With the evolving national landscape, some research and outreach efforts may attract unwanted digital attention and harassment. The Provost’s Office website houses trolling and doxxing resources for targeted faculty and executive officers. Additionally, the university’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing actively monitors social media channels and will notify department heads if they learn of any risks that arise.

The university’s new brand platform is a bold, unified approach to showcasing our university. A strong, cohesive brand enhances recruitment, reputation and global reach, and our research-backed platform provides tools to showcase each unit’s impact while reinforcing a shared narrative. To adopt the brand, use "Illinois" instead of "UIUC" in all materials to strengthen recognition, apply the correct colors and logos to maintain consistency, incorporate branded templates for professional materials and update email signatures to align with the university’s identity.

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A policy has been redirected from the CAM Website: Personnel Record Review Act. Also, a policy has been removed from the CAM Website: Alumni Directory.

OLLI at Illinois, a lifelong learning community designed for those 50 years old and older, is offering more than 30 4- and 8-week courses during the spring semester (Monday, Feb. 24 through Saturday, April 19) on Contemporary Issues, Film, History, Humanities, Science, Math and Wellness. OLLI membership required (Renewal $90; Trial $70; Scholarships available). Course fees ($20/$40). Membership includes free lectures, interest groups and social events. For more information or to register, email olli@illinois.edu, call 217-244-9141 or visit https://olli.illinois.edu. 

How can we live well in a world where digital technology is pervasive? In 2025, Professor John Schwenkler and the department of philosophy are launching the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age to explore how humans can thrive with digital technology, instead of letting our well-being be undermined by it. Activities will begin in March with a public lecture series that will feature John Durham Peters, Antón Barba-Kay, Christine Rosen and Paul Scherz as the first speakers. 

A new campus division — the Division of Parks and Natural Spaces — has been created to include Allerton Park and the Arboretum. Headed by current Allerton executive director Derek Peterson, DPNS will ensure long-term sustainability of these public recreational spaces by focusing on conservation and community engagement as well as expanded impact for both units. Learn more here.

Illinois Computes and NCSA helped Illinois professor of anthropology LaKisha David connect families in the U.S. and Africa through the Family Roots Genealogy Pilot Program. “It’s been a great experience,” David said of working with Illinois Computes. “We meet regularly, and they really listen. Whatever features we want to roll out, or if I need anything, they are so helpful.” You can read more about David’s work here and subscribe to the Illinois Computes Connections newsletter to learn how to utilize the program’s computing resources and technical and domain expertise.

If you discovered that you’re missing access to a folder or file in U. of I. Box, rest assured that the IT community is here to support you in recovering that data. Visit the Accessing Files From Deactivated Box Accounts webpage for more information.

After March 10, you will be presented with an additional screen as you log in to  university resources using Duo. Once you click continue, everything else will be the same as you have experienced before. 

Join us at the "Through the Faculty Ranks" workshop - Diversity and Equity in Promotion and Tenure - on March 12. Faculty will learn how to enhance understanding and awareness of how issues of equity and bias influence promotion and tenure decisions. We invite all faculty members to attend, especially those eligible to serve on department- and college-level promotion and tenure committees. Click here to RSVP by March 4!

The Generative AI Solutions Hub is looking for students to participate in focus groups that will discuss attitudes and usage of generative AI at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Any U. of I. undergrad or grad student is eligible to participate. The focus groups will be held in April and May. If you're interested, please sign up here.

New Coursera Course Launch: Introduction to Nutrition Policy, Frameworks and Process. ACES Online is thrilled to announce a new Coursera course featuring Dr. Saima Hasnin and Dr. Krystal Hodge. This comprehensive course covers the foundations of the food system, nutrition policy formulation and evaluation. Explore frameworks for nutrition equity and the policy process through engaging video lectures, readings and quizzes. Enroll now on Coursera!

The department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is delighted to announce the upcoming Kang Lecture, featuring professor Dali L. Yang of University of Chicago, on Yang’s book, "Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control" (2024). At 4:30 p.m. April 17, professor Yang will lecture at Spurlock Museum. At 12:30 p.m. April 18, he will give a lunch seminar at the Illini Union. Please RSVP for the lunch seminar to Jingling Chen, jingling@illinois.edu, or Yingzhi Lu, yingzhi3@illinois.edu, by March 3. Participants who sign up will receive a copy of the book and a box lunch.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program's 2026-2027 competition is now officially open! The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers awards in more than 135 countries to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world. College and university faculty can join over 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections and greater mutual understanding. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15, 2025. 

