NEWS INDEX Archives 2006 May

Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from May 18 through June 4

5/10/06

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18 Thursday
Pathobiology Faculty Candidate Seminar. Gee Lau, University of Cincinnati. 9 a.m. 2506 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building. Pathobiology.

19 Friday
Biochemistry Seminar. Tamara Hendrickson, Johns Hopkins University. Noon. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Building. Biochemistry.

25 Thursday
Pathobiology Faculty Candidate Seminar. Ravinder Sehgal, San Francisco State University. 7 p.m. 2506 Veterinary Medicine Basic Science Building. Pathobiology.

et cetera
20 Saturday
Nature ABCs & 123s. “R is for Rainbow.” 10-11 a.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Children ages 2 - 5 and their parents come play while learning about nature at Allerton. Includes stories, songs, and hands-on exploration. For registration and more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.
Campfire and Night Hike. 7-8:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. For registration and more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

21 Sunday
Family Fun Day. 1-5 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Nature Hikes: 1 and 4 p.m.; Nature Stories: 2 p.m. with Kim Petzing; Garden and Sculpture Tour: 2:30 p.m.; Quick Craft Sessions: 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m.; Ongoing: 1-5 p.m. Bake Sale and Children’s Activity Area. For more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Allerton Park and Conference Center.

30 Tuesday
“Avian Flu: What Can You Do?” 7 p.m. 2251 Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building. Veterinary Medicine.

31 Wednesday
“School’s Out! Natural Disasters.” K-2nd grade, 9 a.m.-noon; 3rd-5th grade, 1-4 p.m. Visitor Center, Allerton Park. Dress for messy fun. For more info, call 244-1035 or visit www.allerton.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Visitor’s Center.
Symposium: “Frontiers of Theoretical Chemistry.” 9 a.m. B102 Chemical & Life Sciences Lab. Peter Wolynes, University of California, San Diego, and John C. Tully, Yale University will give the plenary lectures. Center for Advanced Theory and Molecular Simulations.

exhibits
“Would the Real Chief Illiniwek Please Stand Up?”
Through May 19.
“Portraying American Femininity Through Melody and Art”
“The Long Good-Bye”
Ongoing.
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music,
236 Harding Band Building, 1103 S. Sixth St., Champaign.
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“Fit for a Queen: British and Canadian Treasures”
Government Documents. Main hall wall display cases, Library.
“School of Social Work: Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence”
Main hall display cases, Library.
“Cinco de Mayo ‘Batalla de Puebla, 1862’ ”
Latin American and Caribbean Library.
“Modern Korean Literature in Translation”
Modern Languages and Linguistics Library.
Through May 31.
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“Rain Forest Visions”
Through July 30.
Five galleries featuring the cultures of the world.
Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
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“Project 66: An Exploration of Utopia”
“Pour la Victoire: French Posters and Photographs of the Great War”
“Designing Experiences: How Graphic and Industrial Design Shape Daily Life”
Through July 30.
“Sacra Imago: Devotional Art of the Middle Ages”
“Canvas: An Electronic Gallery”
Ongoing.
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday –Saturday, until 9 p.m. Thursday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission; $3donation suggested.
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@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design.

•This calendar is excerpted from the May 18 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff newspaper at the UI.