance, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, 2nd year MFA candidate, Anna Peretz Rogovoy, and the late Dr. Kariamu Welsh, dance pioneer and founder of the Umfundalai technique.

Join The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the ALA Student Chapter, Illinois iSchool, for a hybrid workshop on advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. April 1, 2023; 9am-3pm Central Time (Chicago)

Join KAM’s Educators and librarians from the Champaign Public Library for an interactive story time for children and their families and caregivers. All ages welcome!

This year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the transistor, a tiny device that paved the way for modern electronics.

The ILLINOIS STALKING PREVENTION & AWARENESS SUMMIT will provide an opportunity for student leaders and campus practitioners to garner a deeper understanding of stalking and collaborate on proactive approaches to address stalking across the state. Lunch will be provided. Learn more and register to attend at: go.illinois.edu/stalkingsummit

Meet with Dr. Daniel Stack, Quantum Engineering Manager at Atom Computing, to learn more about Atom Computing and possible job/internship opportunities. Luncheon will follow.

Mark Mattson, Head of Global Engagement Initiatives and International Partnerships Librarian at Penn State University is visiting us on campus to discuss collaboration with our center and library colleagues on April 3-4, 2023. He's interested in meeting people to learn about international library programs and activities at our university.

Speaker: Brian Smith, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Oregon

Courtney will use her experience of teaching Middle Eastern and North African Studies at Wofford College along with her expertise on self-care pedagogy to show how scholars and students can address the hard questions from an interdisciplinary angle while also doing so in a way that is generative and sustainable.

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

Macarena Gómez-Barris is a writer and scholar with a focus on the decolonial environmental humanities, authoritarianism and extractivism, queer Latine epistemes, media environments, cultural theory and artistic practice.

​Entanglement, the correlations displayed between sub-systems of a multipartite quantum system, is one of the most distinctive properties of quantum physics and a significant resource for quantum information science and technology. Entanglement swapping is a protocol that enables the entanglement of quantum systems that have never interacted.

Access Illinois is a hybrid event celebrating accessibility and inclusion at the University of Illinois. An optional lunch will be provided to in-person attendees.

Join us online on the first Thursdays of the month from 12pm-1pm as we welcome new faculty, new stories, and new ways of thinking about the art of teaching.

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

Undergrad students in the arts and humanities: join HRI at Levis Faculty Center for an hour of coffee, cookies and discussion with HRI Campus Graduate Student Fellow Kadin Henningsen! Kadin will talk about how his background as an artist and printer and how it connects to his research. His mobile printing press will be on site for students to print a souvenir bookmark.

Part of the Computer Science Speaker Series. Faculty Host: Dr. Nancy Amato.

Join us for a School of Art & Design Visitors Series talk by artist Ann Johnson. Reflecting on her 2022 Lawndale Contemporary Art Center installation See Me, Ann “Sole Sister” Johnson is matter-a-fact about the intent: “This is about being seen. Seeing the women in the shadows.”

The Inclusive Lab Leaders is a program to help those in STEM and beyond develop the skills and strategies to effectively communicate with mentors, students, and peers.

Please join us on April 7 at 11:00 am in the Beckman Auditorium for some exciting research presentations. Followed by a poster session in the Atrium.

FSHN 597 Graduate Seminar Series Presenter | Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD Professor of Medicine ​Division of Geriatrics & Nutritional Sciences ​Washington University in St. Louis Title | TBA

In this panel discussion we bring together working artists, arts advocates, and affordable housing advocates to understand recent Illinois regional housing trends and to discuss how housing constitutes an important resource for the state’s artists and creative workers.

Dr. Huang will discuss some of his team’s most recent projects which explore newly available sensors/devices such as high-speed sensors and deformable mirrors, analytical methods such as deep learning, and novel optical instrumentation to allow SMLM imaging in live cells and tissue specimens.

So, you think you know what computer chips look like? In this lecture, Professor Kumar will talk about some chips his lab has developed that are built on plastic – they can roll, they can bend, and they may cost less than a penny.

Celebrate as we open the 2023 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition.

Join us for our Dish It Up/Lunch on Us Series at the Women's Resources Center every 2nd & 4th & 5th Monday at noon (12 p.m. CST), while listening to speakers, lecturers, and panelists explore a variety of topics at the intersection of gender and other social identities. Dish It Up and the Lunch on Us programs from OIIR offer a unique opportunity to engage with your peers.

Speaker: Roni Harnik, Senior Scientist, Quantum Theory Department Head, Fermilab; Science Thrust Leader, Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS)