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Events for April 2012

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  1. Week of April 1, 2012

    1. Monday, April 2, 2012

      1.  Brain & Cognition Brown Bag - - CNS 2012 Meeting - No Brown Bag
      2.  Graduate College - Dissertation Completion Fellowships
      3. 12:00 pmRichard Akresh
        Comparative Politics Workshop - Richard Akresh
        404 David Kinley Hall
      4. 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmLaura Rosulek, University of Montana
        LINGUISTICS - Laura Rosulek, University of Montana: "From Silence to Emphasis: A Model of the Weight Given to Topics in Discourse"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      5. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmProfessor Prabal Dutta - Univ. of Michigan
        ICWS/Communications Seminar: Trillions of Computers: From Pervasive to Perpetual Computing
        B02 Coordinated Science Lab
      6. 3:30 pm   Final Defense, Professor So Hirata, AdvisorMr. Murat Keceli, UIUC, "Vibrational Many-Body Methods for Molecules and Extended Systems"
        433 RAL
      7. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumDr. Daniel Abraham, Argonne National Laboratory, "Designing Long-Life Lithium-ion Batteries"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      8. 4:00 pmEVENT CANCELED: Transnational Large-Scale Land Transactions, the Disappearing Commons and Livelihood Insecurities in Ghana: A Gender Perspective

        Levis Faculty Center; 3rd Floor; 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana (map)
      9. 7:30 pmSteven Zipperstein
        On Rewriting the Cultural History of Russian Jewry
        Levis Faculty Center

    2. Tuesday, April 3, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmShikha Lakhanpal, PhD Student, Department of Geography
        Landscape of Renewable Energy in India
        Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080, Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      2. 1:00 pm   Advisor: Daniel W. PackRahul Keswani
        Final Defense - Design of Hybrid Retroviral/Synthetic Gene Delivery Vectors
        117 RAL
      3. 2:00 pm - 3:20 pmEconomics and Policy Seminar-James Hines (University of Michigan)
        3007 BIF
      4. 3:00 pm   Advisor: Daniel W PackAshlee Nicole Ford Versypt
        Final Defense: Modeling of controlled-release drug delivery from autocatalytically degrading polymer microspheres
        279 Davenport Hall
      5. 3:30 pmGreek Conversation Table
        presso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      6. 4:00 pmCraig Brabec, Analytics Division Manager, Caterpillar
        "Data Mining & Analytics at Caterpillar," Craig Brabec, Analytics Division Manager at Caterpillar
        319 Gregory Hall
      7. 4:00 pmStella Offner
        Astrophysics Colloquium: Stella Offner, Harvard-Smithsonian Center: "The Role of Episodic Accretion in Star Formation"
        134 Astronomy
      8. 4:00 pmSpeaker: Professor Bo Lawergren; Performing Artist: Tomoko Sugawara
        CAS/MillerComm 2012 The Eurasian Angular Harp: Crossing Cultures Ancient to Modern
        Knight Auditorium; Spurlock Museum; 600 S. Gregory; Urbana, IL 61801 (UIUC)
      9. 4:00 pmMathematics in Science & Society: Igor Rivin
        245 Altgeld Hall
      10. 4:00 pm   Final Defense, Professor John Hartwig, AdvisorMs. Jessica Klinkenberg, UIUC, "Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions of Ammonia, Carbon Monoxide, and Cyanide"
        161 Noyes Lab
      11. 4:00 pmThe Eurasian Angular Harp: Crossing Cultures Ancient to Modern
        Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory, Urbana
      12. 4:00 pmBo Lawergren Professor Emeritus of Physics, Hunter College; Tomoko Sugawara Performing Artist
        The Eurasian Angular Harp: Crossing Cultures Andcient to Modern
        Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory Street; Urbana
      13. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmBosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversation Table
        Espresso Royale, on Goodwin and Oregon in Urbana
      14. 7:00 pmDr. Illinois ChBE Pageant
        141 Wohlers Hall

    3. Wednesday, April 4, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmMindy Jensen, University of Illinois
        VCHP Brownbag - Mindy Jensen - University of Illinois
        Psychology 819
      2. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmJapanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmATLAS WEB office hours
        ATLAS House Conference Room; 608 S Mathews, Urbana / Room 103
      4. 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmData Services Open Lab Hours
        314 Main Library
      5. 4:00 pmFrank C. Keil -- Yale University
        Ann L. Brown Lecture -- Frank C. Keil -- Yale University
        2269 Beckman
      6. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProf. Angela Creese, Educational Linguistics and Deputy Director of MOSAIC Centre for Multilingualism, University of Birmingham, UK
        SLATE--Professor Angela Creese, University of Birmingham, UK: "Heteroglossia as Practice and Pedagogy"
        Room G-20, Foreign Language Building (basement)
      7. 4:30 pmAuthor's Corner: Toi Derricotte
        Illini Union Bookstore
      8. 5:00 pm

        Halleh Ghorashi, PaVEM-chair in Management of Diversity and Integration, Department of Organization Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands


        The Right to be Different: The Position of "Islamic" Migrants in the Netherlands
        109a Davenport Hall, 607 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana
      9. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmLINGUISTICS -- Arabic Movie Night: "Captain Abu Raed"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building

