Speakers in C-U: May 18–24
The speaker scene cranks up after a finals-week slumber with a conference on data curation, as well as some protein nanotube excitement.
The speaker scene cranks up after a finals-week slumber with a conference on data curation, as well as some protein nanotube excitement.
The semester is winding down, but there’s still a Feminism conference, among other things.
Between Palestine Awareness Week and an Anime seminar, plenty of varied knowledge to be gleaned this week.
No big events this week, but a witness to Israeli occupation of Palestine and an analyst of Latina feminism will keep things interesting on their own.
Between the Food Film Festival and a conference on biofuels and security, there’s plenty going on this week.
The biggest event this week is the Planet U conference, but you can also find out how to be a concert promoter and attend a reading from three renowned poets.
Spring break is over, and there are a bunch of provocatively-titled items this week, from “Blood, Sex and Power” to “Looney Coons.”
It’s awfully quiet on campus during spring break, but there’s a social media seminar for non-profits as well as a couple of biotech speakers.
Pickings are starting to get slim this week as the U of I prepares for spring break, but there’s still some good stuff on wind power, jatropha oil, and Bollywood.
From building rural economies to wearing hotpants in Europe, there’s a diverse offering of speakers around town this week.