UI Black Chorus presents this concert as a celebration of the return to in-person concerts, and the 40th anniversary of Dr. Ollie Watts Davis as Artistic Director and Conductor. They share excerpts from James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones, Davis's spiritual arrangements, and selections from the gospel music canon. Visit go.illinois.edu/returnblackchorus for tickets.

Illinois undergraduates can apply now for iSEE's spring 2022 Environmental Leadership Program, designed to prepare them for leadership roles in sustainability fields! They will learn about local & state policy-making, develop real-world environmental policies, and present proposals to decision-makers in Springfield. Open to students from all backgrounds/majors! The application deadline is Oct. 31.

Play a key role in advancing cybersecurity at the university. Join a group that models cyber safe behavior and encourages others to do the same. No special training required, just an interest in sharing cybersecurity information with co-workers. Program kicks off in January. Email the contact below for more details.

Are you/were you a caregiver to a veteran with brain-related injuries? Are you 40 years of age or older? If yes, please complete a brief online screener to determine your eligibility at https://go.illinois.edu/AgeCareVets-Screener. Participants will be compensated. The interviews will be virtual for your safety during the pandemic. Contact us today at (217) 244-9363 or at agecarevets@illinois.edu.

Mark your calendars on October 24–29 for an exciting week full of free conference streams & activities! This year the National Center for Supercomputing Applications is an official satellite site for the IEEE VIS2021 Conference. We've partnered w/ Parkland College's William M. Staerkel Planetarium to host free local events open to the public. More info on offerings, activities & guidelines here.

We want to feature you during our Veterans Day Celebration!  Your image will be highlighted throughout the month of November through social media and on display at the Chez Veterans Center.  Please follow the link to submit https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1159389515 

Know any current undergraduate or non-degree students who want to catch up on their general education requirements or increase their GPA? Encourage them to enroll in a Winter Session course, which they can take from anywhere in the world. There's a wide variety of courses to choose from. The winter term runs December 20 , 2021 through January 14, 2022. Priority registration begins Nov. 1.

We hope to receive input from a variety of people within our community to help make Champaign County safer and healthier. Your input will be greatly appreciated. The survey should take about 12 minutes to complete- no personal information is required. 2021 CHNA Survey Champaign County; Spanish version: 2021 Encuesta de Champaign. Contact: cbishop@c-uphd.org for assistance or for a paper copy.

The process of editing a manuscript for publication can be daunting, maybe even baffling. Come join the conversation as we explore perspectives from published scholars who will share their experiences on drafting and editing manuscripts for publication. Event hosted by the Doctoral Research Support Program.

Jump ARCHES will be accepting proposals for Fall 2021 until October 29. This RFP concerns the challenges our society is facing as we develop policies and procedures for healthcare delivery through new mediums post-COVID. The award is for one year of startup/seed money up to $75,000. View full RFP.

The University Library is pleased to announce that it now has an accessible study room for students with disabilities. The room is located in the Main Library next to the Information Desk on the first floor. The room is equipped with different types of seating and a screen magnifier as well as the standard accessibility software suite. Click here to reserve the accessible study room.

We hope you can join us in person or via Zoom!                                                                                           

In this brilliant comedy, cultures and gardens clash, turning well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies. Attorney Pablo and doctoral candidate Tania have purchased a home next to Frank and Virginia and their prize-worthy English garden. A disagreement over a fence line soon spirals into an all-out border dispute, exposing both couples’ notions of race, taste, class, and privilege.

Sign up for the Illinois Erosion Control and Green Infrastructure Conference October 20. This one-day Zoom conference will bring together designers, contractors, and other professionals to explore and advance the use of erosion control and green infrastructure in municipal management, and how that impacts food security, low maintenance gardening, sustainability in sports, and more.

The Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program (ChiS&E) provides engaging and hands-on science & engineering activities for Chicago Public School students and their parents. ChiS&E develops student & parent knowledge as well as a love of STEM learning. Join us as Kenneth Hill & LaTina Taylor discuss their goals of developing the next generation of STEM leaders! Register for Zoom details.

We are back with a set of workshops designed to teach students, staff, faculty, and community members how to design, scan and print 3-D objects. Each workshop is 90 minutes and $20 each. http://makerlab.illinois.edu/workshops/  Dont have time for a workshop? Now you print online at https://makerlab.illinois.edu/online-ordering 

Join Ron Marquardt, vice president of advanced technologies & innovation at T-Mobile, for the Fall 2021 Hallene Lecture. He will review T-Mobile’s technology and product innovation efforts, both internal and with other partners large and small. 

Join us at the Siebel Center for Design, Room 1002 (and virtually) on October 13 at 12 Noon. Jinal Mehta will present "Campus Apps in North America", based on the current state of campus apps. Then Isaac Galvan will present on the Illinois App. If you would like to attend virtually, please sign up here. The series continues weekly until mid-November. See our series poster for further information.

Sinfonia will commence the evening with Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture, with its lively themes serving to musically portray Maestro Hobson’s English birthplace. He will then take the stage as both conductor & pianist for Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Sinfonia will conclude the program with the iconic & crowd-pleasing, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. For tickets, click here.

The campus Memorial will be held on Thursday, 21 October 2021.  This event allows us, as a community, to honor those students who have passed away in the past two years. Program will begin at 5:00pm on the Illini Union’s Anniversary Plaza.  All-faculty, staff, students, family, and friends-are invited to attend.  Questions may be directed to the Student Assistance Center at helpdean@illinois.edu.

The Symposium will take place in-person at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) October 14-16. Keynote presenter Jeremy Bernstein, a lead narrative designer at Volition, will speak Thursday at 6:00pm. Friday "Lightning Talk Roundtables" on game design, research, virtual reality & more will stream to the PbD Youtube Channel. Saturday events will be at the CU Fablab and SCD. Hosted by Games@Illinois.

Join University staff, administration, and faculty to learn to better serve undocumented students at the University of Illinois. The training will be held on Friday, October 22nd from 1:30-4:00 pm in-person and via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Please register to receive location and link information. Contact us for disability-related accommodations to participate in this program. 

OAKtober Fest is a public celebration of native trees. This event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 16 at Chief Shemauger Park off Kerr Ave. in Urbana, and activities include a tree walk, ask an arborist booth, youth activities, and more. Nature yoga and the oak tree song at 10 am and noon. Tree planting demonstration at 11 am and 1 pm. Bring your friends and family.

Join the IAS library for our international literature book club. For October we will be discussing "Jazz and Palm Wine" by Congolese novelist Emmanuel Dongala. Exlpore Central Africa through a post-colonial context in this anthology of short stories where jazz, aliens, and witchcraft collide. Access full text here. Discussion will be led by African Studies Librarian Prof. Atoma Batoma. Register!

It's with a "thankful heart-mind-spirit" that Japan House again celebrates with an annual Fall Open House. Unlike past years, it will be held outside and guests can enjoy the day both online and in-person (ticketed, limited). Starting at 12pm, it will feature tea ceremonies, martial arts demos, cultural arts demos and more. The day will end with a celebration announcing the new Ogura-Sato Annex. 

Join the International and Area Studies library for an International Movie Night. A showing of "Planet of the Vampires" a 1965 Italian-Spanish science fiction horror film will take place in room 66 of the Main Library on Thursday Oct. 21st. 

Alison O'Daniel "Quasi-Closed Captions" Register here

Meet us under the full moon for an opportunity to strengthen your mind, body, and spirit after dark in the beautiful Allerton Meadow. The class will include strength poses perfect for students of all levels. Registration is not required, but donations are accepted to help support the Park and public programs. 

The 8th Annual HCES Symposium, presented in partnership with Jump ARCHES & OSF HealthCare, is a day of talks, demos, and networking opportunities designed to connect you with our network of physicians and faculty researchers. The event will be online. Registration required.

The university leverages the Splunk data platform every day and you could too. Learn more about what's possible by attending Splunk's annual user conference free of charge. Join Splunk’s leaders, customers, and partners from around the world to enhance your skillset and network with peers. Content is sorted into seven core tracks to showcase products and solutions across multiple use cases. 

Do you (or plan to) work with large, qualitative data sets? Join the Qualitative Technology discussion group on October 18th. We'll share experiences with collection and analysis for big qualitative data projects to identify areas of potential collaboration. The session is open to students, faculty, and staff from all disciplines. Sign up to receive the Zoom link or join our Teams group.

Join us virtually for the second session of the Poverty Seminar Series on Friday, Oct. 15, at noon, as University of Chicago Prof. Julia Henly presents "Policy Measures to Increase Child Care Stability for Low-Income Families: Equity Impacts of Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reform." Register & submit questions for Q&A following the presentation.

Professor Sunnie Rucker-Chang (University of Cincinnati) will give the REEEC New Directions Lecture. To explore the position of the Chinese in Serbia, Professor Rucker-Chang engages with the Asian American Studies concept of “perpetual foreigner.” Situating the term in Serbia reveals important insights into regional racial formations as they relate to the position of the Chinese community.

Join us on Fri., Oct. 15, at 12:00pm, as Dr. Christopher S Rose, St Edward's University & Our Lady of the Lake University, discusses "Home Front Egypt: Famine, Disease & Death During the Great War." After the discussion, our speaker will answer questions and address comments. All are welcome! Click here to register.

In this seminar we will speak directly with girls from rural India and their teachers to understand how COVID-19 affected India, and in particular, girls' education which has been at the forefront in the Global South. We will also speak with grassroots team members and co-founder of the non-profit SwaTaleem to understand how girls and other stakeholders responded at this time. 

The RBML is teaming up with the Champaign Public Library for a live crafty event over Zoom! We’ll discuss what a medieval manuscript is and how they are created, including info about making parchment, ink, and quills. Then, follow along with our live calligraphy demonstration using one of our take-home supply kits! Crafters of all skill levels are welcome; click the link to register or learn more!