    4. Thursday, April 5, 2012

      1. All DayConference: The Presence of 'America' in India: Where and How Does 'America' Appear and What Are The Effects?
        TBA
      2. 9:00 am - 11:00 amATLAS WEB office hours
        ATLAS House Conference Room; 608 S Mathews, Urbana / Room 103
      3. 9:00 amNioka Chisholm
        Final Oral Defense - - Nioka Chisholm
        318 Psych Bldg
      4. 10:00 am   Advisor: Paul J. A. KenisAdam S. Hollinger
        Final Defense: Manufacturing All-polymer Laminar Flow-based Fuel Cells
        117 RAL
      5. 12:00 pmMs. Amy Larson
        CHEM 575 Seminar: Ms. Amy Larson, UIUC, "Engineering Protein Photoswitches to Illuminate Biology"
        217 Noyes Laboratory
      6. 12:00 pmJing Yang, PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Vet. Med., - "Regulation of early embryonic development by B56 epsilon, a regulatory subunit of PP2A"
        B102 CLSL
      7. 12:00 pmCarolina Sternberg, Ph.D. Candidate. Department of Geography
        Lecture Series. Buenos Aires and Chicago: A Tale of Two Evolving Neoliberal Redevelopment Governances Through Four Dimensions of Analysis
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      8. 1:00 pmWalter Melbane
        Political Methodology Speaker Series
        209 David Kinley Hall
      9. 1:00 pm   Physical Seminar of Special InterestProfessor Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Physical Seminar of Special Interest, Penn State University, "Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Catalysis and Energy Conversion"
        116 RAL
      10. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmThomas Easton, the Asia business editor of The Economist
        EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES -- Asian Invasion Symposium: Thomas Easton, the Asia business editor of The Economist
        Room 407, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      11. 3:30 pmHongyu Zhao, Yale University
        Biological Network Inference from Genomics Data by Hongyu Zhao, Yale University
        1IH 7
      12. 4:00 pmFlygare Memorial Lecture, Professor Michael Bowers, University of California - Santa Barbara, "Peptide Assembly: What we know and why it is important."
        116 RAL
      13. 4:00 pmDeborah Poole, Anthropology, John Hopkins University
        Lecture Series. Different Forces: Cultural topographies and the liberal state in Oaxaca, Mexico
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      14. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Maria Polinsky, Harvard University
        Linguistics Seminar Series -- Prof. Maria Polinsky, Harvard University, "Licensing Ergatives"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      15. 4:00 pmMathematics Colloquium: Sijue Wu
        245 Altgeld Hall
      16. 4:00 pm

        Dr. Avital Tidhar, Israel Institute for Biological Research


        Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Avital Tidhar, "The Role of the NlpD Lipoprotein in Yersinia pestis Virulence"
        B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana
      17. 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES -- Asian Invasion Symposium: "The US, Japan, and China (1940-present)"
        Room 405, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana
      18.  IPRH Symposium: Empire from Below
        I Hotel and Conference Center (Chancellor Ballroom) / 1900 South First Street, Champaign

    5. Friday, April 6, 2012

      1. All DayConference: The Presence of 'America' in India: Where and How Does 'America' Appear and What Are The Effects?
        TBA
      2.  IPRH Symposium: Empire from Below
        I Hotel and Conference Center (Chancellor Ballroom) / 1900 South First Street, Champaign
      3. 8:30 am - 5:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Asian Invasion Symposium: "The US, Japan, and China (1940-present)"
        Room 211, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana
      4. 8:30 amEmpires From Below Conference
        TBA
      5. 11:00 amFaculty Annual Grad Review Meeting
        CAB Conference Room 69B - 605 E. Springfield Ave. Champaign
      6. 12:00 pmJeff Karpicke, Purdue University
        Cognitive brownbag: Jeff Karpicke, Purdue University
        819 Psychology
      7. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Donna Buchanan, Associate Professor of Musicology, UIUC


        EVENT CANCELED: Integrative Soundscapes: Building EU Community through Bulgarian Mumming Festivals & Folkloric Practice

        Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080, Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana (map)
      8. 1:30 pmAlejandro Lleras (University of Illinois)
        Developmental Brown Bag - Alejandro Lleras (University of Illinois)
        819 Psychology
      9. 2:00 pmRyan McConnell, UIUC
        CLASSICS - Ryan McConnell, UIUC: "How to Make Money on a Large Estate in Byzantine Egypt"
        Room 4080A, Foreign Languages Building
      10. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pmSymposium: Heritage, Community, and Landscape Conservation in India
        The Gallery, Temple Buell Hall, 611 Loredo Taft Drive Champaign
      11. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmKorean Conversation Table
      12. 7:00 pmRahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard University
        India Studies Lecture- "Backwards into the Future: Reflections on Conservation in India"
        Plym Auditoirum, Temple Buell Hall, 611 Loredo Taft Drive Champaign,

    6. Saturday, April 7, 2012

      1. All DayConference: The Presence of 'America' in India: Where and How Does 'America' Appear and What Are The Effects?
        TBA
      2. 9:00 amTeacher Training Workshop
        TBA
      3. 10:00 am"Earth Beat: A Celebration of World Cultures through Storytelling, Puppetry, Dance, and Music"
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      4. 1:00 pm"Earth Beat: A Celebration of World Cultures through Storytelling, Puppetry, Dance, and Music"
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      5. 4:00 pmBulgarian Association Coffee Hour
        Espresso Royale Cafe (Goodwin and Oregon)

  2. Week of April 8, 2012

    1. Sunday, April 8, 2012

      1. All DayConference: The Presence of 'America' in India: Where and How Does 'America' Appear and What Are The Effects?
        TBA

    2. Monday, April 9, 2012

      1.  Illinois International Week 2012
      2. 12:00 pmAminda O'Hare, University of Illinois
        Brain & Cognition Brown Bag - - Aminda O'Hare, University of Illinois
        4269 Beckman Institute
      3. 12:00 pmF. Daniel Hidalgo
        Comparative Politics Workshop - F. Daniel Hidalgo
        404 David Kinley Hall
      4. 12:00 pm

        Eleni Manolaraki, Assistant Professor of Classics, Department of World Languages, University of South Florida


