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The Center for Advanced Study sheds light on interdisciplinary thought that starts conversation, inspires action, and transforms the world.

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This is where your scholarship flourishes. At the Center for Advanced Study, we’re here to celebrate your ideas, support your research, and promote your accomplishments.

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Upcoming Public Events

Thursday

Nov 06

Presentations

Food For Thought: Lei Zhao and Jozsef Balogh

Lei Zhao

Jozsef Balogh

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Levis Faculty Center, Room 208
919 W. Illinois St Urbana

Thursday

Nov 13

Initiatives

AI and the Race for Interspecies Communication

Courtney Handman

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Levis Faculty Center, Room 208
919 W. Illinois St Urbana

Wednesday

Jan 28

MillerComm Lecture Series

Culture Wars: Censorship, Collaboration, and the Creative Process

Holly Hughes

Katie Pearl

7:00 PM

Plym Auditorium, 134 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
611 Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign

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Since 1959, the Center for Advanced Study has recognized the world’s top scholars by providing fertile ground where insights are shared, discoveries are revealed, and interdisciplinary connections are made.

Upcoming Application Deadlines

CAS offers faculty time off from teaching in order to pursue a research or creative project, and also helps bring to campus a steady flow of world-class scholars and performing artists for public events and small group meetings.

Programs

CAS/MillerComm Public Events Series

03/24/26

GAM Visiting Professor & Scholars

03/24/26

Research Appointments

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10/06/26

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10/06/26