The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

Don't miss the final week of the "Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s" exhibition at Krannert Art Museum. On view through December 6. *Parking nearby is free on weekends*

Stop by every Tuesday during lunch and play Trivia in the Illini Underground. This is a great time to grab some friends, grab lunch from one of the Union restaurants, and play TRIVIA for prizes!

Sabrina Agarwal, PhD Department of Anthropology; University of California, Berkeley “What Remains: Postcolonial Legacies of the Anatomical and Anthropological Sciences”

Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Who has the right to tell a war story? How to keep creating art in times of war? Join us for Maria Reva’s talk on the ethics of writing at times of war and a discussion of her groundbreaking artistic practices in response to the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in her new award-winning novel Endling (2025).

Join the College of Media Frank Center in person or register to join us via Zoom (link to come) for this Q&A with Chris Cillizza, an independent news creator on Substack and YouTube.

Designing a new course or redesigning an existing one can seem like a long and winding journey. Principles of good course design can provide you with a roadmap to chart your course and know that you are on the right path. Join our interactive workshop where we will explore best practices in course design and perhaps spark your interest to explore these topics more deeply.

College of Media students are invited to a Well-Being Open House on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in 225 Gregory Hall.

"Engineered High-Throughput Microtissue System for Liver Differentiation and Organization" Brock Grenci, PhD Candidate Department of Bioengineering

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Come join us at Funk ACES Library to make animal zines! We’ll have all the supplies for you. Never made a zine before? Perfect – this is the place to start! Come experiment, collage, doodle, and discover what happens when creativity takes the lead. Staff will be available to offer tips and guidance.

Join us on Thursday, December 4 from 1-2 p.m. for a webinar on Website Audit Checklist for 2026 with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Join us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!

SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

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 for the fourth webinar in the Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place.

In recent years, the shipping industry has increasingly strategized to decarbonize itself. Conventionally, the industry has been understood as a hard-to-abate sector, one that is hard to decarbonize due to its heavy reliance on fossil fuels. In response to the global call for climate action, however, it has increased its engagement in decarbonization in recent years.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

The end of the semester can be tough. Deadlines, late nights, and concerns about final grades can make things extra stressful. The Counseling Center is here when you need us. Come see us at the Main Library, where we'll be setting up a resource table to share encouragement, hand out care packages, and direct you to resources that can help you manage stress.

Campus Fellowship applications due

Join us as we turn off lights across campus for the weekend to save energy, cut utility costs, and avert greenhouse gas emissions!

Free workshop (all ages, esp. 15+): Reflect on how you’ve overcome tough beginnings and create a congratulatory message to your younger self. Turn childhood photos or provided “ancestor” polaroids into meaningful art. No experience needed; all materials supplied. Bring a small childhood photo if you wish.

In Sept 1985, nearly 80,000 fans filled UIUC’s Memorial Stadium for the first Farm Aid, where 50+ artists raised awareness of the farm crisis. Join our curator for a guided tour of the exhibit marking Farm Aid’s 40th anniversary. Free admission; no registration required.

Learn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.

Join us for the Startup Launch Series on Monday, December 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.

Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

With over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

Join us on Tuesday, December 9 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Women in Tech Luncheon with Katie Zimmerman.

Stop by every Tuesday during lunch and play Trivia in the Illini Underground. This is a great time to grab some friends, grab lunch from one of the Union restaurants, and play TRIVIA for prizes!

Paul A. Janmey, PhD Institute for Medicine and Engineering, Center for Engineering Mechanobiology University of Pennsylvania "Activity of chromatin remodeling motors controls nuclear mechanics and tumor cell migration in 3D environments"

Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Get up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065

Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with Matthew DeCamp: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: More than a Tool We Use.