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The Center for Advanced Study sheds light on interdisciplinary thought that starts conversation, inspires action, and transforms the world.

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This is where your scholarship flourishes. At the Center for Advanced Study, we’re here to celebrate your ideas, support your research, and promote your accomplishments.

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Upcoming Public Events

Thursday

Sep 08

MillerComm Lecture Series

Awadagin Pratt: Black in America

Awadagin Pratt

7:00pm

Lincoln Hall Theater
Lincoln Hall
702 South Wright Street, Urbana

Monday

Oct 03

MillerComm Lecture Series

Neuromusic—Propositions from an Art-Science Convergence

David Rosenboom

5:00pm

CIF Auditorium (0027/1025)
Campus Instructional Facility
1405 Springfield Avenue, Urbana

Monday

Oct 17

Annual Lecture

The Future Prospects of Science

Martin Gruebele

7:00pm

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
600 South Gregory, Urbana

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Engage with the world’s most talked-about scholars, artists, and scientists at the Center for Advanced Study’s free and open events.

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Since 1959, the Center for Advanced Study has recognized the world’s top scholars by providing fertile ground where insights are shared, discoveries are revealed, and interdisciplinary connections are made.

Upcoming Application Deadlines

CAS offers faculty time off from teaching in order to pursue a research or creative project, and also helps bring to campus a steady flow of world-class scholars and performing artists for public events and small group meetings.

Programs

CAS/MillerComm Public Events Series

09/20/22

GAM Visiting Professor & Scholars

09/20/22

Research Appointments

Associate (Tenured)

10/04/22

Fellow (Non-Tenured)

10/04/22

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CAS in the News

CAS Professor of Law Matthew Finkin receives the honorary master degree from the University of Padua

In memoriam, James Marchand, CAS Professor emeritus of Germanic Languages & Literatures.

Congratulations to the 2022-23 CAS Associates and Fellows, approved by the Board of Trustees at the January 20 meeting!

Please welcome the new CAS Director May Berenbaum, CAS Professor of Entomology. She replaces former CAS Director Tamer Başar who retired on December 31, 2020.

CAS Professor of Dance Cynthia Oliver receives 2021 United States Artists Fellowship

Congratulations to the CAS Associates and Fellows 2022-23! These appointments were approved at the January 20, 2022 meeting of the Board of Trustees

CAS Director and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Tamer Başar is a recipient of the 2021 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal. The Wilbur Cross Medal is the highest honor that Yale Graduate School bestows on its alumni

Congratulations and welcome to the seven new CAS Professors!