General Events
Sunday, December 1, 2024
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RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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The season of the Church year immediately preceding Christmas, featuring four solemn Sundays of worship. The season is often observed as an opportunity to prepare for both Christmas and the second coming of Christ as Judge at the Last Day.
Monday, December 2, 2024
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RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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Let's Talk is a program offered by our embedded counselors. It is not a counseling appointment but a casual conversation about Counseling Center services available to you. Conversations with Let’s Talk counselors are private, informal consultations. Let's Talk appointments are 15 minutes long, and there is no fee.
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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Let's Talk is a program offered by our embedded counselors. It is not a counseling appointment but a casual conversation about Counseling Center services available to you. Conversations with Let’s Talk counselors are private, informal consultations. Let's Talk appointments are 15 minutes long, and there is no fee.
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Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays from 12pm - 4pm. Experience generative AI, 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
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Join us for an invited talk on de-risking promising biomedical applications and how the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign can get involved.
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RIO teaches students techniques for recognizing and moving past situations that cause stress, frustration, and anxiety. RIO can provide skills to help you: Manage and reduce anxiety Adapt to new challenges Understand your thoughts and feelings, WITHOUT judgment or shame Move beyond feeling “stuck” Take the initiative to step out of your comfort zone
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Join us on Tuesday, December 3 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for the Research Park Holiday Happy Hour.
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Chuck Todd, NBC News’ chief political analyst and former moderator of the network’s flagship Sunday public affairs program Meet the Press, will be on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus for a conversation about the presidential election results on Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 5-6 p.m.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
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RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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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 4 at the Illinois Conference Center.
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Let's Talk is a program offered by our embedded counselors. It is not a counseling appointment but a casual conversation about Counseling Center services available to you. Conversations with Let’s Talk counselors are private, informal consultations. Let's Talk appointments are 15 minutes long, and there is no fee.
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Being fully engaged 100% of the time is not a realistic expectation, but there are a variety of ways to promote student engagement so they can get the most out of their learning. This workshop will focus on concepts underlying student engagement and practical strategies to engage our students across diverse formats.
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This talk will examine how anti-war movements surrounding napalm—both at the grassroots level and within the United Nations—organized around differing methods of combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, ranging from arms control to full-scale abolition and demilitarization.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
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RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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Let's Talk is a program offered by our embedded counselors. It is not a counseling appointment but a casual conversation about Counseling Center services available to you. Conversations with Let’s Talk counselors are private, informal consultations. Let's Talk appointments are 15 minutes long, and there is no fee.
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"MINFLUX for Dynamic Structural Cell Biology" Jonas Ries University of Vienna
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The University of Illinois Archives is hosting a monthly Women in Science Lecture Series that will feature speakers from across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s diverse and multidisciplinary scientific enterprise. The lecture series seeks to highlight the important innovations and contributions of women in the sciences at the University of Illinois.
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Visit Funk ACES Library from 2:00-3:00 p.m. to meet Veterinary Medicine's Ambassador Animals and learn about the Wildlife Medical Clinic! Learn about and say hello to Maize the corn snake, Hazel the Eastern box turtle, Petunia the Virginia opossum, and Ruby the red-tailed hawk! All are welcome.
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Join us for a free Ebert Center screening of the family-favorite Gremlins (1984), as we all learn the importance of caring for a cute and cuddly Mogwai. This classic holiday film, directed by Joe Dante, has enough comedy and thrills for viewers of all ages. The screening will be introduced by MACS lecturer Jonathan Knipp. Free and open to the public.
Friday, December 6, 2024
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RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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Let's Talk is a program offered by our embedded counselors. It is not a counseling appointment but a casual conversation about Counseling Center services available to you. Conversations with Let’s Talk counselors are private, informal consultations. Let's Talk appointments are 15 minutes long, and there is no fee.
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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.
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Join Dr. John Flygare on Dec. 6, 2024, for a seminar on innovation in drug discovery, focusing on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Explore how ADCs target tumors with precision, minimizing toxicity, and learn about advancements in degrading oncogenic proteins. Dr. Flygare, Chief Scientific Officer of Firefly Biologics, brings 25+ years of biotech expertise.
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Spend the afternoon crafting connections with the WRC every first Friday of the month. December's craft: decorating picture frames!
Saturday, December 7, 2024
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RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s Fall Make-a-Thon invites future physician-innovators to collaborate with the community and University of Illinois peers to create health solutions, supporting the college’s mission to advance and democratize health care innovation. Students can sign up in November 2024. Faculty with ideas should contact ori@medicine.illinois.edu.
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Join the Physics Department for this fall's Saturday Physics for Everyone on Saturday, the 7th. This in-person lecture series concludes with Jaki Noronha-Hostler's "Reverse Alchemy: Turning Gold into the Most Perfect Liquid". Breakfast will be served at 10:00AM and the lecture begins at 10:15AM.
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Art Lab: Collage a Chromosome is a free 90-minute art and science workshop for ages 7-15. Attendees will use collage to create images of chromosomes. While you work, you will hear from scientists at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology about how they image and study chromosomes and how they encode life. Our artist and scientist team will be there to guide you th