        The River Nile in Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Antiquity

        Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080, Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana (map)
      5. 3:00 pmProfessors Scott Althaus, TImur Kuran, Milan Svolik, Jose Cheibub, and Hadi Esfahani
        2012 Cline Symposium: Looking Back at the Arab Spring, Why it Happened, Why it Matters Today, and What's Coming Next
        119 Material Science Engineering Building, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus
      6. 3:00 pm - 4:30 pmLooking Back at the Arab Spring: Why it Happened, Why it Matters Today, and What's Coming Next
        119 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      7. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Silvija Gradecak, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , "Semiconductor Nanowires for Energy Applications"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      8. 4:00 pmProf. Sylvie Garneau-Tsodekova, University of Michigan
        Prof. Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, University of Michigan, "Towards understanding and combating resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics"
        116 Roger Adams Lab
      9. 7:30 pmKeynote Speaker: Professor Timur Kuran
        2012 Cline Symposium: Religious Obstacles to Democratization in the Middle East: Past and Present
        Alice Campbell Alumni Center Ballroom, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus
      10. 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmProfessor Timur Kuran
        After the Arab Spring: The Future of Democracy in the Middle East
        Alice Campbell Alumni Center Ballroom

    3. Tuesday, April 10, 2012

      1.  Illinois International Week 2012
      2. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmPrasanta Kalita, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture
      3. 1:30 pm

        Beyazit Akman, Department of English, Illinois State University


        "Islam in Europe" Lecture Series: Ottomanism, Orientalism and Neo-Orientalism: The Image of the Ottoman Turks and Islam in the Western Discourse from the Late Renaissance to the Post-9/11 Era

        Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080, Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana (map)
      4. 1:30 pmBeyazit Akman, PhD Candidate, Department of English, Illinois State University
        Ottomanism, Orientalism and Neo-Orientalism:The Image of the Ottoman Turks and Islam in the Western Discourse from Late Renaissance to the Post-9/11 Era
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, FLB, Urbana
      5. 2:00 pm - 3:20 pmEconomics and Policy Seminar-Devin Pope (U Chicago Booth School)
        3007 BIF
      6. 3:00 pmJason R. Finley
        Final Oral Defense - - Jason R. Finley
        318 Psych Bldg
      7. 4:00 pmAlyson Brooks
        Astrophysics Colloquium: Alyson Brooks, University of Wisconsin-Madison: "Toward the Formation of Realistic Galaxies"
        134 Astronomy
      8. 4:30 pmLaila Amine, Postdoctoral Research Associate, African-American Studies
        Algerian Paris: Belonging Beyond Diaspora
        2090B Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      9. 4:30 pmLaila Amine, Postdoctoral Research Associate, African-American Studies, U. of I.
        FRENCH FORUM (co-sponsored by European Union Center) -- Laila Amine: "Algerian Paris: Belonging Beyond Diaspora"
        2090B Foreign Languages Building
      10. 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmLaila Amine, Postdoctoral Research Associate, African-American Studies
        2090B FLB
      11. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmAngela Walden/Emily Dworkin
        Service Learning Advocacy Courses Information Sessions
        Room 32 Psychology Building

    4. Wednesday, April 11, 2012

      1.  Illinois International Week 2012
      2. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmAngela Walden/Emily Dworkin
        Service Learning Advocacy Courses Information Sessions
        Room 32 Psychology Building
      3. 11:15 amMary Wolters
        Mindful Meditation
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      4. 12:00 pmCell & Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Johannes Walter, Harvard Medical School, Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, "The mechanism and regulation of vertebrate DNA replication: from cell extracts to single molecules"
        B102 CLSL
      5. 12:00 pmSimona Buetti, University of Illinois
        VCHP Brownbag - Simona Buetti - University of Illinois
        Psychology 819
      6. 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmATLAS WEB office hours
        ATLAS House Conference Room; 608 S Mathews, Urbana / Room 103
      7. 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmData Services Open Lab Hours
        314 Main Library
      8. 4:00 pmProfessor Joanna Hearne, University of Missouri, Department of English
        Film screening of "Ramona" (1928)
        Everitt Lab 165, 1406 W. Green Street, Urbana
      9. 4:00 pmProfessor James Chou, Harvard Medical School, "Structural and functional investigation of the mitochondrial heat generators: the uncoupling proteins"
        112 Chem Annex
      10. 4:30 pmAuthor's Corner: Joy Harjo (Carr Reading)
        Illini Union Bookstore

    5. Thursday, April 12, 2012

      1.  Illinois International Week 2012
      2. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmAngela Walden/Emily Dworkin
        Service Learning Advocacy Courses Information Sessions
        Room 32 Psychology Building
      3. All DayMPSA Conference
        Chicago, IL
      4. All DayMedieval Studies -- The Medieval Globe Conference
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      5. 9:00 am - 11:00 amATLAS WEB office hours
        ATLAS House Conference Room; 608 S Mathews, Urbana / Room 103
      6. 12:00 pmMs. Caitlin Deane
        CHEM 575 Seminar: Ms. Caitlin Deane, UIUC, "Selective Probes for Biological Reactive Oxygen Species"
        217 Noyes Laboratory
      7. 12:00 pmKenneth S. Korach, PhD, Chief, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, NIEHS/NIH-"Biological Models for Dissecting the Functional Roles of the Estrogen Receptor"
        B102 CLSL
      8. 12:00 pmKate Grim-Feinberg, Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology
        Lecture Series. Embodying Respectful and Respectable Citizenship at the Intersections of Educational Policy, Classroom Practice, and Child Rearing: Children in Post-Conflict Rural Ayacucho, Peru
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      9. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmJapanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      10. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmSIP Colloquium - Round Table: "Basque Fictions: Utopias and Challenges" (in Spanish)
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      11. 4:00 pmDr. Douglas Weibel
        Dr. Douglas Weibel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Chemical Biological Studies of Bacterial Membranes"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      12. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmPaul Kiparsky, Stanford University
        LINGUISTICS - Prof. Paul Kiparsky, Stanford University: "Greek Anaphora in Cross-Linguistic Perspective"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      13. 4:00 pm

