Scholarship applications for the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation are now open for graduating high school seniors to those pursuing a doctorate. USGIF will host two virtual info sessions about this opportunity Feb. 15 and April 22. Register for one of those sessions here or apply now! Deadline for applications is May 31.

Senate Committee on Student Discipline & the Office for Student Conflict Resolution are seeking to fill student, staff and faculty seats on the Subcom. on Undergrad. Student Conduct; Subcom. on Graduate Student Conduct; and Subcom. on Sexual Misconduct. These committees play a critical role in the response to student conduct at UIUC. Questions- conflictresolution@illinois.edu Deadline 3/8/24

Multiple funding opportunities for students and faculties: February 13: Deadline for research grants for UIUC faculty, collaborative faculty research grants, Lemann Center Graduate Fellowship, Werner Baer Doctoral Fellowship; February 26: Deadline for Lemann/FAPESP collaborative research grants; March 1: Deadline for Werner Baer Postdoctoral Fellowship. 

Research support funding available for women undergraduates in computer science, aerospace, electrical, computer, materials science, nuclear engineering, physics! The DaRin Butz Foundation Research Scholars Program is accepting applications for 2024-2025. Scholars are eligible to receive $5000 research scholarship and conference travel support. Application Deadline: March 31 LEARN MORE

Full-day child care programs for children ages 6 weeks to 4 years are in session Monday through Friday from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm on a year-round basis. To submit an application or for further information, visit cdl.illinois.edu. To schedule a tour, email Associate Director Meghan Redeker (meghanew@illinois.edu). For full consideration, submit your application by April 1st.

iSEE and NRES are taking nominations for the 2024-25 Stuart L. and Nancy J. Levenick Resident Scholar in Sustainability Leadership. Visiting scholars are experts in a range of disciplines from universities, the private sector and nonprofit organizations who share fresh perspectives at the U of I. Applications are due March 22. Questions? Contact Mike Ward, Levenick Chair in Sustainability.

In this 4-week blended course, supervisors will learn how to establish boundaries, increase engagement and anticipate challenges. Along the way, they will connect with other managers on campus to share lessons learned. Blended - Live Webinars (2/13 & 3/7, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.) with Self-Paced Content in Canvas (10 hours).

Group fitness classes including cycle, strength, HIIT, Pilates, Sculpt and Flow, etc. at Campus Recreation are available early morning, during lunch time, and after work hours. Faculty and staff who are Campus Recreation members can receive a 10% discount for a group fitness membership using the code UIUCGF. Get your workout in and purchase this exclusive deal on Active Illini!

Get ready for the April 8, 2024, Solar Eclipse. Get your solar eclipse glasses from Illinois in a Box! Champaign is expected to experience a 98% eclipsed sun with classes in full session. Also available for general public purchase at the Illini Union Bookstore.

Is your unit planning an undergraduate research symposium, expo or conference in April? Affiliate it with the campus-wide Undergraduate Research Week for increased visibility. Register your event by March 1, 2024, at https://go.illinois.edu/URW_Apply and be part of the celebration! Questions? email ugresearch@illinois.edu.

Encourage your undergraduate students to apply to The Grainger College of Engineering ISUR Program! ISUR offers students research scholarships and structured mentored research experiences under the mentorship of faculty, research staff/engineers/scientists and graduate students. Students are eligible to receive conference travel support. AY 2024-2025 application deadline: March 31 LEARN MORE

Expedite the verification process for the F&A Space Survey and the annual Campus Space Survey by ensuring building floor plans are current. Floor plan requests and space use changes can be made throughout the year in Archibus Web Central. Log in to view current plans, update room information, and ask for floor plan updates. Click the top link for more details.

Do you need help with data, troubleshooting code, statistical analyses or survey research? Consulting & training workshops are open to campus on the following: Stata, SAS, SPSS, R, Python, Qualtrics  and Alchemer. All services are free through a partnership with CITL, the Library Scholarly Commons and Tech Services. For open consulting hours click here and workshop registration click here.

Join us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony! 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. Each week will feature a different seasonal wagashi (traditional Japanese sweet) for guests to enjoy with a bowl of matcha. Reservations are required, no walk-ins will be permitted.

