Proprioception is our internal sense of body and limb position and is required for motor reflexes and purposeful movement; however, the cellular mechanisms governing proprioceptor activity remain poorly understood. Our work on voltage gated sodium channels (Navs) finds distinct and non-redundant roles for the Nav1.1 and Nav1.6 subtypes in mammalian proprioception.

Closed session for Neuroscience Program Graduate Students Only

Program coordinator, Michelle Tomaszycki, will briefly go over the LAS's climate survey results with the NSP graduate students.  Then DEI committee student members will facilitate a discussion on how to improve the Neuroscience Program.

Come to room 1005 to learn from the experts about "Human Subjects Research."

Speaker: Sarah Mumford, director, Office for the Protection of Research Subjects.

Please register in advance.

The Imaging Technology Group and the IGB Core will be co-hosting a half-day X-ray CT workshop. Talks covering theory, the instrumentation available on campus, and current research projects will be presented along with tours of both the ITG and IGB facilities. Workshop agenda: https://www.igb.illinois.edu/corefacilities/news/core-xrayct-workshop-2024

Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! 

Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve.

The Beckman Institute is hosting a professional photographer all day for free headshots for the Beckman community. The photos will use Beckman's tower room windows and incredible view as a backdrop.

No appointment necessary; you may need to wait in a short line to be photographed. The Beckman Institute will use these portraits for our online directory and may also use them in news stories or for other official communications purposes. We may also share your headshot with your home unit.

DUE TO INJURY, PROFESSOR BANAJI HAS CANCELED HER VISIT TO ILLINOIS. THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR SPRING 2025. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES!

In an era of increased awareness of diversity and inclusion, understanding hidden bias and its impact on educational institutions has become paramount. Professor Mahzarin Banaji is an experimental psychologist who has spent 35 years understanding how the mind works in social contexts. Her presentation will center on a science-based analysis of the hard questions of how to lead in an ever-changing world where who is "us" and who is "them" has significantly changed from what those words meant to our predecessors.

Hosted by: Inclusive Excellence Office | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

In conjunction with: Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3), American Indian Studies Program, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, Cancer Center at Illinois, Center for Social & Behavioral Science, College of Education, College of Law, Department of Asian American Studies, Department of Classics, Department of Communication, Department of History, Department of Latina/Latino Studies, Department of Philosophy, Department of Political Science, Department of Psychology, Department of Sociology, Humanities Research Institute, Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access (IDEA), Grainger College of Engineering, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute

About the speaker | Mahzarin Banaji
Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics
Department of Psychology
Harvard University
website

What can you ask for and how do you ask for it? After you receive a faculty job offer, you have a short period to evaluate it, negotiate and make your decision. In this workshop, you will learn how to develop a strategy to help you know when and how to negotiate effectively. 

No registration required. This session will be broadcast online at https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace

See the full listing of Graduate College workshops at https://go.grad.illinois.edu/workshops

*If you require any disability-related accommodations to participate in this workshop more fully, please email gradsuccess@illinois.edu

Join us for an Academic Women in STEAM (A-WIS) Coffee Hour and learn more about A-WIS programming!

IGB 612 Lower Level Gatehouse
Institute for Genomic Biology
1206 W Gregory Dr. Urbana, IL 61801

All are welcome to attend! Feel free to share this event with others.

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! 

Stop by and meet University of Illinois Police Department therapy dogs Huff and Rosie.

Our Dare to Dream program offers a unique approach to life planning; this six-week program meets virtually at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays starting September 24. Participants actively visualize and creatively strategize how to move toward realizing their dreams. Group support, honest introspection, and creative expression are encouraged.  To learn more or to register, reach out to us at wellbeing@illinois.edu.