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Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
2024 Privacy Everywhere Conference: Leading with Privacy
Beckman Institute Room 1025-Auditorium & Beckman Institute Room 1005
Contact name: Sheena Bishop
Contact email: sheenab@illinois.edu
Decisions about privacy affect our professional, educational, and personal lives. The in-person conference with streaming available will cover balancing privacy goals and innovation, data rights, data collection risks, and implementing privacy principles in higher ed, among other topics. Leave with a better understanding of privacy policy including legal, ethical, and industry perspectives.
Gather in the Garden
Beckman Institute Center Atrium
Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603
Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the atrium!
Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
New-to-Beckman tour
MRI Exhibit
Contact name: Lexie Kesler
Contact email: lkesler@illinois.edu
Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. Tours will be offered the first Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m. Register here.
Beckman Director’s Seminar: Martin Gruebele and Zan Luthey-Schulten
1005 Beckman Institute
Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 12172442603
Martin Gruebele and Zan Luthey-Schulten will speak at the Beckman Institute's Director's Seminar at noon Thursday, February 1. The seminar will be held at Beckman Institute, room 1005.
Lunch will be provided to attendees who have registered in advance.
Gather in the Garden
Beckman Institute Center Atrium
Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603
Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the atrium!
Graduate Student Seminar: Mehrafrooz, Swartchick
5602 Beckman Institute
Contact name: Jeanne N'Diaye
Contact email: jndiaye@illinois.edu
Two graduate students will present their research at the first Beckman Graduate Student Seminar of the spring semester: Behzad Mehrafrooz and Chelsea Swartchick. Lunch will be provided for registered attendees. Register here.
The event takes place Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at noon in 5602 Beckman Institute.
Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Gather in the Garden
Beckman Institute Center Atrium
Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603
Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the atrium!
Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Cookie Collab
Atrium
Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 12172442603
Join members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
Gather in the Garden
Beckman Institute Center Atrium
Contact name: Mollie Stevens
Contact email: mollie@illinois.edu
Contact phone: 217-244-2603
Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the atrium!
Yoga at Beckman
Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower
Contact name: Elena Romanova
Contact email: romanova@illinois.edu
Join us at noon on Wednesdays for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!
Amplify: Exploring Academic Entrepreneurship & Amplifying Research Commercialization Impact
Fifth floor tower room, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Contact name: Technology Entrepreneur Center
Contact email: tec@illinois.edu
For Faculty
| This event will provide a unique platform for exploring research commercialization opportunities. Our featured speakers and panelists will share valuable insights to guide you on your academic entrepreneurship journey.
Key Takeaways
• Discover funding and support programs available for your research commercialization.
• Explore collaboration opportunities with fellow academics.
• Gain insights into the best practices for translating research into viable commercial ventures.
• Connect with like-minded individuals and build a network of collaborators.
• Participate in optional roundtables about the venture creation process.
Speakers and panelists include:
Cathy Murphy, interim director of the Beckman Institute
Nathan Hoffman, director of the Office of Technology Management
Bob Okabe, director of new business ventures at Discovery Partners Institute
Gerald O. Wilson, director of entrepreneurship at EnterpriseWorks
Please RSVP by February 16 so we can plan for catering.