Advith's Calendar
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
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Join us for the next lecture as part of the Proseminar in Antiracist Science. Dr. Lisa Spanierman, Professor in the School of Counseling and Counseling Psychology at Arizona State University, will present "Decentering and Recentering Whiteness: One White Scholar’s Journey"
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Join SourceLab every Monday, 3-5 in the Paul A. Lisnek LAS Hub in Lincoln Hall for SourceLab Mondays.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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Wade Zeno, PhD Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Southern California "Exploring Intrinsic Disorder at the Protein-Lipid Interface"
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The Center for Social & Behavioral Science (CSBS) invites assistant and associate professors to join us for a candid and collaborative conversation on navigating the current federal funding landscape. As researchers face growing uncertainty, promotion/tenure pressures only intensify these challenges. This gathering aims to create space for mutual support and strategies.
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Human preferences are inherently subjective; however, much of what is known about human preference comes from aggregated data that essentially treat idiosyncratic differences as noise. A holistic understanding of human preference requires building individualized models.
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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.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Speaker: Aaron Fluitt, Senior Director of Technology Partnerships, PsiQuantum
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Speaker: Randy Owen, Kou Group
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This Seminar covers topics on building and training ML models, ranging from beginner to complex, deep learning models trained on the Delta Supercomputer's multi-GPU nodes. This seminar is open to all, including graduate students, undergrads, and particularly domain scientists whose primary affiliation is not with a STEM program or department.
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Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing and serving matcha (powdered green tea) that benefits both the host and the guest through mutual respect, non-verbal communication, and a calmness, or sense of peace, away from everyday life.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Join us from 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday, April 17 in the Beckman Atrium to unwind with a visiting therapy dog! All are welcome to take a moment to destress, relax and recharge with the calming presence of a canine friend!
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of life Sciences
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"Data Management" Yifei Kang, CNRG Research Data Management Specialist
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Caitlin is a senior in physics doing physics education research with Dr. Katie Ansell.Her research focuses on group dynamics in introductory physics labs. Her research interests also include understanding attitudes towards STEM, investigating the effect of perceived academic ability on social hierarchies, and studying how academic culture affects student retention.
Friday, April 18, 2025
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Extracellular Vesicles in the Clinic: Establishing New Partnerships Between Illinois and Mayo Clinic
This workshop will provide the opportunity to learn about the use of EVs as markers of disease progression from Mayo Clinic faculty, as well as become acquainted with newly emerging technologies to capture and detect EVs by faculty at Illinois. The poster session will provide an informal venue for exploring new collaborations. Register by April 9.
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Extracellular Vesicles in the Clinic: Establishing New Partnerships Between Illinois and Mayo Clinic
This workshop sponsored by Beckman Institute, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance and Cancer Center at Illinois will provide the opportunity to learn about the use of EVs as markers of disease progression from Mayo Clinic faculty and become acquainted with newly emerging technologies to capture and detect EVs by faculty at Illinois.
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Speaker: Dr. Jordan Mirocha
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From 1-3 p.m. Friday, April 18, celebrate the Vis Lab's newest location with refreshments, remarks and a ribbon-cutting in 2203 Beckman.
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Join us for a lecture by John D. Norton, a distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Dr. Reecia Orzeck will present preliminary findings based on pilot interviews, as well as the resources she drew upon to develop a mixed-methods survey currently in circulation. She will also share thoughts on how the geography community can ensure that its information-dissemination and mentoring practices are adequate to the goals of diversifying the discipline.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
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At Spurlock Museum in the Knight Auditorium, Japan House is pleased to welcome Japanese calligrapher Seiran Chiba for an interactive performance and lecture. Doors to the Knight Auditorium will open at 12:45PM. Please allow plenty of time to arrive to get seated so we may start on time. Seating is first-come, first-serve and walk-ins are welcome if seating is available.
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On Saturday, April 19 at Spurlock Museum in the Knight Auditorium, Japan House is pleased to partner with the Spurlock Museum to feature the exhibition opening of Kogei: Traditional Japanese Arts and Crafts of Fukushima, Japan. There will be an artist meet and greet and reception to celebrate!
