Shrikar Lekkala, a senior in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and The Grainger College of Engineering, is the founder of Phraze - an artificial intelligence translation software that combines voice cloning and lip-syncing technology. Shrikar and his team will conduct an information session and demonstration of this application. All are welcome!

The Illini Union Bookstore is offering 40% OFF the Operation Hat Trick brand apparel through Sunday, Nov. 16, in honor of Veterans Day and the Military Appreciation game. Stop in today or shop online. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Operation Hat Trick to support its mission to assist American service members and veterans as they recover from the visible and invisible wounds of war. View collection.

The Health Equity Research Experience is a 10-week summer research experience for Illinois sophomore and junior undergraduates who are seriously considering a career in health care or clinical research. They will have an opportunity to examine health disparities and become fully immersed in the research and culture of a major medical center with top-notch scientists. Selected students will receive support from a faculty mentor and a $6,000 stipend to cover living expenses. Please encourage undergraduates in your labs and networks to apply by Dec. 3. 

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is launching the Basic Needs Advisory Board — a student-led group dedicated to promoting access to food, housing, health care and financial support. Members will advocate, raise awareness and help shape campus solutions that support student well-being. Please share with students who may be interested! Apply by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14.

Krannert Art Museum will be closed Saturday, Nov. 15, for an electrical upgrade. We will reopen at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18. You can view our collection online at kam.illinois.edu and plan your next visit.

Fulbright invites you to consider hosting a Fulbright Visiting Scholar through the Outreach Lecturing Fund. The OLF program connects U.S. institutions of higher education and Fulbright Visiting Scholars and provides enriching benefits to both. Institutions can identify a current Visiting Scholar and invite them to plan an OLF award application utilizing the OLF Directory. If you are hosting a Visiting Scholar, participation in OLF is an excellent way to introduce them to another region of the United States.

The Information Trust Institute has launched a fully online, non-credit Certificate in Cybersecurity designed for working professionals. Participants have six months of self-paced access to three courses; complete all three to earn an ITI certificate — please share with your teams and staff. More information: https://iti.illinois.edu/education/certificates/cyber-cert. 

Explore how your surroundings shape your health and how to thrive in them. This interactive virtual session explores how environments shape eating and activity patterns, offering practical strategies to improve your health and support others. Learn actionable steps to thrive and foster healthier environments for all. Register here.

The Indigenous people of Brazil are an essential part of the country's multicultural society. In this reading group, we invite those interested in reading and discussing the ways Indigenous communities record their customs and traditions, the environmental injustices they face with the construction of the Belo Monte Dam and essays by Ailton Krenak, the first Indigenous writer accepted to the Brazilian Academy of Letters; 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 11.

Gillen D’Arcy Wood will present his new book about the Victorian-era voyage of the HMS Challenger. From 1872-1876, its naturalists explored the oceans, encountering never-before-seen marvels of marine life. They had no way of knowing that the incredible undersea aquarium they were documenting was on the verge of catastrophic change. Wood looks afresh at this legendary odyssey and shows why, 150 years later, its legacy looms larger than ever.

There is still time to donate to the annual Thanksgiving Meal Drive. The Office of Civic Life is collaborating with the Heart Strong Food Pantry to provide Thanksgiving dinners to Champaign-Urbana families. Donations will be collected through Friday, Nov. 14.   

Please plan to attend the Cancer Center at Illinois Student Poster Session on from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19, in the Beckman Institute Atrium. More than 30 students will showcase various thought-provoking research projects from CCIL member labs. Refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!

Experience the culture and traditions of Indonesia at this Intercultural Spotlight event! The program begins with a lively Ratoh Jaroe dance performance, followed by an engaging presentation on Indonesia’s diverse geography, languages and cultural heritage. Learn about traditional festivals, arts and customs, then immerse yourself in the experience by sampling Indonesian snacks, playing traditional games and joining a photo booth and mini dance practice. Come gain a deeper appreciation of the warmth, creativity and diversity that define Indonesia! Free and open to all.