This lecture argues that the Syrian presence has both positive and negative effects on various sectors, such as public services, housing, trade and the labor market. It highlights the role of donor funding and the Jordan Compact in providing work permits and development projects for Syrian refugees and Jordanians. 

This workshop illustrates a wide array of data formats used in research and socially. In this workshop we will talk about data use, reuse, data management and ethics of using data.  

The party will start at 6 pm in the Krannert Center lobby, followed by a concert at 7:30 pm and live samba dancing and drinks from 9 to 11 pm. At 6:30 pm, for the lively tunes of a Brazilian Group playing Marchinhas de Carnaval – don't forget your Brazil colors and glitters for an extravaganza of joy and celebration!

Dr. Bianca Kremer will present her talk on "Facial Recognition Technologies in the Brazilian Public Sector: Between Regulation and Racial Discrimination." The event will be held in person and zoom, providing free lunch. Register here for the event.

Technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help researchers to enhance  their data management plan. There are many areas where AI can help researchers strengthen and improve data quality. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create a strategy to help with data classification, organizing data (including files and folders), naming files and planning for backup and security.

Explore the different methods for motion capture available in the SCIM Lab. While the main focus of this workshop will be the Rokoko suit and gloves, we will also investigate computer vision and depth cameras. Learn about the pros and cons of each method and how you might use this data for research or media production. Participants will be provided the data captured for further investigation.

This Illinois REDCap workshop will focus on advanced ways Illinois REDCap can be used to collect research data, including how to build or edit projects with a Data Dictionary, collecting data with repeatable instruments and collecting longitudinal data with defined events. Attending the “Introduction to REDCap” or having a working knowledge of REDCap is recommended before attending this workshop.

A citation manager can help you store your files, create citations and insert formatted citations into papers. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to three popular citation managers—Mendeley, Zotero and Endnote. We will go over the pros and cons of each one and give you a preview of how they work to help you choose the best fit for your citation needs.

Are you a student with little ones? Do you have young siblings or cousins you're seeing soon, or do you babysit? Stop by the Orange Room to pick up a free Valentine's Day bag, put together and sponsored by the Social Empowerment Project of the RSO, Volunteer Illini Projects. Each bag include different toys, books, coloring and more, and is varied by age group. Available while supplies last.

We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best? Is it only about your slide design or are there other techniques that leave a lasting impression? In this session we distill the magic that just might take your next presentation from bland to grand.

Please join us for our first MillerComm event of the spring semester! Jody Sperling will be giving a talk titled Natural Technologies: Ecokinetics and the Art of Loïe Fuller. Thursday, February 15, at 5 PM at Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. Free admission.

Veterans, join us this Thursday at 11 AM to learn about advanced care planning. Megan (VA Illiana Advanced Care Planning Coordinator) will guide you through the process, ensuring your healthcare preferences are respected.

Join Lily Poulikakos of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology as she presents via Zoom at the Spring 2024 Kent Seminar Series Thursday, February 15, from 2-3 p.m. (CT). Food and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ICT Classroom. 

New to the university? Need a refresher on using the library? This hands-on workshop will introduce you to library resources and services. After this workshop, you’ll be able to navigate the library website with confidence to access print and electronic materials. Come with questions if you have them!

Biboon (winter) brings cold weather and storytelling. Storytelling for many Indigenous communities is a time of reflection, laughter and life lessons. Bizhiki storytellers travel the country sharing stories with family and youth audiences in an interactive environment.

Join us for a journey through the Victorian era with Dr. Antoinette Burton's presentation, "Victorian Geographies of Un/Belonging: Cornelia Sorabji at Oxford." Burton, Professor of History and the Swanlund Endowed Chair and the Director of the Humanities Research Institute at U. of I., will talk about the life and legacy of Cornelia Sorabji. Lunch will be provided with RSVP. Please register here.

Dr. Juan González, Senior Fellow at the Great Cities Institute (UIC) and co-anchor of Democracy Now!, will explore the root causes of the so-called Migrant Crisis, how our government's current and historic policies toward Latin America have actually fueled it, and what a more humane and progressive immigration policy would look like. Zoom attendance option available.

Have you ever been curious about how 3D Printing works? This Savvy will help you get familiar with 3D Printing processes at the University. This is the first in a two part series.