University High School, located on the U. of I. campus, is looking for a head coach and assistant coach for the girls swim team for the fall 2025 season. These are paid positions; must be available 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Email athletic director Kyle Hummel, KHummel@illinois.edu, if interested.  

Do you know a student who should be acknowledged and recognized for their academic achievements or leadership in a student organization? Applications are being accepted for 2025 Student Leadership and Scholarship Awards. Applications are open until 11:59 p.m. March 10.

Each year, DSJE seeks to honor and celebrate folks working to dismantle systems of oppression and create a more inclusive campus. Please nominate your students, colleagues, affiliated RSOs and programs for these awards! For more information and the list of categories, please visit go.illinois.edu/SJA. 

Full-day child care programs for children ages six weeks to four years are in session from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 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 1.

The University Library announces the opening of a new Reflection Room — a quiet, welcoming spot for reflection, meditation, contemplation or prayer. Features include a couch and non-locking cubbies for belongings, as well as a foot washing station. The Reflection Room is located in Room 438 of the Main Library and is open to all during regular building hours — no reservation is needed. There is also a Reflection Room at The Grainger Engineering Library Information Center (Room 229).

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, developed by professor Robert Brunner, explores AI’s evolution, key technologies like machine learning and applications in business, from finance to supply chains. This course equips learners with practical AI skills and ethical insights. Enroll for free with Coursera for Illinois.

The goal of the travel award (up to $1,000) is to provide opportunities for graduate students at Illinois to participate (remotely or in person) in scientific conferences, workshops or professional development activities related to personalized nutrition. The submission deadline is April 3.

Attn. faculty, postdocs, staff and grad students - we need your help! We are seeking judges for the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium, set for Thursday, April 24. As a judge, you'll be assigned a 1.5-hour slot (based on your availability) to evaluate a subset of student presentations. Sign up at: https://go.illinois.edu/URSJudge. Great university service opportunity to add to your CV!

When you’re planning a meeting, conference, workshop or other event, NCSA can help! Our spaces includes a 195-seat auditorium, two state-of-the-art training centers, large and small conference rooms and a spacious atrium. The NCSA Events team provides operator-assisted AV services and logistics for events of up to 200 people. Whether you’re videoconferencing with the International Space Station or demonstrating the human-computer connection in pursuit of the arts, let NCSA help bring a unique experience to your audience. Schedule your event or contact us with any questions.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers individualized support for undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing speeches and presentations for any class or professional event. Please encourage students to schedule a visit with a friendly Speaking Center peer-consultant. We are a welcoming, low-stakes, peer-to-peer environment staffed by graduate and undergraduate students and a faculty director. We can assist at any stage of the process, from brainstorming and outlining to delivery practice and visual aids. Locations across campus with synchronous virtual options.  

Join us for an interactive workshop on Microsoft Copilot AI, a university-approved tool designed to enhance your research, writing and presentations. Copilot can also assist with lesson planning, note-taking and organizing information efficiently. Whether you need to find peer-reviewed articles, proofread your work, summarize meetings, create PowerPoint presentations or manage data in spreadsheets, Copilot AI provides the support you need to work smarter and more effectively. 

ISSS is excited to bring back Taste of Language in its 13th annual tradition. Stop by the Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Building Atrium between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, to explore a tasting “menu” of languages through short, engaging 10-12-minute sessions that offer an introductory sampling to the sounds and rhythms of languages from around the globe. Pizza will be served. Free and open to anyone in the university community. No registration required.

High Performance Computing in Biology, the bioinformatics core of the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center, is offering a workshop covering steps necessary to investigate the community structure and diversity of microbial communities from ribosomal RNA amplicon data (e.g. 16S, 18S, ITS...). There are prerequisites, so please sign up early to allow yourself time to acquire any missing knowledge. This will be held in-person. Please click title link for more details. 

The Lincoln Legacy Teaching and Learning Community is hosting its annual conference for educators and instructional technology professionals on Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 20. In preparation for this conference, proposals are being accepted on the topics of Applied Innovations in Teaching and Learning, Designing for Student Engagement and Accessibility, Supporting Student Learning, Enhancing Teaching and Learning with AI and Emerging Issues in Higher Education. All submissions are due on Wednesday, March 7. Submit proposals here. Attend this LLTLC Annual Conference. Register here.

Illinois alumna Charmaine Sullivan returns to campus to share her lessons in Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship. Join Women in Engineering and Technology Entrepreneur Center to learn from Charmaine and her experiences as a global product development and consumer research expert at Procter & Gamble, a Founder and a business consultant. Refreshments will be provided. Register here: link.

Join us from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Murphy Lounge at the University YMCA (1001 S. Wright St.) for a book discussion with the authors of "Abolition Labor" and a panel discussion with EJP alumni on their experiences with prison labor. Dinner will be served and copies of the book will be distributed. Email policy@educationjustice.net with any questions or accessibility requests. 

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the All Campus Climate Assessment event series to learn more about the fall 2023 survey results. The series will include three events with presentations, discussions and a Q&A. The series will be held March 6, March 13 and March 26. Join the community at one or all three events focusing on understanding the survey, experiences and the community's sense of belonging. For more information and to register, visit go.illinois.edu/allcampussurvey.

NCSA is hosting a hands-on Introduction to MPI Programming workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using MPI – the standard programming tool of scalable parallel computing. View the workshop's agenda and registration instructions on the PSC Monthly workshop webpage. Registration is required by at noon Eastern Time, Friday, Feb. 28.

This powerful documentary reveals intercepted calls from Russian soldiers, exposing the brutality of war and Russia’s imperialist aggression. Juxtaposed with footage of Ukraine’s destruction and resilience, it captures the war’s devastating human toll. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Markian Dobczansky and Olha Khometa.

The Russian, East European and Eurasian Center and the Ukrainian Students Association invite you to visit "Unissued Diplomas" in the southwest vestibule of the Illini Union on Monday, Feb. 24. This student-led exhibition shares the stories of 40 Ukrainian students whose lives were taken by the Russian full-scale invasion that started on Feb. 24, 2022. Learn more at https://www.unissueddiplomas.org.  

Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with John Durham Peters. Both in journalistic coverage and everyday life, there is now a striking level of detailed judgment about the minutiae of nonverbal and nonpublic expression. Cameras caught! Microphones picked up! Celebrity X or Athlete Y breaks silence! What does this incessant documentation mean for the possibility of forgiveness and also forgetfulness (which, of course, is not exactly the same thing)? 

Don’t miss the final week of the Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams exhibition! On view through Saturday, March 1. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Thursdays until 8 p.m. while class is in session. Free admission. *Parking nearby is free on weekends and after 5 p.m.*

Join this Quick Start Workshop to learn how to make your MS Word documents accessible to everyone. You'll explore key accessibility tips, including how to use the MS Word accessibility checker to find and fix common issues. Additional workshops on document and course accessibility, including PowerPoint and PDF, are scheduled throughout the spring semester. Sign up and expand your accessibility skills! 

Join the XR + AI Empathy team for a workshop on April 10 to explore how Empathy can be trained using extended reality (VR/AR/MR) and artificial intelligence technology and help to construct a roadmap for a future Center for Empathy Research and Training. Registration is free.

Join us for Global African Art Gallery Talk and Tour as part of the Global Relations’ Diaspora Talk series celebrating Black History Month! Explore the powerful stories behind the art — from historical forms to contemporary creations — and learn about the global connections these works represent. Co-sponsored by Illinois International and Krannert Art Museum, this event will highlight the rich and diverse collection of African art housed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Reception to follow.

Join us for a free monthly practice of the Tamarkoz concentration and meditation method, which includes relaxation, breathing exercises, slow meditative movements and visualization. The practice will be led by a licensed clinical psychologist. Sessions will be held the first Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Wesley Student Center at 1203 W. Green St. in Urbana. The next session is March 1.

Join us for a special evening presented in partnership with the Uniting Pride Center of Champaign County. This event celebrates queer art and artists with a mix of engaging experiences, including live music, guided tours, hands-on artmaking, artist demonstrations and hors d’oeuvres. Featured artists include Marc-Anthony Macon, a queer artist, writer and educator, and Jim O’Brien, the artist behind Poems on Tap. Free and open to all. We look forward to welcoming you!