Conflict happens everywhere, but how we handle it can look very different across cultures. Join us for this workshop exploring how cultural values shape our approaches to disagreement, communication and resolution. Participants will learn the four intercultural conflict styles, discover how directness and emotional expression influence communication, analyze real-world examples and film clips to identify different conflict approaches and reflect on their own preferred style and strategies for bridging across differences. Open to faculty, staff and graduate students. Registration required.

Join Illinois Science Explorers for Family STEM Nights with the Urbana Park District! Bring the whole family for an evening packed with free pizza, hands-on science fun and interactive experiments! Kids and adults alike will have the chance to explore exciting STEM activities together, sparking curiosity and creativity. Each session features different activities, so there’s always something new to discover. Whether you’re building, experimenting or just curious to learn something new, there’s something for everyone. All Family STEM Nights are free and open to the public!

Join us at Riggs Beer Company at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, to hear Rachel Dalke discuss her work in understanding the role fungi play in our food webs and maintaining our ecosystem. Hope to see you there!  Presented by the MCB GSA.

Join us for an exclusive Faculty Preview, designed especially for U. of I. faculty and instructors. You’ll get to view our latest exhibitions and a chance to discover how the museum can support and enrich your teaching, research and community engagement. Meet museum staff, tour the galleries and learn about curricular partnerships, custom class visits, public programming opportunities and other ways to collaborate across disciplines. Whether you’re a longtime partner or exploring possibilities for the first time, we welcome you to connect over refreshments and shared inspiration. Sign up!

Join the WRC for an Open House for Faculty and Staff from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Women’s Resources Center. Learn more about the programs and services of the WRC and explore ways in which we can connect and support each other's work. Enjoy sweet treats while learning about how we can assist each other in creating a safer campus community that thrives on collaboration.

Illinois Theatre presents "A View from the Bridge." Lyric Theatre @ Illinois presents the enchanting "Anastasia." Guitarist Kaki King fuses music and tech in "BUGS" for all ages. Discover local arts in Artists Talk: Walks B, Aaron Jaden Scot, and Austen Fuoss-Feinberg. Celebrate 50 years of Ian Hobson's artistry in Urbana with Sinfonia da Camera. Krannert Uncorked returns with Mariachi Libertad. Enjoy Vivaldi's Four Seasons at 300: Les Arts Florissants with Théotime Langlois De Swarte, violin. Visit KrannertCenter.com for tickets or more information.

Are you looking to hire student employees for the upcoming spring semester—or planning ahead for summer or fall 2026?  Register for the Illinois Spring Part-Time Job Fair, 1 - 4 p.m., Jan. 29, at the Illini Union. Our Part-Time Job Fairs attracts 1,000+ students, making this the perfect event to connect with bright, hardworking students eager to gain experience, earn money and contribute their talents on campus. Registration is FREE for campus units and gets the first chance to register. Space is limited — register today before spots are filled. 

Please join Academic Women in STEAM for our monthly seminar series, Science Uncorked. Our next event will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at The Literary in downtown Champaign. Our presenter will be Diana Morales Mijares, Neuroscience Ph.D. Student, who will present "Stress, Cancer and Everything in Between." All are welcome! Interested in presenting in the future? Contact a-wis@illinois.edu.

Please join us for the University Archives' monthly Women in Science Lecture Series from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 13. School of Integrative Biology graduate student Vivian Cheng will discuss her research using genetics, ancient DNA and historical archives to understand the effects of climate change and colonialism on narwhals. This is a hybrid event and will take place in the University Archives, Main Library 146, or you can register for the Zoom link.

The Critical Disciplinarity Collective convenes faculty of all ranks to reflect on disciplinarity — how it shapes our research and teaching, how we shape-shift to succeed in our disciplines and how we might reshape our disciplines to be more welcoming to scholars and scholarship underrepresented in the academy. Lunch provided. Contact us to get involved!: azlans2@illinois.edu. 

Discover the Art of Papermaking! Visit Fresh Press this fall — Nov. 16, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 — for hands-on sessions that transform cotton and prairie grass into handmade paper. Whether you’re a first-time maker or a seasoned artist, we have classes like papermaking basics to pulp painting and holiday card crafting. Discover texture, color and craft in every sheet.