        Dr. Ken Jarrell, Queen's University


        Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Ken Jarrell, "Surface structures of the archaeum Methanococcus maripaludis"
        B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana
      14. 4:00 pmTucker McElroy, U.S. Census Bureau
        On the Computation of Autocovariances for Generalized Gegenbauer Processes by Tucker McElroy, U.S. Census Bureau
        165 Everitt Lab
      15. 4:00 pm   Materials ChemistryProf. Xiaodong Chen, Nanyang Technology University, "Bio-Inspired Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage"
        112 Chem Annex
      16. 8:00 pmProfessor Martin Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, "'Because I Am a Citizen': Religion and the Common Good in Today's America"
        RELIGION -- 2012 Thulin Lecture - Prof. Martin Marty, University of Chicago
        Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana

    6. Friday, April 13, 2012

      1.  Illinois International Week 2012
      2. All DayMPSA Conference
        Chicago, IL
      3. All DayMedieval Studies -- The Medieval Globe Conference
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      4. All Day8th Annual Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference
        TBA
      5.  Focal Point Graduate Student Conference

        University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
      6. All DayIllinois Languages and Linguistics Society (ILLS) 4
        Room 407, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana (April 13); Room 407, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana (April 14 & 15)
      7.  Midwest Symposium in German Studies
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      8. All Day

        Robert Norton (University of Notre Dame)
        Brigitta Wagner (Indiana University)
        Craig Koslofsky (University of Illinois)
        Stephanie Hilger (University of Illinois)
        Brad Prager (University of Missouri)
        Ben Robinson (Indiana University)
        Stefani Engelstein (University of Missouri)
        Sara Hall (University of Illinois at Chicago).

        A number of guest discussants from each institution and from other universities (including Washington University, Case Western Reserve, and the University of Illinois-Chicago) also will attend.


        Midwest Symposium in German Studies 2012

        Levis Faculty Center, 919 West Illinois Street  Urbana, IL (map)
      9. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Dr. Eduardo Perozo


        Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Eduardo Perozo, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; "Gating transitions at the K+ channel selectivity filter"
        B102 CLSL
      10. 12:00 pmAudrey Kittredge, University of Illinois
        Cognitive brownbag: Audrey Kittredge, University of Illinois
        819 Psychology
      11. 12:00 pmLAURA MATTHEW, Assistant Professor of History, Marquette University
        Lecture. MEMORIES OF CONQUEST: BECOMING MEXICANO IN COLONIAL GUATEMALA
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      12. 12:00 pmLaura Matthew, Assistant Professor of History, Marquette University
        Memories of Conquest: Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala
        101 ISB
      13. 12:00 pmElizabeth Frankenberg, Professor of Public Policy and Sociology, Duke University
        The Impact of Parental Death on Child Well-Being
        219 Davenport
      14. 1:30 pmAmanda Rose (University of Missouri)
        Developmental Brown Bag - Amanda Rose (University of Missouri)
        819 Psychology
      15. 1:30 pm

        Adrian Favell, Professor of Sociology, Sciences Po, Paris


        Turkey Today: Between Europe, the Regional, and the Global

        Music Room, Levis Faculty Center; 3rd Floor; 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana (map)
      16. 2:00 pmDr. Maria Xanthou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
        Classics, Center for Translation Studies-- Dr. Maria Xanthou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: "Translating Greek Orators"
        4080A Foreign Languages Building
      17. 2:15 pm - 5:45 pmGERMANIC LANGUAGES & LITERATURES -- Midwest Symposium in German Studies
        3rd Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      18. 3:00 pm

        David Prytherch, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

        Josep Vicent Boira, Universitat de València, València, Spain


        Urban Sustainability in the EU Speaker Series: "Sustainability, Territoriality, and Trains: The Regional Politics of Trans-European Transport in Mediterranean Spain:"

        Davenport 219, 607 S. Matthews Ave., Urbana, IL (map)
      19. 4:00 pm   Analytical Chemistry seminarProfessor Nolan Flynn, Wellesley College, "Science on the Small Scale: Assembly and Applications of Nanoparticles"
        116 RAL
      20. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmXiaoming Xi, Educational Testing Service
        SLATE - Xiaoming Xi, Educational Testing Service
        Room G18 (basement), Foreign Languages Building
      21. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmKorean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi San)
      22. 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmExhibit Opening Celebration: 'CARNAVAL!
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana

    7. Saturday, April 14, 2012

      1.  Illinois International Week 2012
      2. All DayMPSA Conference
        Chicago, IL
      3. All DayMedieval Studies -- The Medieval Globe Conference
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      4. All Day8th Annual Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference
        TBA
      5.  Focal Point Graduate Student Conference

        University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
      6. All DayIllinois Languages and Linguistics Society (ILLS) 4
        Room 407, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana (April 13); Room 407, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana (April 14 & 15)
      7.  Midwest Symposium in German Studies
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      8. All Day

        Robert Norton (University of Notre Dame)
        Brigitta Wagner (Indiana University)
        Craig Koslofsky (University of Illinois)
        Stephanie Hilger (University of Illinois)
        Brad Prager (University of Missouri)
        Ben Robinson (Indiana University)
        Stefani Engelstein (University of Missouri)
        Sara Hall (University of Illinois at Chicago).

