The Ethics of AI Certificate will teach students the core skills and knowledge they need to understand how to mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence while harnessing its benefits. Open to all undergraduate majors, the three courses required for the certificate are all available in the second half of the fall semester. Learn more. 

Apply today for funding through the University of Illinois System and University of Toronto's joint call for proposals in the fields of mobility, data science and climate change and sustainability. Proposals must include one principal investigator from the U of I System and one from U of T. Up to five joint initiatives will be funded for one year. Proposals must be submitted by Nov. 18.

Illinois students, faculty and staff can now get IT help inside the Illini Union at the new Technology Services Help Desk. It’s located in Room 187, right next to the Quad Shop. Walk-ins are welcome! Hours for the new location and DCL Help Desk are available on the Help Desk webpage. Please help us spread the word about the new location! 

Tickets for holiday events at Allerton Park go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. Annual favorites like Holiday Showcase, GLOW, Sweets With Santa, Holiday Mansion Tours and Holiday Affair return. They will be joined by newcomers, including an Afternoon Tea option for Sunday’s Showcase and a Winter Market featuring folk school instructors on Dec. 20-21. Get more info and links to tickets here.

The University of Illinois Police Department/Division of Public Safety is hiring a Human Resource Associate. The primary function of this position is to perform a variety of human resources-related duties in support of staff and administration for the Division of Public Safety. Apply today! We are looking forward to meeting you and learning about your interest in the position. 

The Illinois Supervisory Skills Program is an opportunity to develop self-awareness of management styles, learn strategies for resolving conflict and practice leadership skills throughout the semester with a cohort of peers. Open to current academic or civil service employees with at least a 75%-time appointment who supervise status or student employees. Apply now!

We're excited to announce that we are currently hiring a new Hourly Clinical Audiologist position at the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic. We encourage you to share this opportunity with your professional networks, former students and anyone who may be interested in applying. This is a great chance to join our team in providing top-notch audiological care to our community.

There’s much to be PROUD about at the University of Illinois Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Clinic. Our faculty and graduate students hosted approximately 300 visitors to our booth at the 2024 CU Pride Fest, Illinois' second largest Pride festival, on Sept. 21. Our graduate students engaged with and educated the public about the world of Speech and Hearing Science!

The Illinois Leadership Center is seeking faculty and staff to serve as Cluster Facilitators for the 2025 LeaderShape Institute. At the Institute, undergraduate students learn to lead with integrity while working toward a vision grounded in their values. Cluster Facilitators facilitate and support students’ growth. For more detailed information or to apply, click here!

In Episode 1 of Season 5, Cindy Wilson, author of "Too Much Soul," shares her perspective on her struggles with social identity and belonging while growing up as a Korean adoptee in the South with an African American family. She advocates for listeners to explore various aspects of their own identity to embody openness as they engage in meaningful relationships with diverse communities.

The final version of the Summer 2024 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students is now available at go.illinois.edu/lotrae. 

We seek instructors for our Danville program, possibly a women's prison and Cook County Jail. Visit website for dates of upcoming info sessions and to access application forms. Openings for for-credit instructors, tutors, reading group facilitators, librarians, computer lab support and more. Applications due Dec. 15, 2024.

Facilities Standards provide design requirements unique to the campus. Codes, Standards and Regulations were recently updated, including adopting newer codes in the 2023 review period. In the last two cycles, more than 300 standards were revised. Changes range from classrooms and building elements to systems, utilities and sitework. A detailed summary of the adjustment areas is also available.

Strengthen your intercultural competence through the Stumbling Blocks to Intercultural Communication training, which helps identify and overcome common barriers in cross-cultural interactions. This session explores six key causes of intercultural communication breakdowns and provides actionable strategies to avoid them. More details and registration can be found here: https://go.illinois.edu/SB24

Are you ready to enhance your intercultural skills? ISSS is hosting a Communicating Across Language Difference session from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 8, to help you navigate various intercultural communication skills. Participants will learn how adapting to different communication approaches can lead to more effective interactions. Registration can be found here: https://go.illinois.edu/CALD24

Jill Wine-Banks, a distinguished attorney and MSNBC Legal Analyst, is a prominent figure in political and legal discourse and author of "The Watergate Girl, My Fight for Truth and Justice Aganist a Criminal President." With a a focus on democracy, Jill will discuss "Facts. Not Alternative Facts is Nonnegotiable." A book signing will follow. Question can be submitted in advance.