Join us for Illinois Public Media’s annual Friendsgiving Open House from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Campbell Hall. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at our WILL stations, meet our hosts, tour the studios and pick up vintage WILL swag. Share your thoughts on our future as we face the loss of federal funding and see how your support makes a difference. Pick up a “We Support Public Media” yard sign (while supplies last). Free parking in lots B-22 and B-17. All are welcome!

We invite you to attend an upcoming Fall into AI session, workshop or panel discussion this fall, either in person or online via Zoom. Make sure you subscribe to our monthly Artificial Intelligence newsletter to stay informed about gen AI tips, event highlights and the latest updates. No registration required. View our events calendar.

Join the Department of Dance and guest artist, Roxi Victorian, and alum, Tyesha Lewis, for a community-centered event that will feature video installation, line dancing and connection across generations and experiences. All ages welcome (ages 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Admission is free. This event is sponsored and presented as part of Dance at Illinois' 2025-2026 season: "Black on Black; A Celebration of Black Dance."

The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork and self-exploration in a fun and an experiential format. Join us on campus for a detox-weekend! Fully funded for all U. of I. students.  

Join David Nguyen of Jacobs as he presents via Zoom at the fall 2025 Kent Seminar Series from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Presentations this semester focus on topics related to electrification in mobility. Nguyen's lecture will explore energy master planning and zero-emission fleet transition for port authorities and operators. Food and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Illinois Center for Transportation Classroom.

From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, the Illinois Student Council is hosting their annual winter clothing, safety and community-building event, Cozy Thrifts, in the Illini Union Courtyard Cafe. ISC is partnering with International Education and the Jeffries Center to provide students with free winter clothing, hot chocolate and informational resources for a safe winter. All students are welcome!

Meet Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, dean of the College of Applied Health Sciences, whose research explores rehabilitation and disability services. The Department of Health and Kinesiology will host a moderated panel with Dean Hanley-Maxwell to understand her vision, trajectory and experience. All students welcome! The event will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Room 450 in Freer Hall. Please RSVP at this link.

The College of LAS Inclusive Excellence is sponsoring a Wellness Check-In Day for all students. Multiple resource tables will be available for students to learn about the support the College of LAS and campus can offer; decompressing stations (gaming, bracelet making, snacks) will be available, and students will have the chance to meet UIPD's service dog, Rosie. There will also be a chance to participate in a raffle to win a big LAS swag bag. Please share with students!

Please join us for the 2025 Willard J. and Priscilla F. Visek Lecture presented by the Division of Nutritional Sciences. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Ana Maria Cuervo from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is a recognized leader in the field of aging. Cuervo will present “Selective Autophagy: Promoting Healthy Aging One Protein at a Time." The lecture will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Beckman Institute Auditorium, Room 1025. Reception will follow from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Room 1005 of the Beckman Institute.

Celebrate those advancing inclusion and equity on campus! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Social Justice Awards, recognizing students, staff and faculty dedicated to building a more just community. Submit nominations by Feb. 9, at go.illinois.edu/SJAnomination. 

Since the re-election of Donald J. Trump to the White House one year ago, many observers have warned of a constitutional crisis and a breakdown of the rule of law. Join us for a conversation on recent challenges to the nation’s legal system and the durability of the Constitution. This event is free and open to the public, with boxed lunches available for attendees (while supplies last).

Be sure to take part in Allerton Park’s  Holiday Opening Weekend on Dec. 5-7. The weekend will include the Holiday Showcase presented by Sterling Wealth Management and Holiday GLOW presented by U. of I. Community Credit Union. You can also add a luncheon on Saturday. And don’t forget to register for a Carriage Ride! Get complete information and registration links here.

Learn how to winterize a beehive and how to care for bees in the winter at Overwintering Honey Bees from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in The Studio and outdoor beehives at Allerton Park. Instructor and master beekeeper Maggie Wachter will demonstrate the main steps for preparing hives to withstand winter so bees can emerge strong and healthy in the spring. $20 per person. Register here by Nov. 21.

Learn the difference between a shrew and a mole; a mole from a vole; a rat from a mouse; and a weasel from a mink at Mammals of Illinois from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in The Studio at Allerton Park. Instructor Fran Harty of the Land Conservation Foundation will bring a collection of study skins and skulls to help students learn how to identify wild mammals. $45 per person. Register here.