        A number of guest discussants from each institution and from other universities (including Washington University, Case Western Reserve, and the University of Illinois-Chicago) also will attend.


        Midwest Symposium in German Studies 2012

        Levis Faculty Center, 919 West Illinois Street  Urbana, IL (map)
      9. 9:00 am - 12:30 pmGERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES -- Midwest Symposium in German Studies
        3rd Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      10. 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmSpanish Story Time: "Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding"
        Urbana Free Library, Children Department. 210 W Green St, Urbana.
      11. 4:00 pmBulgarian Association Coffee Hour
        Espresso Royale Cafe (Goodwin and Oregon)

  3. Week of April 15, 2012

    1. Sunday, April 15, 2012

      1.  Illinois International Week 2012
      2. All DayMPSA Conference
        Chicago, IL
      3. All Day8th Annual Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference
        TBA
      4. All DayIllinois Languages and Linguistics Society (ILLS) 4
        Room 407, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana (April 13); Room 407, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana (April 14 & 15)

    2. Monday, April 16, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmJason Coronel, University of Illinois
        Brain & Cognition Brown Bag - - Jason Coronel, University of Illinois
        4269 Beckman Institute
      2. 12:00 pmRosario Aguilar-Pariente
        Comparative Politics Workshop - Rosario Aguilar-Pariente
        404 David Kinley Hall
      3. 1:30 pmQuantitative Brown Bag - - Heuristic Cognitive Diagnosis When the Q-Matrix is Unknown
        Psychology 819
      4. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Amanda Petford-Long, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory , "Understanding the behavior of nanoscale magnetic heterostructures: How microscopy can help""
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      5. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmSLATE - Professional Development Workshop: "Getting a job in SLA" (SLATE Executive Committee)
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      6. 7:30 pmYael Zerubavel
        The Bible, the Lure of Antiquity, and Israeli Popular Culture
        Levis Faculty Center

    3. Tuesday, April 17, 2012

      1. 8:30 am - 4:30 pmWater in a Changing World: A Comparison of Midwest and European Approaches

        I-Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 South 1st Street  Champaign (map)
      2. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmDavid O'Brien, Associate Professor, Art History Program
        "Eugene Delacroix's Changing Vision of North Africa"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080, Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      3. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmOlena Zhylinkova
        Noontime Scholar Lecture - Comparative Legal Aspects of Internet Relations in the Global Information Community - Experience of Post-Soviet Countries
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S Fifth St Champaign
      4. 2:00 pm   116 RALCBI/ChBE 565 Seminar, "Drug Delivery Systems for Treatment of Brain Tumors", Professor Mark Saltzman, Yale University
        116 Roger Adams Lab
      5. 2:00 pm - 3:20 pmDevelopment/Economics and Policy Seminar-Shelly Lundberg (UC Santa Barbara)
        3007 BIF
      6. 2:00 pmProf. W. Mark Saltzman, Yale University
        Prof. W. Mark Saltzman, Yale University, "Drug delivery systems for treatment of brain tumors"
        116 Roger Adams Lab
      7. 3:30 pmGreek Conversation Table
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      8. 4:00 pmAstrophysics Colloquium - NO COLLOQUIUM TODAY
      9. 4:00 pmDepartment of Mathematics Awards Ceremony
        314 A&B Illini Union
      10. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmBosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversation Table
        Espresso Royale, on Goodwin and Oregon in Urbana
      11. 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmLanguage Program Student Video Screenings and Departmental Awards Ceremony

    4. Wednesday, April 18, 2012

      1. 11:15 am - 11:45 amMary Wolters
        Mindful Meditation
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      2. 12:00 pmCell & Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Andrew Dillin, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, "Humoral control of proteostasis"
        B102 CLSL
      3. 12:00 pmAlejandro Lleras, University of Illinois
        VCHP Brownbag - Alejandro Lleras - University of Illinois
        Psychology 819
      4. 12:00 pmAlejandro Lleras
        Visual Cognition Brown Bag -- Alejandro Lleras -- Univ. of Illinois
        Psychology 819
      5. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Dr. Renan Goetz, Professor of Economics, Universitat de Girona, Spain


        Water Allocation Rules and Side Payments

        Giertz Conference Room, 1007 W. Nevada Street, Urbana (map)
      6. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmJapanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      7. 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmATLAS WEB office hours
        ATLAS House Conference Room; 608 S Mathews, Urbana / Room 103
      8. 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmData Services Open Lab Hours
        314 Main Library
      9. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Haris Vikalo-Univ. of Texas at Austin
        Communications Seminar: How to Read Your Genes: Signal Processing for Next-Generation Sequencing and Biosensing
        141 Coordinated Science Lab
      10. 4:00 pmInvestiture of Professor Charles Zukoski as the Elio Eliakim Tarika Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
        South Lounge, Illini Union
      11. 4:00 pmInvestiture of Professor Charles Zukoski as the Elio Tarika Chair
        South Lounge, Illini Union
      12. 4:00 pmJob Talk
        142 Psychology
      13. 4:00 pmProfessor Kelly Gaffney, Stanford University, "Resolving the Mechanism of H-bond Switching and Ligand Exchange in Aqueous Ionic Solution"
        112 Chem Annex
      14. 4:30 pmAuthor's Corner: Amelia Gray (Carr Reading)
        Illini Union Bookstore
      15. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmLINGUISTICS -- Turkish Movie Night: "Alone - Issiz Adam"
        Room G-30, Foreign Languages Building

    5. Thursday, April 19, 2012

      1.  See links above.
        "The Nongovernmental Impulse: Negotiating Theory and Practice in the Global Governance of Care"
        Levis Faculty Center; 919 W. Illinois St.; Urbana
      2. 9:00 am - 11:00 amATLAS WEB office hours
        ATLAS House Conference Room; 608 S Mathews, Urbana / Room 103
      3. 11:45 am - 1:30 pmWater Research at the University of Leeds