Google will be on campus demonstrating how Google Cloud's Generative AI is transforming the research landscape. Learn how you can accelerate time to science, enhance collaboration and secure research grant funding with Google Cloud Vertex AI and generative AI tools available to you at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

October is National Cookbook Month, and Funk ACES Library has partnered with McKinley Health Center’s Nutrition Peers to bring you smart snacks and encourage you to eat “all colors of the rainbow." Bring your i-Card to check out a cookbook, grab a snack or both! Visit our calendar to learn more about this and other events.

In this workshop, students will learn about best practices for creating infographics and be introduced to several free online tools that allow users to create their own infographics, including Infogram and Visme. The session will end with a practice activity where participants are encouraged to use the webtool of their choice.

In this workshop, participants will learn about the role and the non-role of the reviewer in the peer review process in contrast to the roles of authors and editors. Participants will be invited to peer review some examples of reviewers' reports.

Join us for an exciting opportunity to discuss the changing role of educators in the age of AI. This monthly online and in-person event will spark inspiration for those curious about the future of education. Come chat and share your ideas. Use the link to register and contribute to our session. We welcome participants to read this article prior to attending the session.

Help celebrate a gift from Ann and Charlie Helm at Allerton Park’s Orange Trail Dedication at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Fu Dog Garden (near the Orange Trailhead). The event will recognize the endowment from the Helms, which will ensure the popular trail is well-cared for in perpetuity. Free, but registration is appreciated here for planning purposes by Oct. 3.

Have you ever wondered what the inside of Allerton Park’s historic, 1900-era Mansion looks like? Would you like to hear more about the unique history of Robert Allerton and the creation of his estate? Then register for a Public Mansion Tour scheduled at 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 6. Tours begin in the Mansion Gallery and last between 45 and 60 minutes. $10 per person (5 and under free). Register here.

Join the Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society for Saturday Stargazing from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Allerton Park’s Sun Singer. Enjoy stargazing, finding constellations and spotting deep space objects through telescopes. Bring snacks and play lawn games as the sun sets. The best views start at 8:45 p.m., with the event wrapping up by 10:30 p.m. $5/person. Register here.

Champaign-Urbana area kids and families are invited to the university's 2024 Youth Literature Festival Community Day, a FREE event and open to the public. Join us to celebrate the love of books and reading. A full list of presenting authors is on the website. Puppet shows, author readings, book signings, live music, art displays and hands-on activities will all be part of the fun!

Interested in sharing your thoughts on affordability of course materials? Enjoy a free dinner while sharing your experiences and ideas with librarians! This event is for current students only and will be hosted at the Asian American Cultural Center. Registration is required and is limited to 25 students. To register, use this link: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/707260276 

This film captures the political awakening among Thais after the rise and fall of Thanathorn, a young politician who calls to end the cycle of coups d’etat. The film explores the 2019 election in Thailand, which marked the end of five years of full military rule and a new group of young politicians who campaign against an authoritarian constitution. Free pizza at 4:45 p.m.; screening at 5 p.m.

Join the Physics Department for this fall's Saturday Physics for Everyone on Saturday, Oct. 5. This in-person lecture series continues with Professor Brian DeMarco's "Quantum Computing". Snacks will be served at 9:45 a.m. with SPS Physics demos, and the lecture begins at 10:15 a.m. This event is free and open to everyone: friends, family, kids and grandparents. We hope to see you there!

We are partnering with Unify America for virtual dialogues. The Unify Challenge College Bowl is a guided video conversation with students paired with different views from other universities. Together, the students will talk about big goals for our country. They’ll cover topics like mental health, climate change, policing, student loans and immigration. Small conversations can make a difference.  

This year Dads Weekend is Nov. 1-3. If your department is holding special events during Dads Weekend, we invite you to add them to the official Dads Weekend calendar. Click here to view the calendar. In the upper right-hand corner is a "+" sign: click that and add your event!

This workshop will address major dual career considerations for a faculty job search, including possible structures for partner hires, and will allot plenty of time for questions and conversation. This workshop is relevant for those in relationships with one or multiple academics. You can join in person (Graduate College, 507 E. Green St.) or on Zoom (https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace).

Join the Center for Business and Public Policy for a Fireside Chat with Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana and former president of Purdue University, on from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 in Foellinger Auditorium. He will be discussing the importance of budgets, sound fiscal policy and student education.

Jacob Fritchie, a graduate student in nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering, participated in a Sandia National Laboratories Internship. He will discuss his recent experiences, where he worked on projects related to nuclear verification and safeguards. He will provide an overview of his projects, focusing on the challenges and achievements in nuclear security and non-proliferation. 

