Fire @ Five Happy Hour and Bonfire is an event open to Research Park employees and their families and friends. The May Fire @ Five, “Picnic at the Park” was on Thursday, May 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio. To learn about more events at Research Park, visit the events page, and to see previous Fire @ Five themes, visit the Fire @ Five page.
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LabWorks, a turn-key wet lab and office suite space in the Research Park, celebrated its completion at an open house on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. The space is now open for occupancy. Learn more about the LabWorks Space on the Research Park website.
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The Annual Research Park Table Tennis Tournament made a return to EnterpriseWorks this summer for its 12th year on June 27 and 28. The results of Round-Robin games on day one were used to seed participants for the single-elimination tournament played on day two. In these games, companies were awarded points based on the placing of their players, leading to Yahoo! securing the Golden Paddle Trophy for earning the most points for their company. Check out the Table Tennis Tournament webpage here.
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Fire @ Five Happy Hour and Bonfire is an event open to Research Park employees and their families and friends. This event occurs on Thursdays towards the end of every month between May and October and includes food, activities, and music. Some of the Fire at Five themes from 2023 include Pride in the Park, Carnival, Hispanic Heritage Month Fiesta, and Back to School Beach Party. To learn about more events at Research Park, visit the events page, and to see previous Fire @ Five themes, visit the Fire @ Five page.
On Wednesday, March 30, AGCO had a grand opening to commemorate the completion of the AGCO Acceleration Center at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana Research Park. The expansion increases intern capacity to 80 workstations with an innovative Maker Lab for collaborative work and prototyping. The Acceleration Center has a bright future ahead and is expected to be a hub of inspiration and innovation for the AgTech community in Champaign.
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We had a great semester here at the University of Illinois Research Park. Here are some photos that highlight the events we had this semester. Look for more events at UIRP this Spring here.
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EnterpriseWorks held a fireside chat with LaTonya Wilkins author of “Leading Below the Surface” on Friday, October 15, 2021. Wilkins is a diversity and inclusion coach and wrote her book to prompt thoughtful discussion on how to achieve diverse, equitable, and inclusive cultures of belonging in the workplace. A book signing followed the fireside chat where Wilkins was able to continue her discussion with individual attendees. Find more UIRP events like this here.
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On March 10, 2021, the Agriculture Technology Innovation Summit 2021 highlighted new innovations and challenges facing the agtech industry. With over 500 attendees and 20 different companies, several professionals came together to discuss important topics such as the Ag sector’s role in carbon markets, emerging disruption in agriculture, and much more. AgTech startups such as EarthSense and Aspiring Universe also participated in this event. Mark your calendar for this year’s summit to hear about the continuous AgTech developments at the Research Park.
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Each year, the Research Park celebrates the hard work and dedication of its interns during the Summer Intern Awards. On July 28, 2020, the Research Park community had the chance to pick up complimentary food from Jurassic Grill and Just Get It Grill before virtually joining the awards ceremony. These University of Illinois students honored as finalists and winners come from a variety of academic backgrounds, exemplifying the interdisciplinary work that occurs at the Park. This album commemorates the winners of Summer Intern Awards 2020. Learn more about the awards and these students in the press release or watch the whole ceremony on our YouTube channel. Visit Research Park Intern Events to learn more about the Park’s student-focused events.
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The Research Park community continues to innovate and grow, whether people are working from home or from the office. Work Flex 2020 is an ongoing campaign that celebrates the work of outstanding individuals in the Park. Any community member of the Research Park can be highlighted, including current student interns, their supervisors, and Site Directors. We think it’s important to share what you do, big and small, because your impact always matters. Want to highlight yourself or someone else for #WorkFlex? Submit your story to go.researchpark.illinois.edu/WorkFlex today.