        Department of Natural Resources Building, Lake Level Room C, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
      4. 12:00 pmKlaus Beyenbach, PhD, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University-"Inducing Kidney Failure in Specifically Mosquitoes"
        B102 CLSL
      5. 12:00 pmRosario Montoya
        Lecture Series. RURAL NICARAGUA UNDER THE NEW SANDINISTA GOVERNMENT: A REPORT FROM THE FIELD
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      6. 12:00 pmYaejoon Kwon
        Protecting Empire: State Power, Military Bases and Race in the Post-WWII Era
        Asian American Cultural Center Lounge
      7. 2:00 pm

        Dr. Max Dow, University College Cork


        Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Max Dow "Cyclic di-GMP as a sceond messenger linking cell-cell signaling to virulence in the phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris"
        B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana
      8. 3:30 pmReproduction For/Against the State: Family Planning, Structured Violence and Class in Chinese Women's Reproductive Experiences
      9. 4:00 pmTong Zhang, Rutgers
        A General Theory of Concave Regularization for High Dimensional Sparse Estimation Problems by Tong Zhang, Rutgers
        165 Everitt Lab
      10. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

        Dr. Joanne Chory


        Ada Doisy Lectures in BIOCHEMISTRY: Dr. Joanne Chory, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA; "Steroid hormone signaling in plants: A new paradigm"
        MSB Auditorium
      11. 4:00 pmAndrei Levkin
        Distinguished Speaker Series - iHoly eGrail of the Russian Cultural Moment: Literary and Political Strategies in the Modern Russian Context
        126 GSLIS, 501 East Daniel
      12. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Adrienne Lo, U of I Anthropology
        LINGUISTICS -- Prof. Adrienne Lo, U of I Anthropology
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      13. 4:00 pmMathematics Colloquium: Kevin Ford
        245 Altgeld Hall
      14. 5:30 pmCAS/MillerComm 2012: David Stork
        Room 62, Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
      15. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmLAS In Recognition of Teaching Excellence Reception
        Alice Campbell Alumni Center

    6. Friday, April 20, 2012

      1.  See links above.
        "The Nongovernmental Impulse: Negotiating Theory and Practice in the Global Governance of Care"
        Levis Faculty Center; 919 W. Illinois St.; Urbana
      2. All Day2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium, ceremony, and reception
      3. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Dr. Roger Beachy


        Ada Doisy Lectures in BIOCHEMISTRY: Dr. Roger N. Beachy, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO; "Science and Translational Biology in Food and Agriculture and Policies that Set the Agenda"
        MSB Auditorium
      4. 12:00 pmWookyoung Jung, University of Illinois
        Cognitive brownbag: Wookyoung Jung, University of Illinois
        819 Psychology
      5. 1:30 pmJoe Robinson (Educational Psychology Department, University of Illinois)
        Developmental Brown Bag - Joe Robinson (Ed Psych Dept, Univ. of Illinois)
        819 Psychology
      6. 2:00 pmRalph Rosen, University of Pennsylvania
        CLASSICS - Ralph Rosen, University of Pennsylvania
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      7. 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmEconometrics Alumni Conference
        215 David Kinley Hall
      8. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmKorean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi San)

    7. Saturday, April 21, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmAngela Williams
        Middle East Story Time
        Megan's Reading Room; Urbana Free Library; 210 W. Green St.,; Urbana, IL
      2. 4:00 pmBulgarian Association Coffee Hour
        Espresso Royale Cafe (Goodwin and Oregon)

  4. Week of April 22, 2012

    1. Sunday, April 22, 2012

      1. 3:00 pmProfessor Susan Rotroff, Washington University
        CLASSICS - AIA Lecture, Professor Susan Rotroff, Washington University: "The Unsolved Mystery of the Agora Bone Well"
        62 Krannert Art Museum (Auditorium)

    2. Monday, April 23, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmBrion Woroch, University of Illinois
        Brain & Cognition Brown Bag - - Brion Woroch, University of Illinois
        4269 Beckman Institute
      2. 12:00 pmJanet Tritsch Memorial Award deadline
      3. 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmDevelopment Seminar-Alex Whalley (UC Merced)
        310 David Kinley Hall
      4. 4:00 pmDr. Tadhg Begley
        Dr. Tadhg Begley, Texas A&M University, "Divergent Strategies for the Biosynthesis of Thiamin Pyrophosphate in Saccharomyces cerevisia and in Bacillus subtilis"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      5. 4:00 pmZhou Chunya, artist
        East Asian Languages and Cultures -- Chinese Artists Forum: Zhou Chunya
        2nd Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      6. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumProf. Mohamed E.H. El-Sayed, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, "Development of enzyme-activated nano-conjugates for targeted hepatic cancer therapy"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      7. 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmSLCL -- School reception/recognition ceremony/book exhibit
        Colonial Room, Illini Union
      8. 5:15 pmEuropean Movie Night: Welcome to the Sticks

        Lucy Ellis Lounge: Room 1080, Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana (map)