Acclaimed violinist and Champaign-Urbana native Lucia Lin returns to perform Korngold's violin concerto. This virtuosic concerto incorporates themes from his beloved film scores of Hollywood's "golden age," including his Oscar-winning score to Anthony Adverse (1936). Also featured on the program is Leonard Bernstein's Overture to Candide and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica." 

Join the Beckman Institute's Imaging Technology group for a Tech Talk titled "SEM Visualization of Bacteria Morphology on a Nanostructured Surface." Register to attend by Feb. 15 and receive a complimentary lunch. A Zoom link will be available, as well.

Please extend this open invitation to your First-Generation students to learn more about graduate school. This event will feature a discussion about the realities of grad school, sense of belonging, and accessing supportive resources. Food will be provided. RSVPs encouraged. Hosted in collaboration with the TRIO McNair Program and Gies College of Business.

What role does city diplomacy play in the European Union’s policy towards China? Join the EU Center for a lecture by Tomasz Kamiński, Associate Professor of Asian Studies at University of Łódź. This lecture is part of the IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "China and the World."

The annual Illinois Interfaith Conference is a free opportunity for University of Illinois students, campus allies and community leaders to engage in conversation on interfaith cooperation. The schedule includes a keynote talk by author Nadia Bolz-Weber, workshops on building interfaith partnerships and an interfaith service project. Registration and more information is available online. 

Lecture open to those interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering education: “An Examination of Women in Engineering Retention Programming and Participant Graduation Rates.” Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer is Assoc. Director of Women in Engineering at Purdue and Director-At-Large for the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE. Her work focuses on broadening participation of women in STEM.

February 24 / 25. Campus / Community Pickleball Tournament. (Huff Gym / ARC. Promoted by the RST Department. For Info: illinipickleballevent@gmail.com. Trophies, prizes, and plenty of pickles for the campus & community champions. Intermediate and Recreational teams welcome. Proceeds to benefit the Cunningham Childrens Home.

Join us for the MillerComm Lecture presented by Christopher Barrett. This talk will integrate a wide body of research to advance a feasible vision of agrifood systems transformation to overcome interlinked polycrises and move towards a food system that is healthy, equitable, resilient and sustainable.

Enjoy a FREE coffee and conversation at the McDonald's located at 1605 S. Neil Street Champaign, IL. No agenda or speeches, just an opportunity to ask questions, share concerns and get to know our campus police officers from the University of Illinois Police Department! We hope to see you there! 

The Education Professionals' Career Fair,  Feb. 29, 2024, 12-3 pm, at the I Hotel is open to all students, regardless of major/class, exploring opportunities in education. 100+ schools from Central Illinois, Chicago and nationally will be present. Registration encouraged but not required. Transportation to/from Education Building and the I Hotel provided. See schools and register on Handshake.

Please join WGGP to discuss Naomi Klein’s book, “On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal.” The book discussion will be led by GRID Students Cintia Martina Freitas, Marina Moscoso and Marwah Malik. Free books are available while supplies last. To register, please go to this link.

On 2/12 (12-1pm) and 2/13 (7-8pm), we will discuss free tools that are available for conducting qualitative data analysis, with a focus on Taguette and spreadsheet tools. This workshop does not assume any previous knowledge of Taguette or other QDA software, but does expect that you know how to work with data in spreadsheet format.

Kaltura (Mediaspace) is a YouTube-like service that allows U of I people to post and share videos, and you can use it to promote your research, for teaching or outreach. Now, Zoom meetings you record to the cloud go directly into Kaltura. We will cover what you need to know to get started publishing with Kaltura, and follow up with consultation for your specific projects.

In this talk you will learn how to program NVIDIA GPUs using standard programming languages (C++, Fortran, Python). You will see how writing parallel-first code enables applications to run on CPUs or GPUs with a single source code and learn how to mix compiler directives and CUDA with standard languages to get productive, portable and performant code. Use the link in the title to register.

Barbara Suggs-Mason and Angela Rivers, cochairs for the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail, will be the speakers at the upcoming Noontime Knowledge on Wed., Feb. 14, at noon. The trail is a community-driven "celebration of the lives and contributions of African Americans in the Champaign County area." To join their talk, register at https://go.fs.illinois.edu/diversityandinclusion.

Do you have students preparing abstracts for conferences, class assignments, or journal submissions? Encourage them to attend this presentation! We'll discuss effective abstracts, review examples across fields, and ask students to practice writing their own based on an in-session prompt. Find more information and register here by 2/13.

