Speakers

This symposium presents a series of four talks and a concluding roundtable, which together will take up the question of how the study of literary history can contribute to our understanding of both the causes of and potential solutions to the crisis of climate change.

FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Stuart Phillips, Ph.D., FACSM, FCAHS, FCSEP, FRSC ​Distinguished University Professor, ​Canada Research Chair ​Chair, Department of Kinesiology ​McMaster University, Ontario Title: Protein and Muscle: From the Gym to the Lab and Back Agains

Abstract: Boolean circuits are perhaps our simplest complete model of computation. A circuit is a combinatorial object composed of simple, fan-in two gates whose interconnections (wires) are fixed in advance. This structural simplicity makes circuits convenient in many settings; in this talk, I will discuss how it enables powerful cryptographic constructions.

Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

Speaker: Zheshen Zhang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan

Speaker: Rick Laugesen (UIUC)

Paul Duncan talks about "Random Cell Complexes and Lattice Gauge Theory."

“Creating Art of Science” Julia Pollack, Creative Program Manager Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois

This one-day on-campus symposium will describe disciplinary and professional attempts to rationalize architecture through research. Our focus will be on architecture that is concerned with health, defined here to include both medical architecture and extra-medical spaces like workplaces and homes.

Alex Moehring will present "Designing Human-AI Collaboration: A Sufficient Statistic Approach" as part of the AImpact Speaker Series.

Recent work at the Colorado School of Mines have shown that highly persistent fluorochemical contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) “forever chemicals”, can be mineralized using a hydrothermal alkaline treatment (HALT) process.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures invites you to a lunch seminar with celebrated writer Yan Geling on April 10 (Fri), 11:00 AM at Levis Faculty Center (4th Floor). The discussion focuses on her novel Criminal Lu Yanshi, the inspiration for Zhang Yimou’s films Coming Home and One Second. Translator Lawrence Walker will also join.

FSHN Graduate Seminar Presenter: Stephanie Rogus, PhD, RDN Assistant Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Title: Leveraging Programs and Policies to Improve Diet Quality Among US Adults

Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

Art 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"

Speaker: Rachidi Salako (U of Nevada)

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

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“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

Representatives 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

On behalf of the EE&S Symposium organizing committee, we are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 2026 Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2026, at the Civil and Environmental Engineering buildings, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

As artificial intelligence evolves from generative tools to more autonomous, agentic systems, institutions must rethink how AI fits into their teaching, learning, and operational ecosystems. This panel brings together higher education and technology leaders to share how their institutions are navigating opportunities, challenges, and strategic decisions in the age of AI.

Science 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.

Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison

Csaba 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"

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

Grad students from all disciplines are invited to the 16th Gesa E. Kirsch Graduate Student Symposium, April 23–24, 2026—an interdisciplinary, student-led event featuring diverse presentations, workshops, and a keynote by Kaia Simon (UW Eau Claire). Proposals on writing, rhetoric, media, education, and more are welcome in traditional or experimental formats.

Graduate Student Homotopy Theory Seminar

Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley

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Speaker: William Green (Rose-Hulman)

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

“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois

Speaker: Adrian Lam (Ohio State University)