The Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) and Campus Bike Center will be closed Saturday, December 17 - Sunday, January 15 for winter break. Campus Recreation Center East (CRCE) will be open during that time period, including weekends. For more information and exact facility hours, visit the Campus Recreation website.

All campus libraries will be closed December 23, 2022, through January 2, 2023, during the winter break. Library digital resources will remain available during this closure and may be accessed through the Library's website. Please arrange your study or research schedule accordingly.

The Disability Resources and Educational Services Working Group was charged by the Chancellor and Provost in February 2022 to evaluate current disability services for students, assess how DRES relates to campus partners, and make recommendations. View the group’s final report online. 

The Illini Union, Illini Union Bookstore, and vendors in the Union will have altered hours during Winter Break. The Illini Union will close at 5pm on December 22. ALL operations will be CLOSED from December 23-January 2, with the Union re-opening on January 3. Complete hours.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is excited to announce the dates for the 2023 Undergraduate Research Week & Symposium. The 2023 Undergraduate Research Week will run April 23 – 29, 2023, and will feature the Undergraduate Research Symposium to be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Please encourage your students to present (Deadline: March 10, 2023).

Pocket Facts, a useful booklet of facts and recent highlights from across the University of Illinois System, is now available from External Relations and Communications, part of the System Offices. Request free copies by emailing infosource@uillinois.edu. Quantities may be limited. 

Sign up to present at The Grainger College of Engineering's 6th Spring Engineering Research Fair on February 2, 4-6PM, Illini Union rooms A, B, C. Representatives from research groups, programs, and centers are welcome to join to recruit undergraduate assistants, have students present research, and provide information about undergraduate opportunities. Sign Up Deadline: January 25. Learn More

Would you or your research group benefit from data and computational workshops offered through The Carpentries? If so, we are offering this survey to get an idea of what workshops the community would be interested in. Examples include: Introduction to the Command Line, Version Control with Git, Programming with MATLAB.

As a thank you for all the hardwork this semester, the Illini Union Bookstore has a special holiday sale until December 17. Everyday there is a special promo for you to enjoy. Also, get dressed in the blue and orange for the Fighting Illini football bowl game with official bowl game merchandise.

University Laboratory High School will hold an informational meeting Tues. Dec.. 13 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. You can sign up on our website.  Uni, a public school with NO tuition, serves motivated students in grades 8-12, and students from all backgrounds and schools are welcome to apply. Free lunches and fee waivers for books and activities are available to students with financial need.

All campus libraries will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 12, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for an all-employee event. Library digital resources will remain available during this closure and may be accessed through the Library's website. Please arrange your study or research schedule accordingly.

The Campus Bike Center, in collaboration with the Urbana Bike Project is hosting a Kids Bike Giveaway this holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 17th from 1-3pm at the Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway Avenue. First come, first served, one bike per child and they must be present. To donate a bike contact the Bike Project at 217-469-5126 or contact@thebikeproject.org. 

Do you know a humanities PhD student at Illinois that wants to use their strengths to make an impact, learn new skills, and explore new career paths? Invite them to learn more about the Summer Bridge program! Students selected to participate will spend 8 weeks contributing to a community organization in the Champaign-Urbana area. Register to attend an upcoming information session on 1/31.

Join ADA IT Coordinator for Illinois Keith Hays for a virtual Lunch & Learn event. He will provide critical PowerPoint accessibility training to enable attendees to create accessible PowerPoint presentations in an easy to digest way! Register today!

Join ADA Coordinators Allison Kushner & Keith Hays and ask any accessibility related questions you may have! No registration required. Log in any time between 12-1pm to ask any questions related to accessibility, the reasonable accommodation process or report access concerns/issues/barriers. Breakout rooms will be available for anyone who wishes to ask their questions confidentially.

The New Frontiers Initiative, in cooperation with the Blue Waters project at Illinois, is hosting a webinar Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. with presenters Gustavo Caetano-Anollés (Crop Sciences) on “Tracing Genome Evolution for COVID-19 Predictive Intelligence” and Huck Beng Chew (Aerospace Engineering) on “Predictive Lifetime Estimates of Space Propulsion Systems.” Register here!

If you're currently in a relationship lasting a year or longer and use social media, we are interested in interviewing you about your experiences! Individuals between 18-49 who include their partner/relationship experiences on social media are eligible. Interviews will last approximately 1 hour and will take place remotely over video or phone calls. $20 compensation will be provided at the end. 

Looking for adults aged 21-64 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, wearing activity monitors, and screening. Measures include cognitive tests, electroencephalography, a body scan, maximal exercise test, and blood draws. Compensation up to $350.Click here if interested!

A few weeks ago, we advertised the How’s my PI study. We have now revised the survey so that it will give you immediate feedback about where your PI scores on social, emotional, and behavioral skills, and where you score on well-being, and personality compared to other researchers.  We will still enter you in a drawing to win one of two iPads if you participate. Here’s the link to the survey.

This complete feeding study investigates walnut consumption, gut microbes, & metabolism. All meals & snacks are provided for 9 weeks. Blood & fecal donations required. Adults without food allergies/intolerance, metabolic or gastrointestinal disease, or medications that affect the gut are eligible. Compensation up to $1,000. Email fshn-walnut-study@mx.uillinois.edu for more information.

We are recruiting children between 7-13 years to participate in the Liver and Brain (LiBra) study. The LiBra study examines relationships between diet, physical health, and cognitive function. Participation involves 3 visits to Freer Hall and the Beckman Institute. Measures include diet, physical activity, weight status, brain imaging, and a blood draw. Compensation will be provided (up to $200).

Seeking native English speakers between ages 55-75 for an in-person language study. Participants will read multiple sentences of varying importance and be asked to complete memory tests while their brainwaves are recorded. The study is scheduled for 3 hours and participants are compensated in cash ($12/hour). If interested, please contact illinoiscablabmanager@gmail.com.

Eligibility: 1) being pregnant or within 6-months postpartum; 2) having an internet-enabled smartphone. Participation includes baseline questionnaires, 30-minute zoom call, brief (3minute) smartphone “ESM” surveys 6times/day for 1week, post-ESM-week questionnaires. Compensation: $15-$35 based on ESM completion + $50 lottery entry. Interested? Click HERE. Questions? Email momtime.research@gmail.com