The F&S Diversity and Inclusion Committee is virtually hosting guest speaker Daniel Gray-Kontar, the new associate director of Arts and Cultural Programming at the university's Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, in honor of Black History Month. He will speak on the topic "Imagination for an Imagined Nation: Centering young artists as catalysts for liberatory democracy." To join the Zoom meeting at noon Tuesday, Feb. 25, register at https://go.fs.illinois.edu/diversityandinclusion. 

Japan House depends on the generosity of our friends and community to keep sharing traditional Japanese arts and culture, with the goal of fostering a deeper appreciation for diverse cultures and practices. We are delighted that Nick Offerman is returning to campus for this special book signing in which proceeds will go towards supporting Japan House programming. Registration is required.

On Saturday, March 8, actor, author, humorist and woodworker Nick Offerman will generously share his musings and reflections on life and his own personal history in an interview with Alison Davis, an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, at an intimate gathering filled with humor, stories and perhaps a song or two. This exclusive fundraising event offers a special opportunity to support Japan House while enjoying an afternoon of entertainment, engaging conversation, delicious food and cultural appreciation. Registration is required.

Join the Education Justice Project for the panel, "Deported Americans," a book by attorney and professor Beth Caldwell. The term refers to deported people who lived in the U.S. since childhood. It also refers to the estimated 1 million U.S. citizens who left the U.S. to keep their families together. Join Beth Caldwell; Tran Dang, director of the Rhizome Center for Migrants; EJP member Alex Vergara; and Chelsea Hurtado, deported Americans living in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. On campus? Stop by the EJP office for a free book copy to read before the event. Register here.

Studiodance re-imagines the relationships between space, sound and movement as choreographers reinvent the visual environs of the magical “black box” theatrical laboratory. Premieres from professor Jennifer Monson and professor Serouj Aprahamian; MFA candidate and ballroom champion Alex Tecza; and fellow graduate students, e g Condon, Nik Owens and Maggie Segale, conjure new takes on kinesthetic performance art.

Join us for an opportunity to explore the rich history and ongoing significance of African Americans in labor movements. RSVP for the in-person event in 106 Main Library, by Monday, Feb. 24, here. This hybrid event will be accessible online via Zoom; register here. Join us for a thought-provoking and enjoyable event featuring Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham and Chris Wiley, where we take some time to think about the vital contributions of African Americans to labor movements and their enduring impact today. For more Black History Month events at the University Library, click here.

This lecture by Dr. Ussama Makdisi will kick off a year-long series focused on Palestinian history and culture. Don't miss out on this insightful event to explore the significance of Palestine in a global context!

Join A-WIS for our monthly seminar series, Science Uncorked. Our next event will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at The Literary in downtown Champaign. Our presenter will be Elena Pelech, U. of I. postdoctoral researcher, plant physiology, who will present "What can we learn from the ancestors of domesticated plants?" All are welcome!

Join us for the Ann F. Baum Memorial Elder Law Lecture, presented by Lee Fennell (University of Chicago Law). She will discuss the housing life cycle and how life-stage correlated housing mismatches could help to loosen the larger supply constraints — and failures of imagination — that have perpetuated housing crises across the country. Free and open to the public; livestream also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTGf-AUW4To.

Through an analysis of several key points of scholarly contention regarding the study of antisemitism, this presentation will highlight some of the central dilemmas that scholars of antisemitism face today and propose one possible avenue for the potential resolution of the intersecting interests and pressures that influence the study and understanding of antisemitism and other contemporary issues that straddle - for better or for worse - the academic and the public realms. Delivered by Scott Ury, a professor in Tel Aviv University's Department of Jewish History.

The Music and Performing Arts Library is having a player piano demonstration  from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Come hear the Steinway Duo Art reproducing player piano and learn about the history of the instrument. This is an informal event and all are welcome! Note that the player piano is on the second floor of MPAL (1300 Music Building). If you need assistance accessing the second floor, please ask at the service desk on MPAL's first floor. 

Damocles's Switchboard: Information Externalities and the Autocratic Logic of Internet Control - February 27 - Noon - Hybrid (in Room 306 and on Zoom.) -Join U. of I. School of Information Sciences professor Meicen Sun and explore how politically motivated internet control shapes economic and research outcomes in autocratic states. This talk will be based on a paper that advances a theory for the autocratic logic of internet control and concludes with a discussion on the role of knowledge diffusion in internet control’s impact on research.

