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Complete the online application here: https://washington.illinois.edu/apply-now/
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Dr. Oğuz (Visiting Scholar from Yildirim Beyazit University, Antkara) will discuss the relationship between institutional analysis of the rule of law--how social norms, religious attitudes, and their change affect economic development with an emphasis on Ottoman Empire and recent Turkey. After the talk, Dr. Oğuz will answer questions and address comments. All are welcome.
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There are significant concerns about the reproducibility of scientific results across many fields including neuroimaging. This talk will discuss the source of these problems and outline a set of approaches to improve the reproducibility of neuroimaging research.
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Murder Mystery! A "Whodunnit" of Global Amphibian Declines
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Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
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Graduate Student Informational Breakfast Conversation with Sarah Bidgood and Dave Schmerler from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
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Professor Atoma Batoma (International and Area Studies Library) will explore traditional personal naming practices in precolonial Togo, which were disrupted by colonial-era education and religious systems. After the presentation, Prof. Batoma will answer questions and address comments. All are welcome to attend!
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Fall 2019 working group meetings of the Migration & Game Design Group. Students, faculty, staff & members of the Champaign-Urbana community are welcome. Lunch provided with RSVP to wggp@illinois.edu by September 29th.
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The College of Education and Illinois Theatre at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will present a two-part evening marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi titled Gandhi, King and Our World Today.
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Join experts from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center and its partners to learn about the latest sustainability technologies and efficiency opportunities in the food and beverage industry.
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“The Climate Change Comedy Hour” Aaron Sachs is Professor of History and American Studies at Cornell University, where he has taught since 2004. In 2006, he published The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism (Viking), which won Honorable Mention for the Frederick Jackson Turner Award.
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“The Climate Change Comedy Hour”
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Join us for lunch and lecture “Whither the Arboretum,” presented by U of I Arboretum Director Kevin McSweeney.
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October 4 – Sexual Violence: Why They Won’t Face the Facts
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This Distinguished Lecture is part of the Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series.
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Melissa Littlefield, professor of English. Interests include sociotechnical studies, “the body,” and culture. She has written about the cultural concept and consequences of technologies such as lie detectors, MRI, and EEG.
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Prof. Winters and Ms. Chen (Dept. of Political Science, UIUC) will explore if a connection between local government revenues and city services increases citizens’ willingness to pay local property taxes in Zomba, Malawi. After the talk, the speakers will answer questions and make comments.
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Please join us for "Financialization at the Margins: Women, Money & Social Capital in Gujarat, India," sponsored by the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The talk will be given by Dr. Tara Nair, Visiting Scholar at UIUC College of Media and Professor at Gujarat Institute of Development Research.
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This presentation looks at both the generalities and a selection of the specifics associated with restoration ecology and land management in prairies and other select habitats from the perspective on an entomologist.
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Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
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This colloquium talk is part of the Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series.
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Author of the One Book One Campus 2019–2020 selection Heads of the Colored People. Reception and book signing to follow.
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A discussion with undergraduates about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Co-sponsored by the Department of Asian American Studies. Register at go.illinois.edu/InsideScoop by October 2, 2019.
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This marquee series of the Visitors Program is designed to showcase notable national and international artists, designers, and scholars whose work or point of view is engaging and topical. Paul Ardenne, art historian, critic, curator
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dir. Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider, 2017. Followed by a discussion with Satsuki Ina, community activist, writer, and filmmaker.
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Seventy-five years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Featuring George Takei and many others who were incarcerated, as well as newly rediscovered photographs of Dorothea Lange.
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Affordable Housing for Whom? featuring Esther Patt, C-U Tenant Union
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This Distinguished Lecture is part of the Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series.
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Food for Thought, part of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relation's Lunch on Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions include topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and media representation of Asian Americans.
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The last few years has seen rapid progress in the discovery of genes underlying risk for severe mental illness, Research in the Ament lab aims to trace mechanisms from genes to brain to mental illness through human genetics, stem cell models of brain development, and single-cell genomics.
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Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
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WeChat and Weibo are two of the most popular social media platforms in China. In this presentation, Marta Schneider and August Schiess will talk about why we invest in these platforms, the Illinois strategy for social media, and best practices.
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This Colloquium Talk is part of the Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series.
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Featuring Emily McKown, Olivia Tasch, and Carrie Chandler, members of Girls Rock! Champaign-Urbana. Moderated by Fiona Ngô (Gender & Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies).
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Featuring Emily McKown, Olivia Tasch, and Carrie Chandler, members of Girls Rock! Champaign-Urbana. Moderated by Fiona Ngô (Gender & Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies).
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IHSI's Achieving Equity dialogue series seeks to enhance human wellbeing by illuminating topics of injustice and disparity in health. Each event will bring together critical parties—researchers, clinicians, community organizations, agencies, students, and engaged citizens—to move from awareness to action.
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A lecture by activist and photographer Dr. Doris Derby. Part of the 1619 & Beyond Series, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois.
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Dr. Hayley Oliver, the newly named director of the new USAID-funded Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab will introduce her vision for the lab and share some of her work on USAID-funded projects on food safety capacity building in Afghanistan.
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Speaking Up against Prison Censorship: How and Why We Formed the Freedom to Learn Campaign featuring Rebecca Ginsburg, Education Justice Project
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Join us for an introduction to Hot Spots: Radioactivity and the Landscape by independent curator Jennie Lamensdorf and Joan Linder, Chair and Associate Professor in Art at the University of Buffalo.
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This Distinguished Lecture is part of the Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series.
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Please RSVP: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/6720206
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This Colloquium is part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series.
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Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of Chemical Life Sciences Laboratory
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Celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Week and join us for the next Women in Entrepreneurship Lunch & Learn Seminar with Doniel Sutton on Oct 22. RSVP for lunch by Oct 18.
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Readings and details at criticism.english.illinois.edu.
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This talk explores politics of belonging and its implications for immigrant communities in Kenya and the U.S.
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Fall 2019 working group meetings of the Migration & Game Design Group. Students, faculty, staff & members of the Champaign-Urbana community are welcome. Lunch provided with RSVP to wggp@illinois.edu by October 20th.
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This Colloquium is part of the Illinois Computer Science Speakers Series.
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The Center for Advanced Study's 2019 Annual Lecture.