NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Want to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Come out and support your company's team at the 2025 Research Park Softball League.
Join us on Tuesday, June 3 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
NCSA is offering a 2-hour workshop for campus researchers to introduce the Illinois Campus Cluster (ICC) and teach how to perform basic tasks in its cluster environment. There are no prerequisites for this workshop. A user account on the ICC will be provided for the hands-on exercises. Register by May 30, 2025.
Join us on Tuesday, June 3 from 2-3 p.m. for a workshop on 10 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 4 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Attend a NAIRR Hackathon Readiness Bootcamp to prepare for the OpenACC and NAIRR partners' Open Hackathons supporting NAIRR Pilot projects. The bootcamp will cover the hackathon program, benefits, and tools like NVIDIA NIM™, NeMo, and profiling software. AI specialists will also be available for project discussions. Application Deadline: May 25, 2025
Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Join us on Friday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for Headshot and Team Photo Day 1.
Join us on Tuesday, June 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Join us on Tuesday, June 10 from 2-3 p.m. for a workshop on Mastering Instagram Reels - An Interactive Walkthrough at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Join us at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications for an Academic Writing Workshop this June to learn about communicating science to policymakers, how to build an engaging poster presentation and citation management. This workshop is sponsored by NCSA’s Software Working Group. Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees.
Meet interns from across the Research Park on Thursday, June 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Ameren Atrium & Dock! Learn who else is in your field and what cool projects they're working on. Food and soft drinks will be provided.
Join us on Thursday, June 12 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. for Headshot and Team Photo Day 2.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, June 13 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Join us on Tuesday, June 17 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Which company will win the coveted golden paddle? Could it be yours? Sign up for one of the year's most anticipated events in Research Park: The 14th Annual Table Tennis Tournament.
This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Join us on Tuesday, June 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Join us on Thursday, June 26 from 2-3 p.m. for a workshop on Content Planning Made Easy for Marketing Success at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
Join us on Thursday, June 26 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Assemble your teams! Join us on Tuesday, July 1 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM for the Research Park Hackathon. This one-day hackathon is a team competition open to anyone working for an organization in the Research Park. This is an exciting and fast-paced event where teams can create together.
Assemble your teams! Join us on Tuesday, July 1 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. for the Research Park Hackathon Kick-Off Breakfast. This one-day hackathon is a team competition open to anyone working for an organization in the Research Park. This is an exciting and fast-paced event where teams can create together.
Join us on Wednesday, July 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Research Park Blood Drive at EnterpriseWorks.
Join us on Tuesday, July 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, July 11 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Professor Holland discusses the ambiguous place between animal and human. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Professor McHugh considers the enriching effect of walking with dogs while researching conservation challenges in the Great North Woods. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Join us on Tuesday, July 15 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Professor Berenbaum discusses the importance of wasps in providing valuable ecosystem services in the face of general fear and dislike of yellowjackets and hornets in particular. This talk is part of the 7th annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Join us on Thursday, July 17 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Chris Green discusses the creative strategies developed by animal advocacy organizations to effect change in public policy. This talk is part of the 7th annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Professor Hornstein considers the lion hunt as both a convention of European painting as well as a political motif that was directly related to French colonial expansion in North Africa, especially in the decades after the 1830 conquest. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.
Join us on Tuesday, July 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Join us to on Thursday, July 25 from 4 to 5:30 PM on the Atkins Patio to recognize and celebrate the amazing work of student interns working in the Research Park.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, August 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, August 20 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join us on Thursday, August 21 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
The Open SkAI conference is an annual, four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, September 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
S&P: Catherine Hall talk, 7:30 pm, Spurlock Knight Auditorium
Join us on Thursday, September 25 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, when we’ll be highlighting the best of the humanities on our campus, including academic departments, student groups, research, resources, and alumni stories.
Professor Reyes Mason's presentation is grounded in a belief that our collective work on climate change can indeed lead to a healthier and thriving world for all in the midst of disaster and devastation, from our own backyards to communities across the globe.
Join us for Founders Week on October 9 to 11, 2025.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, October 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
S&P: Nadine Naber (UIC) and Brooke White (UIUC)
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, October 22 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Lunchtime Fellowship Workshop with Carolyn Wisniewski
Join us on Thursday, October 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
S&P: Faculty Book Talk: Erik Mc Duffie
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, November 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Campus Fellowships due
Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 10 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, December 12 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Med Hum lecture: Justin Garcia Kinsey Institute
HWW Jordan speaker: Erin Brock Carlson
International Women’s Day, with CSGGE
S&P: Anke Pinkert Book Talk 4pm
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception