A new policy has been posted to the CAM Website: Banner (Vexilla) Displays. A revised policy has been posted to the CAM Website: Digital Accessibility. Also, a policy has been redirected from the CAM Website: Conflicts of Commitment and Interest.

Research shows Illini orange is the color most identified with our brand! Both orange and blue are central to our identity, but we encourage incorporating orange as prominently as blue in all university designs. Visit brand.illinois.edu to get our official colors!

This brand-new version of the workshop is a 90-minute engaging and interactive session designed for all staff across the university to connect with the Illinois brand. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the Illinois brand platform, practical strategies for integrating the brand into your unit's communications and inspiration for effective brand storytelling. This workshop also provides a valuable opportunity to meet and network with your peers throughout the university. The workshop will be held in-person at UOB-411 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29. Register here. 

Every Thursday evening during the summer (May 22 through Aug. 14) starting at 9 p.m., you can enjoy a FREE movie on the Quad courtesy of Illini Union Board. Bring your friends and family to watch the latest blockbuster movies. The Quad Shop will be open for each movie with drink, popcorn and candy deals! Complete Summer Lineup.

The program is designed to help mid-career faculty pursue large multi-PI grants, lead campus research initiatives, enhance their own research programs and ultimately position Illinois for research excellence. IHSI seeks post-tenured faculty or equivalent with a commitment to completing the program and an interest in research leadership. Participants must be nominated by a department head, dean or director and will receive a unique link to apply immediately following their nomination. The nomination deadline for the 2025-26 cohort has been extended to May 23.

Organized by the Mayo Clinic and Illinois Alliance for Technology-Based Healthcare and held virtually June 23-27, this one-week course will introduce Mayo Clinic and Illinois faculty, staff and students to the basics of computational genomics and the tools and methodologies used to analyze genomic data. The 2025 course will include synchronous and self-paced sessions led by Illinois and Mayo Clinic faculty, with new modules on Long Reads and AI for Digital Pathology. No previous experience or knowledge of computational genomics is required. Learn more from 2024 course participants.

The Summer of AI Kick-off event will include a generative artificial intelligence showcase, featuring brief demos of generative AI tools and launch us into a "Summer of AI" filled with workshops and panel discussions about the many aspects of this revolutionary technology. Join us for our official kickoff event and generative showcase from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 29, at the Siebel Center for Design.

To fulfill the vision of Research Park as a live-work-play environment, housing is an important component. A new housing development being planned along First Street will be designed to meet the needs of professionals and graduate students. To support this vision, your input in a short survey is vital. All responses are confidential and valuable, even if you do not anticipate living in the new housing community. The survey should take less than eight minutes to complete. All respondents will be entered to win one of 10 Amazon gift cards.

Mental Health First Aid Certification training courses are being offered on campus during May and June. To see a complete list of courses and to register, please go to https://wellness.illinois.edu/mhfa  Courses are offered at no cost to attendees, but you must register and complete all portions of the training to receive certification.  Mental Health First Aid training is available through funding provided by the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act and sponsored by Student Affairs.

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!

Summer hours will begin at many library locations on May 19; refer to Libraries and Hours before visiting. If you're not on campus, you can always access our online collections through the Library’s website. Access e-content using Virtual Private Networking (VPN), the Library's proxy bookmarklet or by configuring your Google Scholar settings. Use the DocExpress service to request digital copies of articles or chapters from the print collections; this service is free for faculty, staff and graduate students.

Summer is a wonderful time to hold a workshop, symposium or other event at NCSA! With our 195-seat auditorium, two state-of-the-art training centers, large and small conference rooms and a spacious atrium, your attendees can learn, network and imagine future research or collaboration opportunities. The NCSA Events team is ready to provide the audio/visual support needed so you and your attendees can focus on content making your summer experience one to remember. Schedule your event today on the NCSA Events Scheduler or stop by the NCSA Virtual Lobby, and we can discuss your plans.

The 2024 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Water Quality Report is now available. The report provides information about the source of campus drinking water, contaminant testing, general health precautions and how the calendar year 2024 sample results compare to regulatory requirements. View the full report online now at: https://fs.illinois.edu/water-quality/. 

Our writing groups will resume on June 10, following our writing retreat the week prior. Join us for dedicated time to make progress on any writing project in a supportive atmosphere. Each meeting consists of a short goal-setting conversation, quiet writing time and a concluding reflection and wrap-up. You only need to register once with your U. of I. email to receive weekly email reminders all summer!

Create a sculpture out of cardboard, paper and glue at Cardboard and Paper Sculptures from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday, June 28-30, in Allerton’s Greenhouse Auditorium. Chicago-based artist Mary Seyfarth will cover design elements including form, scale, placement, color and proportion. $130 per person. Register here by June 14. Discounted overnight stays are available.

