The Illinois Supervisory Skills Program develops self-awareness of management styles and personal biases, offers strategies for resolving conflict and builds confidence in leading others through performance feedback and coaching techniques. Open to academic or civil service employees who oversee employees with at least a 75%-time appointment at Illinois. Apply now! Applications due June 24, 2024.

LAST CHANCE: Scholarship applications for the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) are open for one more week for graduating high school seniors to those pursuing a doctorate. Register here or apply now! Deadline for applications is May 31. Please share with any students who may be interested in this scholarship opportunity!

We are excited to announce the 2024 Latine Graduate Student Conference, themed "Reclaiming Insurgency" on October 24 and 25, 2024. We encourage participants to submit abstracts for presentations, and the submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. July 20, 2024. For more information about the conference and submission details, please visit our website or email us at llsgradconference.illinois@gmail.com.

Join Dr. Craig Lemoine, Donovan Sanchez, John Breen and other powerhouse experts to investigate alternative investments. This course covers regulatory frameworks, taxation, investment types, compliance requirements, reporting and more. Do you have a course that would promote learners in developing personal or professional skills? Contact the ACES Learning Design team to develop a course.

Join us for an exciting opportunity to discover this month’s theme: Applications of GenAI in research. This monthly online and in-person event sparks inspiration for educators, technologists, researchers, students or those just curious about AI. Come chat and see real-world examples. Use the link to register and feel free to sign up to share a 5-minute presentation.

In collaboration with Balanced Engineering, we are hosting the Cultivating Functional Safety Workshop in June. Join us in person or online to master ISO 25119 compliance and prepare for autonomy in agriculture. This engaging event spans three days of in-depth training, certification, insightful discussions and valuable networking opportunities. Register by May 31. Student discounts are available.

A guided tour is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2024. No registration required. We will meet at the west entrance to the garden, near the parking lot. The Champaign County Master Gardeners Idea Garden is located in the Arboretum on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Parking is free on Saturdays at the meters on Lincoln Avenue. Tour will be cancelled in case of rain.

The 1st Workshop on Broadly Accessible Quantum Computing will take place at PEARC24 on July 22 and NCSA wants you to attend! The early-bird registration price for PEARC is available until May 31. NCSA is also seeking applications for oral contributors for the quantum workshop. Apply now to participate or register if you want to attend! 

Join us on June 3 as Tonya Johnson shares her story of navigating a male-dominated field as a Black woman in the technology industry. This event will be in person with lunch (3039 Business Instructional Facility) from noon to 1:30 p.m. and on Zoom from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., with an optional Q&A for the last 15 minutes. Register here to get the Zoom link and a free copy of Tonya’s book.

The Illinois Innovation Network is hosting a conference July 29 and 30 at Illinois State University, funded by the NSF GRANTED program, for research administrators to discuss challenges and solutions to common problems. Learn more and register here. Help shape the conference agenda by telling organizers what is most important to your research administration work through this survey before May 31.

The LEAM lab's research informs areas of urban science, geospatial analysis, dynamic modeling and planning support system development and deployment. Our presentation will describe lab work with the Geospatial Sciences Lab in Sweden and a natural and workings lands plan for the State of Illinois. Join us for lunch, learning and conversation at the next installment of the HEROP Speaker Series! 

Come to Allerton Park for a guided Family Friendly Hike from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday, June 8. Meet at the Main Parking Lot. Hikes will focus on enjoying the natural world without worrying about making too much noise or taking up too much space. Need a stop for water? Don’t we all! $5 per person (5 and under free). Register here. 

Enjoy the peaceful, serene atmosphere of Allerton as it provides the perfect setting for Summer Yoga from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, in the Meadow. Instructor Josie Heck, with Yoga Off the Square, will lead the class through strength poses perfect for students of all levels. Registration is required here. 

Need a good place to relax and concentrate on your latest read? Then swing out to the Allerton Park Mansion for a Silent Book Club from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 3. The evening will begin with a brief group discussion, then participants will break up to do what they love: READ! Silent Book Club is free and registration is not required. Bring your favorite snack if you like!

We are now accepting program proposals for this year's conference, which will be held on October 6-7, 2024, at the Illini Union. This year's theme is Being Radically Well Together: Addressing the Challenges of Higher Education. We invite proposals from across disciplines and career levels. The deadline for submission is midnight July 1. For more information, please visit the link in the headline.

Announcing the inaugural Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium, Nov. 8, 2024! Faculty, staff and students from public institutions across the state are invited to converge, collaborate and cultivate transformative approaches to online teaching and learning tailored to Illinois' diverse landscape and heritage. Submit a proposal by June 30 at this link. 

Join us for a Special Presentation by Nolan Vallier and Scott Schwartz. From spacious concert halls to packed bars, people’s homes, sidewalks and local churches, the Champaign-Urbana community has been filled with the sound of music. Tune in to discover C-U’s diverse performance spaces over the last 100 years and how they continue to play a vital role defining who we are as a community.

Recruiting persons 60 years old or older who take a prescribed medication for high blood pressure/hypertension, have mild problems with memory, thinking and/or concentration, and use smartphones for a study on supporting medication-taking using smartphones. You will be compensated for participation. For more information, please contact us at 217-244-7383 or medmanage@illinois.edu.

Are you interested in XR? Join our research study "Impact of Computation Offloading on the End-User Experience in Extended Reality (XR)." Participants must be 18+ with normal or corrected-to-normal vision, and no known AR/VR aversion. Participation involves experiencing cutting-edge XR technologies and completing feedback questionnaires in a 1-to-2-hour session. Learn more and register here.

Help make the Next Alcohol Fitbit! The Alcohol Research Lab is looking for participants for 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. 

We are exploring challenges encountered in daily activities for older adults (60+) with a history of traumatic brain injury or stroke. If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulty with thinking, memory or concentration, we would like to learn from your experiences, via video chat, to develop solutions. Participants will be paid. Contact KCH-HFA-ENACT@illinois.edu or 217-265-0885. 

Recruiting racial minorities (including Black, Latin, Indigenous, Pacific Islander or any other underrepresented racial or ethnic groups) who are adults (18-30-year-old). Participants will complete two in-lab sessions (3-4 hours each) and one 2-week remote data collection session using various wearable devices. Compensation: $200. Please send an email to radwear.uiuc@gmail.com if interested!

We are looking for individuals with no known hearing loss to participate in research exploring how information received by the left and right ear is combined by the brain. Compensation of $15 an hour with an estimated 2-3 hours of participation. Email binauralhearinglab@gmail.com or call 217-244-2154.

Looking for adults ages 60-75 to participate in a study into prolonged sitting and how adults think. The study's aim is to test the feasibility of interrupting sitting with short bouts of high-intensity exercise in older adults and measure brain and cognitive functions before and after sitting. Compensation for participation is $280. If you are interested, please click here. 

Millions of birds die annually from striking buildings, a global conservation issue. The U. of I. bird strike survey aims to document and prevent bird strikes. If you're a student, staff or faculty member at U. of I. interested in documenting strikes, contact jmokeefe@illinois.edu or vandoren@illinois.edu. We'll provide a phone-based app and protocol. Learn about the student-led effort here.

Are you a Latina woman who had a planned cesarean delivery in the past 12 months? We are looking for women (ages 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