Join Sean Qian of Carnegie Mellon University as he presents in person at the Spring 2025 Kent Seminar Series from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Presentations this semester focus on topics related to autonomy in transportation. Food and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Illinois Center for Transportation Classroom.

Join us for Keep Calm and Ask Dad, an enriching evening hosted by the Illini Dads Association which is dedicated to fostering connections and supporting student success. Meet dads eager to share their career stories, offer advice and provide networking opportunities. Enjoy a relaxed setting with pizza, great conversations and maybe a "dad joke" or two while gaining insights from their professional experiences. Registration required. To learn more and to register, visit Handshake. Hosted by Illini Dads Association, in partnership with New Student and Family Experiences and The Career Center.

The University of Illinois Writing Project is pleased to open pre-registration for its 2025 Young Writers Camps. Students finishing grades K-11 may enroll for one or both weeks facilitated by enthusiastic, experienced local teachers. Young writers can experiment in a variety of writing styles and receive feedback from peers. See the link for more information, cost and registration.

Join us for a performance by La Escuelita Bombera De Corazón to celebrate our spring exhibit. The performance will be followed by a reception catered by El Paraiso. "Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!" is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of the American Latino.

AI does what? This hands-on, hybrid, beginners’ workshop will introduce participants to image (still and moving) generating AIs. We will explore their features and capabilities and apply them in higher education settings. You will learn how to safely streamline your work, reduce production time and easily generate visual aids for your classroom needs. The discussion will include the many-sided practical, legal and ethical considerations of AI use, with an eye towards its future in higher education. Official Illinois tools, such as Adobe Firefly, will be featured prominently. Register here.

Join us for a weekly lunch series with local and national speakers tackling some of our most pressing social justice issues. Topics this semester include DEI, democracy, immigration, environmental justice, interfaith and more. Free lunch provided! This week’s speaker: Rev. Terrance Thomas, Bethel AME Church, Champaign.

A.S.M. Kobayashi is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist whose hybrid, interactive work mixes documentary and fiction through video, performance, installation and illustration. She will share an excerpt from her work in progress, Electric Neon Clock, where she transforms her family’s WWII Canadian internment file into a live documentary, interweaving archival material, video, sound and immersive performance. Her acclaimed performance, Say Something Bunny was “one of the most comprehensive, incredible and in-depth interactive projects that we have ever seen” (New York Film Festival).

You won’t want to miss the final class of Dances of the Gilded Age at Allerton Park, which will be A Fancy Dress Ball from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the Mansion. Learn dance with mixers, quadrilles, set dances and the two most popular dances of the early 1900s — the waltz and the two-step. Be sure to dress up! $30 per person. Register here by Feb. 28.

Learn to paint on a beautiful surface at Santorini Stone Painting from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the Mansion Solarium. Mined in Greece, Santorini stone is a strikingly white and sparkling natural stone. It is often cut and polished for construction and landscape purposes. $40 per person. Register here by Feb. 26. 

Take part in upcoming art courses at The Farms: An Allerton Folk School on Thursdays, Feb. 27 through March 20. At Beginning Pen and Ink, students will learn the basics of hatching, dots and varied line to help learn how to create texture and visual interest. Register here by Feb. 24. At Beginning Drawing From Nature, students will learn how to bring items from nature to life. Register here by Feb. 24.

Our theme is “Opening the Classroom Door: Creating a Culture of Dialogue and Reflection.” As reflective teachers, we should enhance awareness of our teaching from many vantage points. Attend this retreat to hear from colleagues and students about what excellent teaching looks like, sounds like and feels like. Engage in innovative ideas, interactive activities and available grants. Register here. Space is limited.

Communities and healthcare professionals need trusted connections to stay informed of emerging advancements in health sciences. Gain research-based insights into complex health issues as researchers from the U. of I. deliver forward-thinking, holistic solutions for addressing today’s health challenges. 

Registration is now open for “Meet the Greeks” and “Meet the Romans” camps for children ages 8-11, from June 2-6, June 9-13 and June 16-20. The camps introduce kids to ancient languages and cultures with readings, games, costumes, crafts and more. For details, see classics.illinois.edu/academics/summer-camps. Questions may be directed to Director Ariana Traill (traill@illinois.edu).

Unlock your future at the 2025 Hire Illini Career and Internship Fair! Connect with 119+ top employers eager to meet Illinois students from all majors and class levels. Whether you're seeking an internship, a full-time job or looking to grow your network, this fair is your chance to take the next step. Registration is encouraged but not required.