    3. Tuesday, April 24, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmScott Althaus and Xinyuan Dai
        Graduate Student Professionalization Series
        404 David Kinley Hall
      2. 12:00 pmPantelis Lekkas (Onassis Foundation Senior Visiting Scholar & Associate Professor of Political Science, Panteion University)
        Modern Greek Studies - CSAMES brownbag lunchtime series - Pantelis Lekkas, Panteion University: "Nationalism Qua Modernization: The Greek War of Independence"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmDr. Pantelis Lekkas
        Nationalism qua Modernization: The Greek War of Independence
        Lucy Ellis Lounge (FLB 1080)
      4. 2:00 pm   116 RALChBE 565 Seminar, "Microstructure and Rheology Relationships for Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions: Shear Thickening Fluids and Their Applications", Professor Norman Wagner, University of Delaware
        116 Roger Adams Lab
      5. 2:00 pm - 3:20 pmDevelopment/Economics and Policy Seminar-Francisca Antman (U Colorado Boulder)
        3007 BIF
      6. 4:00 pmAstrophysics Colloquium - NO COLLOQUIUM TODAY
      7. 4:00 pmProf. Ian Fleming
        Dr. Ian Fleming, Univ. of Cambridge, "Short Cuts: Scenes from a Life in Chemistry"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory

    4. Wednesday, April 25, 2012

      1. 11:15 am - 11:45 amMary Wolters
        Mindful Meditation
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      2. 12:00 pmCell & Developmental Biology Seminar: Dr. Nicholas Dyson, Harvard University, Department of Medicine, "Control of cell proliferation by pRB and E2F proteins"
        B102 CLSL
      3. 12:00 pmRichard Yao, University of Illinois
        VCHP Brownbag - Richard Yao - University of Illinois
        Psychology 819
      4. 1:00 pm   Advisor: Professor Scott E. DenmarkMatthew Burk
        Mr. Matthew Burk, UIUC, "Asymmetric Lewis Base Catalysis: I. Lewis Base Catalyzed Halogenation and Development of an Enantioselective Bromocycloetherification Reaction; II. Enantioselective Addition of Silyl Ketene Imines to Carbonyl Electrophiles"
        A414 CLSL
      5. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmProfessor Saswati Sarkar - University of Pennsylvania
        CSL Women in Engineering Seminar: Optimal Malware Attack and Defense in Mobile Wireless Networks
        141 Coordinated Science Lab
      6. 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmData Services Open Lab Hours
        314 Main Library
      7. 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmDevelopment/Macroeconomics Seminar-Ricardo Bebczuk (Universidad Nacional de La Plata)
        312 DKH
      8. 4:00 pmDr. Gerhard Hummer, NIH, "Water in proteins: when it's there and when it isn't"
        112 Chem Annex
      9. 4:00 pm

        Her Excellency, Marina Kaljurand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Estonia to the United States


        Estonia's Experiences Prior to and Since Integration into the EU

        Levis Faculty Center, Room 407, 919 W. Illinois, Urbana, IL (map)
      10. 4:00 pmIPRH Prizes in the Humanities -- Award Reception
        IPRH (Humanities Lecture Hall) / 805 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana
      11. 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmSenior Honors Poster Fair
        Psychology Atrium
      12. 7:30 pm

        Jim Tusty, Producer of The Singing Revolution
        Carol Leff        , Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


        The Singing Revolution

        Bevier Hall, Room 180, 905 S. Goodwin, Urbana, IL (map)

    5. Thursday, April 26, 2012

      1.  Bonnie Honig; Eyal Weizman; Saba Mahmood
        Beyond Utopia? Art, Theory, and the Coming of "Spring"
        I Hotel & Conference Center; 1900 S.First Street; Champaign, Illinois
      2. All Day

        Ambassador to the United States Marina Kaljurand (Estonia)

        Ambassador to the United States Zygimantas Pavilionis (Lithuania)

        Ambassador to the United States Andrejs Pildegovics (Latvia)

        Benjamin Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, Speechwriting to the President of the USA

        Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Senior Director for European Affairs, National Security Council, The White House

        Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois

        Vjaceslavs Dombrovskis, Member of Latvia’s Parliament


        The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years

        750 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL (map of conference sites)
      3. 9:00 am - 11:00 amATLAS WEB office hours
        ATLAS House Conference Room; 608 S Mathews, Urbana / Room 103
      4. 10:00 am   Final Defense, Professor Andrzej Wieckowski, AdvisorMr. Robert Kutz, UIUC, "In-Situ Spectroelectrochemical Surface Studies of Fundamental Fuel Cell Catalysis"
        A414 CLSL
      5. 12:00 pmProfessor David Haberman, Indiana University
        "Faces on the Trees: Exploring the Environmental Implications of Tree Worship in India"
        213 Gregory Hall
      6. 12:00 pmDavid Haberman, Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University and Interim Head of the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana
        RELIGION - David Haberman, Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University "Faces on the Trees: Exploring the Environmental Implications of tree worship in India"
        213 Gregory Hall
      7. 2:00 pmThomas Swensen, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in American Indian Studies
        Indigenous Historical Ecologies at Fort Ross California State Park's 'Cultural Heritage Day'
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, Foreign Languages Building
      8. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmJapanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      9. 3:00 pmDr. Phil Kym
        Abbott Lecture: Dr. Philip Kym, Abbott Laboratories, "Discovery of Modality Specific TRPV1 Antagonists for the Treatment of Chronic Pain"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      10. 4:00 pmWenxin Jiang, Northwestern University
        "High Dimensional Statistical Learning with Bayesian Variable Selection" by Wenxin Jiang, Northwestern University
        165 Everitt Lab
      11. 4:00 pmProfessor Makoto Fujita
        Abbott Lecture: Professor Makoto Fujita, University of Tokyo, "Emergent Self-Assembly of Giant Coordination Polyhedra"
        116 Roger Adams Laboratory
      12. 4:00 pmDr. Usha Goswami -- Cambridge University, England
        CS/AI Colloquium -- Dr. Usha Goswami -- Cambridge University, England
        2269 Beckman Institute
      13. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmLinguistics Club Series talk - Professor Charles Goodwin, Applied Linguistics, UCLA: "The Co-Operative Organization of Human Action"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      14. 4:00 pmMathematics Colloquium: Catharina Stroppel
        245 Altgeld Hall
      15. 4:00 pm