Join Franck Nago, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' acquisition advisor, as he presents via Zoom at the Fall 2024 Kent Seminar Series from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. Food and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ICT Classroom.

Thinking about graduate school? Explore the possibilities of pursuing a master's, Ph.D. or professional degree. All majors and class-levels welcomed! Connect with reps from 130 schools to learn about advanced degrees in health, business, engineering, agriculture, communications, education, STEM and more. Registration encouraged but not required. To learn more and to register, visit Handshake.

Join us in Chicago for "World of Genomics: Discover Everyday DNA." Visitors will learn about DNA, genetics, agriculture, robotics, microbes — all through family-friendly activities led by IGB researchers. See living biobots in action, interact with our ant and bee hives, explore the structure of DNA, score yourself on the Veggie Meter and much more!

Aaron Ammons was elected Champaign County Clerk in 2018. He has also served as an Urbana alderman and co-founder of Champaign Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice. Working at Illinois for 17 years, he served as President of SEIU 73 Chapter 119, as a trustee for the State University Retirement System and is married to State Rep. Carol Ammons (103rd District).

Japan House's annual Fall Open House resumes on Saturday, Oct. 5, featuring Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji. Traditional Japanese tea ceremonies will be offered at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. At 3 p.m., Gunji will give a free presentation about wagashi and seasonality, with a live demonstration to make them. Garden tours offered at noon and 1 p.m. Registration required for all activities.

Ashok Gulati, the Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, will present the ACES Distinguished International Lecture titled "Re-purposing Indian Agri-food Policies for a Sustainable and Nutritious Food System." A reception will follow from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration requested.

Join us for a panel discussion on higher education in Ukraine, featuring our BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows: Volodymyr Bazylevych (Chernihiv Polytechnic, focusing on information security); Nataliia Faryna (Ivan Franko National University, specializing in Ukrainian linguistics and education); and Olha Telna (Kharkiv Academy, a disability rights activist dedicated to inclusive education).

Join us for a compelling reading and discussion with Ukrainian-American poet, translator and activist Olga Livshin. Recently published in The New York Times and Ploughshares, Livshin also co-organized the large online reading of Ukrainian poets "Voices for Ukraine" during the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Collaborating with Project Heal, the Counseling Center is hosting a walk around the Arboretum to represent our commitment to supporting students toward disordered eating recovery. Join us for educational resources, awareness, community and fun! Games and prizes available. Registration is FREE. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. Oct. 13.

Join the Writers Workshop to learn about genre expectations for personal statements and strategies for drafting and tailoring your statement. We will review a range of disciplines. We will hold both an online (Oct. 2) and in-person (Oct. 8) session; register the day before to receive a reminder and the Zoom details for the online session.

Musician, Grammy Award winner and author of books including "How The Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll: An Alternative History of Popular Music" and "Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues," Elijah Wald will discuss his new book "Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories" (Hachette, 2024).

Join us for an afternoon of music and insight in collaboration with the CU Folk & Roots Festival! Experience a captivating performance/lecture by Eddie Barbash and KASA & Friends, browse a curated display of folk and roots materials from the Music & Performing Arts Library's collections and enjoy light refreshments. 

Sign up for Family Workout Night at the Outdoor Fitness Court! As a part of Exercise is Medicine Month, parents can engage in two group fitness classes, while their children enjoy collaborative games, healthy snack-making and a modified group fitness class. Children ages 6-12 are welcome to join for only $12 per household! Register via Active Illini with your NetID and password.

Join UIPD in conversation over pizza. Ask questions and know that no topic is off the table. Learn more about the department, protocols, resources and more. We are looking forward to meeting you and building the community together. We hope to see you there! 

Join us as we kick off Exercise is Medicine on Campus Month, a campuswide program proclaimed by Chancellor Jones that promotes accessible physical activity as a vital sign of health. We'll have giveaways items and educational resources to support your initiatives on improving the overall well-being of the campus community. View the calendar of events and download signs for your units here.

Sign up for the GrantForward Faculty Training Session, noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024. GrantForward is a powerful search tool for finding research funding opportunities from public, private, domestic and international sponsors. We have a campuswide GrantForward license, and all faculty may create a GrantForward account and curate searches to suit their individual research agendas. Registration

When practicing human-centered design, it’s important to connect with the people you are designing for — their lives, their interests, their motivations and their struggles. Learn how to take a human-centered approach to gathering information that will provide a compass when designing to solve complex problems.