Use inspiration from Allerton Park to create unique pieces of jewelry at Botanically Inspired Pendant & Necklace from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 7, in The Studio. In this beginning jewelry class taught by fiber artist Billie Theide, students will work with precious metal to create a unique, one-of-a-kind silver pendant inspired by the plants at Allerton. $120 per person. Register here by May 31. 

Learn to play as a group and share the joy of playing dulcimer at Dulcimer Jam Session from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 24, in The Studio. Lou Ann Koebel leads these sessions for those who need a quick refresher on the dulcimer. $5 per person. Register here by May 23.

Take part in a three-afternoon Beginning Watercolor course from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, June 5-7, in The Studio (June 5-6) and the Greenhouse Auditorium (June 7) at Allerton Park. Deb Marrett will walk students through different tools and techniques aimed at making paint shine and pass along some photography tips for finding reference material. $95 per person (ages 15+). Register here by May 28. 

Attend a NAIRR Hackathon Readiness Bootcamp to prepare for the OpenACC and NAIRR partners' Open Hackathons supporting NAIRR Pilot projects. The bootcamp will cover the hackathon program, benefits and tools like NVIDIA NIM™, NeMo and profiling software. AI specialists will also be available for project discussions.

Ready to explore how artificial intelligence and computer vision are transforming agriculture? CDA is offering a weeklong virtual AI Foundry Short Course focused on real-world agricultural applications. Designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, this hands-on course is also open to faculty, staff and industry professionals eager to build or strengthen their artificial intelligence skills. Details on registration, cost, assistance and more here.

NCSA is offering a 2-hour workshop for campus researchers to introduce the Illinois Campus Cluster and teach how to perform basic tasks in its cluster environment. There are no prerequisites for this workshop. A user account on the ICC will be provided for the hands-on exercises. Register by May 30. 

States are raising legal and other objections to many policies of the new Trump administration. Join us for a virtual panel discussion that will explore the tools that states can deploy in responding to and seeking to reshape federal policies with which they disagree. Part of the Big 10 Law Schools' "Rule of Law in 2025" series, panelists include Illinois State Attorney General Kwame Raoul, professor Vikram Amar, professor Jason Mazzone and professor Miriam Seifter. Free, but registration is required: https://law.unl.edu/ruleoflaw/.

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 screening if interested.

The ESSAMA Project studies Latina mothers' and young adults' experiences of stress, sleep, support and well-being. You and your child (ages 14-25) would answer questions online about experiences and feelings in three parts: an opening survey, a 7-day daily survey and a closing survey. We seek Latina mothers who identify as Latina, Chicana, Mexican or of Latina heritage with a child between 14-25 years old who currently live together. To sign up and learn more: https://publish.illinois.edu/essamaresearch/. 

Seeking participants (21-64 years old) who had a sleeve gastrectomy 1-5 yrs. ago or have not had any bariatric surgeries (control group). Participants must not smoke and drink alcohol at least once a month. There will be blood draws, body composition assessments, alcohol challenge tests and questionnaires. Compensation will be provided (up to $850 upon completion of four visits and free parking). Please fill out our online pre-screening form if you're interested, using the following link: https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7R2VUEoOuh2cTXw, or contact ornella2@illinois.edu. 

Calling all middle school parents and caregivers! The STEPP lab is recruiting for a digital trauma-focused intervention virtual study, which consists of completing an online survey about the intervention and a focus group discussion. If eligible, you will earn a $100 Amazon gift card for viewing the digital intervention, completing a brief survey and participating in an 1-1.5-hour virtual focus group. Caregivers of adolescents who have experienced a stressful or major life event are eligible. If interested, please email stepplabillinois@gmail.com, or call us at 217-265-7587. Thank you!

This study aims to develop and validate new methods to diagnose tinnitus (“ringing in the ears”). Adults without tinnitus between the age of 30-70 years are sought for a two-hour behavioral study and four-hour brain wave recording. Free parking and compensation are provided. If interested, take survey here or email tinnitus@illinois.edu. 

Healthy adults ages 18-40 with no hearing loss but significant difficulty hearing in noise are invited for a study on listening in noise. There is an online survey to determine eligibility, followed by lab visits for those who qualify. Lab visits include hearing screening, listening to sounds and measuring ear and brain activity. There is a maximum of three lab visits, each lasting 2-3 hours. Compensation for lab visits is paid in cash ($15 per hour). Parking is covered, and mileage is reimbursed ($0.655 per mile, up to a maximum of 37.5 miles per visit). To participate, complete our survey.