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Upcoming Public Events

Tuesday

Mar 24 2026

Co-Sponsored Events

Why Scientists & Scholars Should Communicate Through the Media Despite the Risks

Laura Helmuth

5:30 PM

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
600 S Gregory, Urbana

Wednesday

Mar 25 2026

Presentations

Remembering the Black World: African-Descended Rural Communities in Atlantic Canada

Merle Bowen

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
919 W. Illinois St, Urbana

Wednesday

Apr 01 2026

Initiatives

Richard Burkhardt book launch and panel discussion

Richard Burkhardt

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
919 W. Illinois St, Urbana

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In memoriam, CAS Professor emeritus of Physics Tony Leggett

Congratulations, CAS Professor of Dance Tere O'Connor! "After 40 years of making dances as complicated as human consciousness, Tere O'Connor revives his first work at New York Live Arts." New York Times

CAS Professor of History Antoinette Burton elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!

Welcome to the launch of the Conspiracy, Misinformation, and the Infodemic mini site!

Welcome to our CAS Associates and Fellows 2025-26!

Seven new CAS Professors elected in December 2024!