Join us for regular multi-disciplinary conversations to identify specific collaboration opportunities. Open to all at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as well as other U. of I. campuses. Have a topic or funding opportunity you think we should cover? Let us know.
Upcoming events
March 26, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm (online)
Topic: Data transfer and use agreements and software licensing agreements
Description: Our guests will help us understand University of Illinois policies on data transfer and use agreements and software licensing agreements so that faculty and staff have a better understanding of how to work with collaborators when sharing data science-related data and code.
Guests: Svetlana Sowers, Associate Director, Senior Technology Manager, Office of Technology Management (OTM); Justin Blount, Assistant Director, Negotiations, Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA)
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Prior events
February 5, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm (online)
Topic: Data science and human health
Description: We’ll briefly explore four NIH and NSF funding programs and look for opportunities to collaborate on upcoming proposals.
Guests: Chung-Yi Chiu (Health and Kinesiology), Jessie Chin (iSchool), Kenton McHenry (NCSA)
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Programs:
- NIH-NLM Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (R01)
- NIH Investigator Initiated Innovation in Computational Genomics and Data Science (R21)
- NSF Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (NSF 23-580)
- NSF Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (NSF 23-578)
October 31, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 pm (online)
Topic: Data science for social sciences
Description: We’ll explore the NSF Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) funding program and look for opportunities to collaborate on upcoming proposals.
Guest: Dr. Caterina Gratton, Dept. of Psychology/Beckman Institute; prior HNDS awardee
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