The Status and Future of Nuclear Energy Policy and Deployment with Dr. Katy Huff, from the department of nuclear, radiological and plasma engineering. She will speak with students and faculty at Coble Hall and also via Zoom. To find out more about this seminar and our upcoming seminars, go to the ACDIS website. 

Students of professor emeritus Kimiko Gunji's class, ARTJ199 Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging, will be displaying their final arrangements at a free exhibition in the main room at Japan House. The Student Ikebana Exhibition at Japan House is free and open to all to view - the paid ticket is only if you'd like to pre-order matcha and mochi for the Matcha Cafe. There will be a matcha cafe in which guests can enjoy a bowl of matcha and mochi while viewing the arrangements and Hinamatsuri decor.

You are invited to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) with a fireside chat featuring women change agents linked to this significant history. 

Centering narratives of illness and healing, Kalindi Vora explores what “essential care” could look like. Her project elaborates the need for an approach to care that is informed by the unique knowledge held by people with chronic and hard-to-diagnose conditions. Vora is a professor of Ethnicity, Race and Migration and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Yale University. 

Learn about how food choices support a healthy heart, like in-range blood cholesterol and blood pressure. Join these classes in Piatt County: March 4 at Atwood Hammond Public Library (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.), March 7 (10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) at Kirby Medical Center and March 19 at Hope Welty Public Library (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.). Sign up at extension.illinois.edu/dmp/events and search "heart."

The Intensive Language Instruction Program offers classes in 11 different languages. ILIP classes combine language and culture via engaging activities led by skilled instructors. No grade, just for fun! Students receive 30 hours of enjoyable language instruction, which maximizes exposure to the target language to help them meet their own personal learning goals. Online and in-person options are available! Register for ILIP today!

Join us as we open the spring semester with a free screening chosen by this year’s Ebert Fellows. The Ebert Center will be screening "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975), Sidney Lumet’s gritty film, which stars Al Pacino as bank robber Sonny Wortzik in a career-making moment. The film will be introduced by Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips, alongside Ebert Fellows Kennedy Caldwell, Diamond Steward-Hutton and Aaron Anastos.

The Counseling Center will host events for students to learn about safer substance use as they approach unofficial St. Patrick's Day and spring break. Interested students can stop by, take a brief assessment and talk to a counselor about strategies customized to their personal habits. There will also be prizes, games and t-shirts!

MAXQDA is a licensed tool for analyzing qualitative data, including text, PDFS, audio visual and survey data. In this workshop, we’ll walk through setting up a project, building a coding system and exploring ways of viewing coded data in order to respond to your research questions. 

This intensive session is designed for those interested in systematically advancing their database search skills, especially in social sciences areas. We will cover: an introduction to human knowledge organization system and their connection to search process, introduce research question frameworks that help you translate your research question into search terms and guidance on incorporating controlled vocabulary (Thesaurus) into searches, especially for evidence synthesis projects. 

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of Illinois REDCap and how it can be used for the collection of research data, including how to create projects, instruments and surveys and how to start collecting research data. It is recommended (but not required) that you have a REDCap account prior to attending the workshop. Information about accessing Illinois REDCap is available here: https://healthinstitute.illinois.edu/redcap. No prior REDCap experience is necessary.

This speaker series brings together researchers on campus whose work touches on environmental impacts on health, to share their current research and to foster discussion and collaboration. We meet from noon to 1 p.m. Central Time most Tuesdays on Zoom. This week's speaker is Marynia Kolak, a professor at the department of Geography and GIScience who will talk on the topic, Environmental Inequality Formation and Participatory Design: Developing ChiVes, a Mapping and Data Collaborative for Chicago Climate Resilience.

Are you curious about what kind of sources and perspectives are out there beyond journal articles? This hands-on workshop will help you locate, use and cite multimedia for your research. Some of the multimedia we go over includes images, podcasts and videos. You’re welcome (and encouraged) to bring a project you are currently working on!

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!

Join us for an engaging presentation exploring the profound impact of AI on your writing process, examining both its benefits and challenges. Discover how emerging technologies are playing a role in how we conduct academic writing. (And yes, AI helped write this). Register with your Illinois email by Feb. 26 to receive the Zoom meeting details.