Have you ever had a smell trigger a memory? Learn why at Herbal Magic: The Power of Aromatherapy from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Allerton Park Greenhouse Auditorium. Learn the science behind how scents use your olfactory system to work with your body chemistry, and how to use this process to enhance physical, mental and emotional wellness. $65 per person. Register here by Nov. 13.

Angie Bonilla will examine how humanitarian and artistic media transform migrant life into spectacles of empathy and control. Through films, photographs and installations, she traces how Latinx visual practices expose the racial politics of visibility and imagine endurance and solidarity beyond cages and beyond crisis. Her talk reimagines how migration is seen, felt and governed across the Americas. 

Please join us for a hybrid CEAPS Brown bag with two PhD student Conference Travel Grant recipients. Jiwon Oh (Institute of Communications Research) will be presenting her talk, “Navigating Gendered Anthropomorphism in Artificial Intelligence Ethics: The Case of Lee Luda in South Korea.” Darren Chuang (Musicology) will give his talk, “Sailing in Sonic Vortex: Close Listening to Taike Tunes in Taiwan’s Post-Martial Law Music Scene.”

Patricia Kennon (Maynooth University), the general editor of The International Journal of Young Adult Literature, will be giving a brief lecture on Asexuality in Contemporary YA Literature at the Center for Children's Books. Come learn!

Discover how to transform your research into a compelling story that communicates the significance of your work, connects with diverse audiences and strengthens grant proposals and publications. Speakers from the Center for Writing Studies, the College of ACES and The Grainger College of Engineering will demonstrate humanities-inspired approaches to crafting engaging, persuasive research narratives. Attend in person or via Zoom and leave with practical tools to make your research more impactful. Light refreshments provided.

Are we building God? In an era where artificial intelligence and the ubiquity of the Internet age renders the realm of information more present — and real-feeling — than the physical one, how do we understand ourselves theologically? And, no less importantly, how do we understand our relationship to reality? Join us for the next lecture in the Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age by Tara Isabella Burton to explore these questions.

In this new research project, professor Handman (Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin) explores the different ways that artificial intelligence is transforming our ideas about language and humanness by seeing how people are imagining some kind of AI-enabled interspecies communication. How are animals-as-speakers getting folded into democratic, legal and even economic systems? One of the current challenges of the project is how to describe this world of interspecies communication in a way that pays close attention to the diverse forms of participation in it.

Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music and Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano! See the piano in action and learn more about the instrument and roll collection. This is an informal event and all are welcome!

The iSchool's Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship will host Nataliya Kosmyna, research scientist at MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group and a Visiting Faculty Researcher at Google, presenting "GenAI: Friend or Foe to Your Brain" on Wednesday Nov. 12, as part of its The AI Disruption speaker series. More information is at this link.

Please join us at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, for the November IGET meeting. Mairead Martin, the CIO and Vice Provost for Information Technology, is our guest and will speak about the Boldly IT initiative. We will meet on Zoom.

Join CITL for the November Art of Teaching Lunchtime Seminar Series session! Jean Drasgow (College of ACES) outlines a course designed to bridge the gap between academic preparation and career readiness by embedding three key competencies (communication, problem-solving and collaboration) into experiential learning. Registration is required. Registration link.

Join us online for a Hands-on Introduction to Generative Artificial Intelligence workshop from CITL. Participants will explore how GenAI tools generate responses, where their limits show up and how to use them creatively without overestimating their abilities. We will host three online sessions with 60 minutes of hands-on instruction and an optional 30 minutes of applied practice. No registration required; see the calendar entry for the Zoom link. These workshops are part of the Fall Into AI series. Make sure to subscribe to our GenAI newsletter for upcoming events and tips.

Join four Quick Start Workshops this week (Nov. 10, 11, 12, 13) to learn how to make your Canvas courses, PDFs or Excel spreadsheets accessible to everyone. This week, you'll find workshops to explore key accessibility tips, including how to make your Canvas sites accessible, using Canvas’ Pope Tech tool and much more. Additional workshops on document and course accessibility are scheduled throughout the fall semester. Sign up and expand your accessibility skills!

