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Like other branches of African American vernacular dances such as Chicago Steppin’, Hip Hop, and Lindy Hop, the roots of Blues dance originated from African and African American dance traditions. Included in the exhibit are artworks by contemporary artists, archival photographs, and video interviews.
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Explore campaign memorabilia and learn about the Women's Suffrage Movement and Jim Crow voter suppression. Includes three poster exhibits: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, from the New-York Historical Society, Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, from the National Archives, and Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence from the Smithsonian.
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Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Josep Torrellas.
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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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Horng-Sheng Chia (IAS - Princeton) Tidal Deformation and Dissipation of Rotating Black Holes
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The MBM Program continues its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series with Rhanor Gillette, Emeritus Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology. He will speak on “Enhancing Complexity in Brain Machinery and Behavior: How and Why?”
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Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series.
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We're pleased to welcome Professor Lori Newcomb as our February speaker! The program will be "A Visit with Herbals from the University of Illinois Rare Book Library." Please join us on Wed, Feb 3 at 7 PM and learn about herbs and the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. It is open to the public.
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Professor Catherine Christian-Hinman will discuss her group's research on the neural mechanisms linking epilepsy and comorbid reproductive endocrine disorders.
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Join us for another installment in our Spring Seminar Series, featuring our very own Professor Caitlin Vitosky Clarke. This seminar will take place on Friday, February 5th, 2021 at 9AM via Zoom. We hope to see you there!
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Join the RBML and CPL for a virtual presentation by Dr. Kelly Wisecup, exploring the printed and manuscript material archives of Indigenous groups from the Great Lakes region.
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Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Tianyin Xu
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Speaker: Lijian Zhang, Ph.D., Nanjing University
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February 9th guest speaker Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores is Senior Plant Ecologist at the Illinois Natural History survey part of the Prairie Research Institute and will speak about her research on plant reproductive ecology, conservation biology and plant-insect interactions.
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We hope you can join us for the February lecture with Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores, Senior Plant Ecologist.
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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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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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Cecilia Chirenti (UFABC U. of Maryland) "Testing the nature of black holes with gravitational waves"
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Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Chengxiang Zhai.
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We look forward to welcoming Sociology at Illinois alum Chloe E. Bird (MA/PhD) as a speaker in our Spring Seminar Series. Bird currently serves as a Senior Sociologist at the RAND Corporation, where she studies women's health, determinants of differences between men's and women's health, and health care. Join us on Friday, February 12th, 2021 at 10AM via Zoom.
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YMCA Friday Forum Series: February 12 | #DigitalFaith – Keeping the Faith Remotely Speaker: Dr. Sable Manson, The University of Southern California Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?
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IHSI’s Community-Academic Scholars Initiative offers University of Illinois undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue community-based research projects in Urbana-Champaign over the summer. During the 10-week program, students will develop applied research skills for measuring and maximizing impact in their work.
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Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Darko Marinov.
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Book club discussion for Illinois Alumna Mikki Kendall’s book “Hood Feminism”. Please email Anita Kaiser at arkaiser@illinois.edu if you would like a complimentary copy of the book. Limited copies available.
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Speaker: Alexander Ling, Ph.D., National University of Singapore
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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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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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Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center are thrilled to host a virtual screening of the acclaimed documentary, RBG. This film follows the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It will be available for viewing, for free, beginning at 4 p.m. CST on Tuesday, February 16th until 4 p.m. CST Thursday, February 18th
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On Wednesday, February 17th at 4 p.m. CST, there will be a virtual conversation with RBG film directors, Julie Cohen and Betsy West. This is event is hosted by Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Women’s Resources Center and is co-sponsored by Gender & Women’s Studies. Please share widely, and we hope to see you there!
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A free presentation sponsored by the Caxton Club featuring Shauna Collier, founding and current director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Library
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What pressures have graduate students faced while trying to conduct their international research in the past year? How can universities respond, and what lessons can we save for the future? Join us as graduate students and faculty reflect on these important questions, based on their experiences in the past year.
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The U-C Comics Colloquium, The University of Illinois Library, and the Humanities Research Institute invite you to Monstrous Women In Comics: A Conversation with Samantha Langsdale
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In this talk, Professor Gad Yair from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will present results from a qualitative study of 40 adults, aged 27-35, who at age 17 underwent examinations for serving in elite Israeli military units. The results provide sobering testimonies for the symbolic violence that examinations exert on young people.
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YMCA Friday Forum Series: February 19 | "Disrupting Disinformation" Speaker: Miriam Larson, Independent Media Center Description: In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, many of us are using technology more than ever before. The world of technology opens many doors for global connection, but does it also come with consequences?
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Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
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Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
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Part of A Year of Creative Writers at Illinois. Supported by the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
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Carwil Bjork-James conducts immersive and historical research on disruptive protest, grassroots autonomy, state violence, and indigenous collective rights in Bolivia. He is an assistant professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University and the author of The Sovereign Street: Making Revolution in Urban Bolivia (University of Arizona Press, 2020).
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Part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series. Faculty Host: Ruta Mehta
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In his new work, A World Through Windows, Syrian-Armenian artist Kevork Mourad explores how the "pandemic has reduced our sense of space and our spheres of influence," even while it has "increased our connectivity around the world" (Mourad). Using a technique that uses monotype on fabric, ink drawing, and sculpture, Mourad has created an original and exciting experience.
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Speaker: Mohammad Hafezi, Ph.D., Joint Quantum Institute
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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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Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.