        Dr. Kenneth Nealson, University of Southern California


        Microbiology Seminar: Dr. Kenneth Nealson, "The Global Ocean Study: A metageomic look at the surface picoplankton"
        B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana
      16. 7:30 pmMamele - Yiddish Movie
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Language Building

    6. Friday, April 27, 2012

      1.  Bonnie Honig; Eyal Weizman; Saba Mahmood
        Beyond Utopia? Art, Theory, and the Coming of "Spring"
        I Hotel & Conference Center; 1900 S.First Street; Champaign, Illinois
      2. All Day

        Ambassador to the United States Marina Kaljurand (Estonia)

        Ambassador to the United States Zygimantas Pavilionis (Lithuania)

        Ambassador to the United States Andrejs Pildegovics (Latvia)

        Benjamin Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, Speechwriting to the President of the USA

        Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Senior Director for European Affairs, National Security Council, The White House

        Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois

        Vjaceslavs Dombrovskis, Member of Latvia’s Parliament


        The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years

        750 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL (map of conference sites)
      3. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmDr. Michael T. Green
        Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Michael T. Green, Penn State University, "Understanding C-H bond activation in heme proteins: the role of thiolate ligation in cytochrome P450"
        B102 CLSL
      4. 12:00 pmIan Dobbins, Washington University in St. Louis
        Cognitive brownbag: Ian Dobbins, Washington University in St. Louis
        819 Psychology
      5. 1:30 pmFirst Year Graduate Student Presentations
        Developmental Brown Bag -- First Year Graduate Student Presentations
        819 Psychology
      6. 2:00 pmAmy Oh
        CLASSICS - Amy Oh, "Vigilantius and Jerome"
        Room 4080A, Foreign Languages Building
      7. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pmTurkish Studies Symposium: "Turkish Transnational Television -- Reshaping of Diaspora Identities in Europe and the Rise of a Regional Cultural Hegemon"
      8. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

        Omar Al-Ghazzi, University of Pennsylvania
        Beyazit Akman, Illinois State University – Dept. of English
        Myria Georgiou, London School of Economics — Communications Dept.
        Dima Issa, University of Balamand


        Turkish Studies Symposium: Turkish Transnational Television - Reshaping of Diaspora Identities in Europe and the Rise of a Regional Cultural Hegemon

        Music Room, Levis Faculty Center, 919 West Illinois Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (map)
      9. 2:30 pm - 4:00 pmBrian Quick, Faculty Member, Department of Communication
        Dept of Communication Colloquium Series-Brian Quick
        Music Room Levis Faculty Center
      10. 3:00 pmDonald Sawyer, Visiting Lemann Professor at Harvard
        Lecture: Saving South America's Ecosystem Functions
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      11. 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmEconometrics Seminar-Daniel Wilhelm (Chicago Booth)
        215 David Kinley Hall
      12. 4:00 pm   Analytical Chemistry SeminarDr. Bryan Pivovar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "The Use of Extended Surface Catalysts in Fuel Cells"
        116 RAL
      13. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmKorean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi San)

    7. Saturday, April 28, 2012

      1. All Day

        Ambassador to the United States Marina Kaljurand (Estonia)

        Ambassador to the United States Zygimantas Pavilionis (Lithuania)

        Ambassador to the United States Andrejs Pildegovics (Latvia)

        Benjamin Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, Speechwriting to the President of the USA

        Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Senior Director for European Affairs, National Security Council, The White House

        Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois

        Vjaceslavs Dombrovskis, Member of Latvia’s Parliament


        The Global Baltics: The Next Twenty Years

        750 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL (map of conference sites)
      2. 9:00 amMeeting of the Southern Illinois chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 4:00 pmBulgarian Association Coffee Hour
        Espresso Royale Cafe (Goodwin and Oregon)
      4. 7:30 pmBalkanalia Concert: Songs of Heartbreak and Longing from Albania to Armenia

        Smith Recital Hall, 805 S. Matthews, Urbana, IL (map)

  5. Week of April 29, 2012

    1. Sunday, April 29, 2012

      1. 2:00 pmLAS Honors Convocation
        Foellinger Auditiorium

    2. Monday, April 30, 2012

      1.  Euro Challenge 2012 - Final Round

        Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045  (map)
      2.  Euro Challenge 2012 - Recognition and Awards Reception

        The Moody’s Corporation 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007 (map)
      3.  Euro Challenge 2012 - Semifinal Round

        Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045  (map)
      4. 10:00 amChih-Mao Huang
        Final Oral Defense -- Chih-Mao Huang
        3269 Beckman Inst
      5. 12:00 pmPsych 494 Students' Presentations
        Brain & Cognition Brown Bag - - Psych 494 Students' Presentations
        4269 Beckman Institute
      6. 12:00 pmJorge Bravo
        Comparative Politics Workshop - Jorge Bravo
        404 David Kinley Hall
      7. 2:00 pmManuel Glave, GRADE, Peru
        Lecture Series: Displaced for Development? Indigenous Peoples Rights and Extractive Industries Development in the Peruvian Andes and Amazonia
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      8. 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmEconometrics Seminar-Arie Beresteanu (U Pittsburgh)
        125 David Kinley Hall
      9. 4:00 pm   MatSE Department ColloquiumDr. Frances Ross, Watson Research Center, IBM, "Vapor and Liquid Phase Crystal Growth in the Transmission Electron Microscope"
        100 Materials Science and Engineering Building
      10. 7:00 pmPersian Cultural Association presents "A Separation"
        Animal Sciences Lab; Room 150; 1207 West Gregory Drive: Urbana, IL 61801
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