Babak Salimi, Assistant Professor in the Halicioğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI) at the University of California, San Diego, will present "Generating Post-hoc Explanations for ML Models Using Contrastive Counterfactuals."  The iSchool’s Responsible Data Science and AI Speaker Series discusses topics such as explainability, reproducibility, biases, data curation and governance, and privacy.

The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute's Fall Colloquium Series features free weekly talks from industry leaders, scientists, and researchers leveraging AI research to benefit science and society. Join us on Zoom to hear from Caltech professor John Doyle on a talk titled "Universal Laws and Architectures and Their Fragilities." Register + more info here.

NCSA's Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation offers free virtual training sessions to help people get started with deep learning projects on our HAL cluster. This upcoming session will be presented by Dawei Mu on "Machine Learning with H2O on HAL." Here, he'll cover basic machine learning techniques like Linear Regression & Decision Tree using HAL. Sign-up info and schedule here.

NCSA's Center for AI Innovation continues its Fall Seminar Series tomorrow at 11 a.m. Hear from NCSA Research Scientist Weihao Ge on "Survival Analysis Based on Survey and Test Data on the UIUC Campus." Learn how AI, data science & modeling are used to determine COVID-19 policies on campus. Each week, we feature researchers & industry leaders that enable innovation through AI & advanced computing.

Back for one last time in 2021, the FREE 6-week lunch 'n learn series - Cookin' in an Instant. Learn skills to confidently use your electric pressure cooker. Designed for beginners, but all levels are welcome. No meet-up on Nov 25.

Join panelists Toshi Reagon, adrienne maree brown, John Jennings, and Damian Duffy with moderator Stacey Robinson for this free virtual, multidisciplinary conversation around Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower and an exploration on how to build liberated and equitable communities, now and in the future. Video available on demand.

The second intallment of the three-part webinar series, Insights into Behavior, will feature veterinary behaviorist, Dr. Katherine Houpt discussing canine aggression.  Dr. Houpt will provide ways to prevent injury as well as training methods and medications to lessen the risk of biting. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session.

Join us for the University of Illinois Archives’ monthly Women in Science Lecture on October 12 from 12pm - 1pm. Dr. Patricia Gregg, Associate Professor of Geology, will discuss her research on volcanic systems and volcano evolution on land, on the seafloor and on other worlds. Please register to receive the zoom link.

Join local C-U Lockdown Trivia host, Julie Laut, for a night of fun and challenging online trivia on Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 7:30pm. In conjunction with the Spurlock’s current exhibit, Blues Dancing and Its African American Roots, Laut will lead four rounds of trivia. To sign up, complete this registration form (external link) by Saturday, October 16 @ 9am CT.

Born in 1926 to Korean indentured servant parents in Cuba, Jeronimo Lim becomes the first Korean to enroll in university in the same school and year as Fidel Castro. Jeronimo joins the Cuban revolution and later becomes a Vice Minister in the Castro government, crossing paths with Fidel and Che Guevara. However, after visiting his homeland, Korea, in 1995, Jeronimo becomes a changed man. 

Understanding language as social action draws attention to the ways in which fat stigmatizing discourses do social harm. Drawing on interviews and experiences from women and men in Osaka, Japan, I look closely at how fat stigma is expressed in Japanese, both blatantly and through more subtle language use. I focus on four key themes in people’s narratives around localized ideas about fatness. 

How often do you hear about someone promoting a low-sugar or low-fat diet that claims to cure all of your health problems? Too often. The truth is, not all sugars and fats are created equal. To achieve optimal health, we need the right kinds of both. Join Ru Liu, M.S., R.D. to learn about the different kinds of sugars and fats, and how low-sugar and low-fat diets affect our bodies. Register here!

Adults (18-35 years) needed to study the molecular mechanism through which exercise affects brain function in adults. Participation involves several visits to the lab to complete questionnaires, exercise tests, computer tasks, and blood draws. Compensation up to $100 (gift card) provided upon completion. Schedule a phone screening at https://acebcnn.youcanbook.me or email bcnnlab@gmail.com 

The FSHN Sensory Group is conducting a 2-session test on white and multigrain breads. Session 1 will be held Oct. 20 & 22 and session 2 on Oct. 27 and 29. To participate, you must be 18 or older, have no known dietary restrictions, and frequently consume bread. Compensation provided.

Looking for adults aged 21-55 years with high weight for height to participate in a study into prolonged sitting and how adults think. The study involves 3 visits to Freer Hall, 3 Zoom calls, wearing activity monitors, and screening procedures. Measures include cognitive tests, electroencephalography, a body scan, maximal exercise test, and blood draws. Compensation up to $250. IRB#: #20633.

The Infant Cognition Lab has a fun ONLINE study about number words! Set up a Zoom session at your convenience; during the session, your child will watch a short animated video. Appointments available 7 days a week any time before 4pm. Get a $10 e-gift card in thanks! Children must hear English at least 75% of the time to be in this study. Email infantlab@illinois.edu for more information.