Events
Events
May 1, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025 Summer 2025
Social and Behavioral Science Spring Social | May 1
Join CSBS for our Spring Social, an opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and strengthen our community of social and behavioral scientists. In light of the many challenges researchers face, from funding uncertainties to the demands of impactful scholarship, CSBS is committed to fostering a supportive and collaborative environment.
Neil St. Blues | 309 N. Neil St., Champaign
Prairie Research Institute Expo
Join the Prairie Research Institute May 2–3 for the return of the PRI Expo, a free, family-friendly science event. PRI scientists and staff will lead more than 50 interactive exhibits and hands-on activities, showcasing research in archaeology, natural history, sustainability, geology, climate, and more!
Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak St, Champaign, IL
IMAGINE STEM Saturdays (Grades K-5)
IMAGINE STEM Saturdays offers K-12 students and their families a chance to learn advanced mathematics through project-based activities, problem-solving sessions, and real-world applications. The goal is to achieve algebra readiness by 8th grade and calculus readiness by 12th grade for long-term participants. Topic: Chemical, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering
The First Presbyterian Church (302 W Church St, Champaign, IL 61820)
Prairie Research Institute Expo
Join the Prairie Research Institute May 2–3 for the return of the PRI Expo, a free, family-friendly science event. PRI scientists and staff will lead more than 50 interactive exhibits and hands-on activities, showcasing research in archaeology, natural history, sustainability, geology, climate, and more!
Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak St, Champaign, IL
Emerging Investigators Lunch | May 9
The May 9 Emerging Investigators Lunch will focus on building your research program in the context of the current federal funding situation. CSBS Director, Eva Pomerantz, will facilitate a discussion on strategies for conducting meaningful research over the next few years.
NCSA Building 3000 | 1205 W. Clark St. Urbana, IL 61801
Calling all community scientists to join us on Saturday, June 21 for the 11th annual BeeBlitz! Meet us at the Pollinatarium and Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, IL or go bee spotting in a forest, prairie, or backyard near you! Bring your camera or smartphone and be ready to snap photos of honey & bumble bees to contribute to BeeSpotter's database of Midwestern bee spottings.
Pollinatarium (606 W Windsor Rd, Urbana, IL 61801)
Pollinator Week Champaign-Urbana
Join us June 16-22 at various locations around Champaign-Urbana (and around the state!) for a week of free, family-friendly events celebrating the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture! Events include book displays, seminars, garden tours, and more! Pollinator Week events are open to the public.
Various locations around Champaign-Urbana and around the state