A detailed quantification and comparative analysis of carbon emissions for the following landfill final cover systems will be presented: soil-only cover soil-geosynthetic cover and an engineered turf cover. Various sustainability aspects and potential environmental considerations for landfill cover systems, such as land disturbance, borrow areas, water use, water quality, health and safety and incremental closures, will be discussed. Opportunities and operational activities that can be adopted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with the use of cover systems will also be discussed. 1.0 PDH.

Anna Liss Jacobsen, a professor with the University Library, will highlight the University Library's Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Service. Join our November Resources for Researchers office hours and learn about this valuable campus resource and bring any questions you may have about this service or any other campus resource for researchers!

The Writers Workshop is here to help your students prep for finals! Join us on Zoom from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11 to learn tips for Acing In-Class Essay Exams and from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 to improve Proofreading and Editing Strategies. Register using your Illinois email address by the day before the session to receive the Zoom link via email on the morning of the event.

This presentation will review basic principles of writing with generative artificial intelligence, including strategies for prompting, addressing different stages of the writing process and considerations for data privacy and ethical communication. It will be most useful to advanced students as well as instructors interested in learning more about how to support students’ incorporation of GenAI in writing. Register with your Illinois email by Nov. 11.

Your health is influenced by more than personal choices — your environment plays a key role. Food availability, safe sidewalks and green spaces impact healthy habits. This interactive virtual session explores how environments shape eating and activity patterns, offering practical strategies to improve your health and support others. Learn actionable steps to thrive and foster healthier environments for all. Presenter: Alexia-Patrice Hammonds.

Your job's value is more than your salary! Explore with us how job benefits can add up to big dollars. Find out what questions to ask when negotiating job offers and leveraging employment benefits. Make informed choices that can significantly increase your net worth. Registration required.

We are seeking healthy volunteers who are of a similar age as most adult stroke patients (ideally 50+ years old) to participate in our study. You will receive $80 cash in total for up to three visits (consent, MRI, exercise/EEG/EMG) on the U. of I. campus. Email: htpeng2@illinois.edu if you’re interested in this study. Details.

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.

The Family Resiliency Center is looking for volunteers (18+ years old) to help with a research study aimed at improving how we measure biomarkers in saliva. Your participation only takes about 20 minutes, and you will just need to provide a saliva sample and answer a short survey. You can do it from home, work, community setting or in our lab, whichever works best for you. Why does your spit matter? Because you can help us validate a handheld device that could make health monitoring more accessible and efficient for everyone. To participate, simply email spit-device-study@illinois.edu.

We are inviting adults (18 years or older) to participate in a study about how we understand speech when it is degraded, such as at a noisy restaurant. Participants must be native speakers of American English. Compensation is $15 per hour. Contact the lab to indicate your interest (speechperceptionlab@illinois.edu).

Are you interested in a study involving research that will lead to advances in screening, treatment and care of Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder? We seek participants who currently have MDD or AD and participants to do not have either of these conditions. Participating in the study will involve completing surveys about physical and mental health and participating in an interview.

Looking for participants 18 to 65 years old, who live an active lifestyle and own a wearable fitness device (e.g., smartwatch, fitness band, smartring). Participants will be asked to do a “show and tell” of three personal items and share their thoughts on fitness, brands and advertising, as they relate to living an active lifestyle, in a virtual interview lasting 45 to 60 minutes. Compensation of a $35 gift card will be provided after completion of interview. If you are interested in the study, please contact Kirby Cook (kmlcook@illinois.edu). 

Seeking participants (21-64 years old) who had a sleeve gastrectomy 1-5 years 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. 

The Nutrition and Exercise Performance Research Group is looking for participants to partake in a 2-day study to establish the utility of the indicator amino acid oxidation method in adults. Participation in this study involves 2-day habituation lead in with all meals provided, muscle biopsies and blood, breath and urine sampling during two all-day trials. Upon completion, you will receive $150 and information about your body composition and caloric needs. Contact our lab (NEPRESEARCH@illinois.edu) for more information! Male participants are strongly encouraged! (One more spot for a female.)