The iSchool's Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship will host Francesca Toni, professor and Royal Academy of Engineering/JP Morgan Research Chair, department of computing, Imperial College London, presenting “Argumentative Explanations for Veracity-Checking” on Wednesday, February 26, as part of its Generative AI and the Future of Research speaker series.

COVID-19 is rampant in the Navajo Nation, the country's largest tribe, where poverty rates (38%) are more than twice the state of Arizona (15%). Navajo tribal officials cite lack of healthy foods and running water as reasons for the prolific transmission, resulting in third-highest COVID-19 infection rates in the U.S., behind New York and New Jersey. This talk will focus on the university-community research response to address amplified water insecurities as a result of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation from a previous partnership with Diné College and a NSF Research Training Program Indige-FEWSS.

The Accessibility and Accommodations Division of OAE is offering our Spring 2025 series of online workshops. All employees, including supervisors and HR professionals, are invited to join us for topics including: navigating the employee accommodation process, understanding non-visible disabilities and emerging issues in accommodations. Visit oae.illinois.edu/calendar to view the full schedule and register.

Please join us on Zoom for an AI and Legal Practice Speaker Series event, featuring Theodore Boone, Of Counsel at Dentons (Budapest). Mr. Boone will consider the European Union’s new AI Act and whether it has the potential to be the gold standard for the regulation of AI. This discussion will examine the EU’s risk-based approach to the regulation of AI and in particular the EU’s effort to balance the protection of core EU values, such as fairness, accountability and the protection of privacy, with the goal of fostering of innovation and economic development.

From March 3-9, join us for Orange and Blue Crowdfunding Week as we spotlight more than 50 incredible projects! Whether you're backing the Marching Illini, funding scholarships or fighting food insecurity, your support drives real change. Be part of something bigger — let’s go #OrangeAndBlue and support what matters to you!

PRI’s Insight to Impact data visualization and science communication workshop series equips researchers with advanced tools and strategies for effective science communication at any stage of their careers. The series features experts from across the U. of I., covering topics ranging from mastering media relations to transforming complex science into impactful narratives. Presented by Cassandra Troy, professor, Department of Journalism, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Cybersecurity training helps you stay safer online, and your feedback is important. Please take the short Cybersecurity Training Survey at https://go.uillinois.edu/securitysurvey. Even if you have never taken cybersecurity training, we want to hear from you. All responses are confidential. We appreciate your participation, as it helps us provide you with more engaging training opportunities! Please contact securitytraining@uillinois.edu if you have any questions.

Join Dr. Marc Thompson from CITL and Lindsay Sharp from Technology Services and get up to speed quickly on how to check your documents for accessibility. This workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix accessibility issues. You’ll learn how to scan multiple document types for accessibility issues and remediate them. By the end of this session, you’ll be on your way to creating inclusive documents for all that meet state and federal accessibility standards.

This study aims to develop and validate new methods to diagnose tinnitus (“ringing in the ears”). Adults with and without tinnitus are sought for a two-hour behavioral study and three-hour brain wave recording. Free parking and compensation are provided. If interested, take survey here or email tinnitus@illinois.edu. 

We are developing a technology to support cognitive and social aspects of everyday life for older adults (60+). If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulty with thinking, memory or concentration, we would like to gather your thoughts about this technology in a group discussion. Participants will be compensated. Visit this link or contact us: HFA-SPARC@illinois.edu or 217-300-5445. 

Testing the effect of soy flour on hunger, blood sugar and insulin responses. Participants ages 21-45 who are non-smokers, BMI 25-40 kg/m2 and no diabetes will complete questionnaires, product tasting (bread, tortilla or arepa), body composition scans and blood draws. You will receive $260 upon completion of four visits for 3-4 hours along with free parking. Please fill out our online screening if interested. 

Looking for adults ages 40-75 for a study on prolonged sitting and cognition. The study tests interrupting sitting with short, high-intensity exercises and measures brain and cognitive functions before and after. Participants earn $280, with travel expenses covered if living 30-plus miles from Champaign. Interested? Click here to join.

Healthy adults ages 18-40 with no hearing loss are invited for a study on listening in noise. Study involves online survey to determine eligibility followed by lab visits for those who qualify. Visits include hearing screening, listening to sounds and measuring ear and brain activity. Compensation for lab visits. To participate, complete our survey.