The next IGET meeting will be on February 14 at 1pm on Zoom. The discussion topics will include: Karle Flanagan and Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider about their clicker style app for interactions, Abdu Alawini for his Illinois QR code ID scanner for attendance app, and Ryan Cordell on how he’s using AI in the classroom.

If you work with data you know it takes a ton of knowledge, skill, and effort. Data papers are scholarly articles that provide detailed context about a dataset and promote its reuse. A data paper just might be the best way to get more recognition for your research. You'll learn what data papers are, how to write one, and where to publish one.

Unlock the power of studying text on a large scale by joining us to play with AntConc, a beginner-friendly text mining software. In this workshop, we’ll provide an overview of how AntConc works and where to find texts you can use for research. There will be plenty of room for experimentation and questions. No prior experience needed!

During this webinar, Nora Davies will present some examples of the broadside ballad in the RBML Collection and discuss the importance of the ballad in the early modern era as well as the “true” characters featured in crime ballads to expand on her former exhibit Crymes and Rhymes: The Broadside Ballad and the Celebrity Criminal. Join us for “bloody versicles,” daring escapes and more.

George Alter, Research Professor Emeritus in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, will present "SDTL and SDTH: Machine Actionable Descriptions of Data Transformations." Based at the iSchool, CIRSS' Trustworthy Computational Science Speaker Series addresses the challenges of enabling researchers to build on prior computational research with confidence.

This workshop will explore general LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency, and the relevance and impact it has on trans youth in specific ways. This session is designed to help attendees gain knowledge and understanding around LGBTQ+ topics, terms and Best Practices that can reduce harm and increase mental health and wellbeing. Free for U. of I. students. Register: https://go.illinois.edu/trans-youth-ceu

Join us for 6 weeks of gentle yoga where you will learn yoga postures, breathing and meditation techniques to manage pain. We are actively recruiting adults ages 18-64 experiencing chronic pain who do not have a regular mind-body practice and are able to move around freely without an assistive device. Complete the survey to see if you're eligible or contact svoss2@illinois.edu or 217-265-0741. 

Seeking members of the U. of I. community with 1) campus meal plan and 2) android smartphone, to study patterns in meal timing and how smartphone sensors (accelerometer, GPS, etc.) may predict those patterns. Total compensation up to $180 for 8-wk study completion. For more information and enrollment please follow this link to our REDCap survey.

Help make the Next Alcohol Fitbit! The Alcohol Research Lab is looking for frequent drinkers to participate in a validation study of transdermal biosensing bracelets. Participation involves attending three laboratory sessions, wearing a transdermal bracelet, and filling out surveys for two weeks. Up to $300 in compensation for participation.

Is drinking causing problems in your relationship? The University of Illinois is conducting a research study for people with alcohol use disorder and their partners. Participants will receive 12 sessions of science-backed alcohol couples treatment and complete phone-based study assessments during their enrollment. Qualified individuals will be compensated for their time.

Are you diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? Participate in our research aimed at better understanding fatigue using technology. To learn more or enroll, please contact us at 217-300-3080 or email us at MS-energy@illinois.edu. Your participation will contribute significantly to enhancing the quality of life for individuals with MS.

Last call! Meals are provided for 12 weeks. 3 urine collections, 4 blood draws and 7 fecal donations will be required. Those without food allergies, intestinal disease, diabetes, gallbladder removal or bariatric surgery may qualify. BMI greater than 25 meets inclusion criteria. For your participation, you will receive up to $1000. To learn more and find out if you qualify: maggieo4@illinois.edu 

Are you a Latina woman who had a planned cesarean delivery in the past 12 months? We are looking for women (aged 18-45) to help us develop a mindfulness intervention for Latina women who plan to deliver by cesarean. Eligible participants will complete a brief online survey and receive a $10 electronic gift card. Contact us today at (217) 244-9363 or mamidappstudy@illinois.edu

If you are a student who is disabled or who identifies with one or more disabilities, we would like to learn about your perspectives on and experiences with AI tools like ChatGPT! If interested, please complete this online survey, requiring 10 to 20 minutes, and receive a $5 Amazon e-gift card! If you have any questions, please reach out to samuela7@illinois.edu or mkhan259@illinois.edu.