Play along during Cybersecurity Awareness Month and up your cybersecurity game. There’s a new game or experience each week. Try Passwordle. Join a digital or in-person Cybersecurity Escape Room. Spin the "wheel of phish" at our Phish Market. Finally, play against others in the Big Ten in a Cybersecurity Game Show. Full details are at cybersecurity.illinois.edu.

Explore the magical world of animals, science and caring, and you'll agree: There's no place like Vet Med! Illinois vet students showcase their profession through >40 interactive exhibits. You'll find lots of live animals and learning opportunities. Aspiring veterinarians, attend our talk about getting into vet school. Please note: This event is for human guests only.

Join us for an informal discussion on sources in REEES. Faculty panelists and reference librarians from the Slavic Reference Service will share perspectives and strategies on how to identify and work with relevant sources. 

The HathiTrust Digital Library is the world’s largest, holding nearly 17.5 million digitized volumes from research libraries around the world. The HathiTrust Research Center is the research gateway to that enormous, near-universal library. We will introduce the Center's text and data mining tools, allowing researchers to computationally analyze millions of volumes of text held in the HDL.

This webinar introduces the basic tools and resources for government statistics and data. Attendees will learn about the major federal government and intergovernmental organizations' statistics and data as well as strategies to search for government statistics.

In this workshop, we’ll discuss how researchers use AI in the data analysis process for coding and analysis and look at AI integration into QDA software like MAXQDA and Atlas.ti. We’ll review a framework for assessing whether AI use is appropriate for your methodology and the ethical concerns that come with the use of AI products. Two sessions: 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. Oct. 7.

Looking for new ways to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in database searches? This workshop will break down how to identify resources and search for articles, books and other scholarly works. We’ll cover chasing citations, creating optimal keyword searches, using built-in database functions to improve searches and other strategies to make you a more efficient researcher.

Please join us at the IGET meeting a 1 p.m. Oct. 2, on Zoom. We will be discussing: Illinois Career Center and Handshake, Canvas Updates and the DesignPlus New Toolbar Overview.

Liubov Tupikina, researcher (ITMO, Bell Labs, Paris Descartes LPI), will present a talk on "Dissecting knowledge space: learning higher-order structures from data." More information on this talk and the iSchool’s CIRSS “Studying Science Scientifically: State of the Art and Prospects for the Science of Science” Speaker Series is available here.

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. Pre-register today!

Please join us for the October Art of Teaching Lunchtime Seminar session as Anna Wright (LAS) shares skills and resources she uses to train graduate teaching assistants to be ready to teach through her training program. She will also share resources and strategies and welcomes participation and discussion from participants.

We are examining the effects of complementary protein in a meal on the rate of building muscle proteins. The study requires three days of participation, including two full-day trials with blood and muscle sample collection. You get $250 upon completion, information about your body composition (muscle and fat) and results of your lower body strength testing. Contact Zan for more information!

Revolutionize your research with Google Vertex and generative AI: exclusive seminar for Illinois researchers. Google will be demonstrating how the Cloud's generative AI is transforming the research landscape. Learn how you can enhance collaboration and secure research grant funding with AI tools. Date: Oct. 16. Time: 9 to 11:30 a.m. or 1 to 2:30 p.m. RSVP: Morning Session RSVP: Afternoon Session

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 $400 in compensation for participation. 

The Alcohol Research Lab is looking for social drinkers to participate in our study. Participation involves attending one 6- to 9-hour laboratory session and completing cognitive, social and communicative tasks while EEG brain responses are recorded. A referral of at least one same-gender friend is required at the time of sign up. Up to $100 in compensation. 

This study explores people's knowledge and understanding of ChatGPT. You will answer questions about your knowledge of and general ChatGPT usage.  This study involves a one-time 20-minute survey. By participating, you'll be entered into a raffle with a guaranteed 10% chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card! Participate by following this URL: https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cVdh076qz76mJ4q

This study aims to develop and validate new methods to diagnose tinnitus (“ringing in the ears”). Adults with tinnitus, ages 18 to 70, are sought for a two-hour behavioral study and three-hour brain wave recording. Free parking and compensation are provided. If interested, email tinnitus@illinois.edu.

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.

We are seeking participants ages 50 and older for a two-hour study ($35 compensation) to explore how people learn to use virtual reality and their training support preferences. Participants should have prior hands-on VR experience, be fluent in English and be willing to visit the U. of I. campus. For more info, please contact us at vrsupport@illinois.edu or 217-300-5445, or click here to sign up!