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Our center is dedicated to promoting innovative research, specialist teaching, and public awareness of the Latin American and Caribbean region.

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Interested in AI and Brazil or Latin America? Check out this Spring semester course: “No-Code AI for Brazilian Scenarios From Data to Insight”

Add data science to your Latin American Studies toolkit. Working with real Brazilian datasets on product authentication, food security, forensics, and social issues, you will learn methods that apply across Latin America.

No coding required!

After this course, you will be able to:
Use AI to analyze real data on Latin American questions
Build predictive models and explain them in plain language
Assess the ethics and social impact of AI

Taught by Prof. Barbosa (rmb@illinois.edu) & hosted by the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies @lemanncenterillinois

LAST 395 (undergrad) · CRN 29698
LAST 550 (grad) · CRN 44483

MW 2–3:20 · LCLB 1128

Open to all students interested in Brazil and Latin America. No programming background needed taken in University of Illinois School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics by @clacsillinois

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On October 26th at 12pm in Coble Hall 306, the Lemann Center @lemanncenterillinois is hosting a second election panel that will follow the final round of elections in Brazil.

The speakers are Magna Inácio, Fabrício Vasselai, Juan Albarracin, and Carolina Rocha.

Following the election, this panel examines the results and their significance for Brazil’s future. Speakers will analyze voting patterns, political shifts, and the potential impact of the election on governance, public policy, and democratic institutions. taken in Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies by @clacsillinois

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@revista_anthropologica_pucp

On behalf of ANTHROPOLOGICA, a peer-reviewed Journal from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), we announce our latest Call for Papers: “Transformations in Peasant and Indigenous Collectivities.”

This dossier is edited by Dr. Alejandro Diez Hurtado and Dr. Maria Luisa Burneo De La Rocha (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú).

We invite the submission of academic articles that analyze transformation processes in specific communities over time. Furthermore, we seek papers that develop an anthropological analysis of the processes of formation, transformation, or continuity of indigenous and peasant collectives across diverse regions and countries in Latin America. Submitted manuscripts are expected to demonstrate both continuity and change, highlighting the logic of continuity as well as adaptation to new contexts and circumstances. In all cases, contributions are expected to go beyond synchronic analysis and delve into the logic of transformation or continuity processes, preferably over several decades. English, Spanish and Portuguese papers are welcome.

This issue will prioritize contributions related to the following themes:

-Dynamics of “communalization” and self-government

-Communal transformations in the face of extractive industries

-Historical trajectories of land ownership and state representation

-Impact of migration and climate change on rural continuity

-Transformation processes in specific communities over time

-Anthropological analysis of formation, transformation, or continuity processes among indigenous and peasant collectives in various regions and countries of Latin America

-Logic of continuity, changes, or adaptations to new contexts and circumstances by peasant and indigenous collectivities

Deadline: 30 January 2027
Publication date: July 2027

Submissions: anthropo@pucp.edu.pe.

Further information: https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/anthropologica/en/open_calls Call for Papers!

Anthropological is open to all relevant topics in anthropology and related disciplines, on the Andean and Amazon regions, as well as the Iberoamerican region in general.

“New Cultural Perspectives” Section:
New Cultural Perspectives groups manuscripts sent to our permanently open call for papers for research articles, essays, and bibliographical reviews for recently published books.

Submissions: anthropo@pucp.edu.pe taken in Av Universitaria 620, San Miguel by @clacsillinois

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Iqelal Yib’an Staynelay Konob’: Hokob’al Sataq Heb’ Taynem Konob’

Ab’ix yuj heb’ taynem konob’ b’ay University of Illinois.

Make sure to tune into 104.5 FM, WRFU Radio Free Urbana, tonight (October 12th) at 6 pm for a special interview with the University of Illinois Police Department.

The interview will be about “Trust, Voices, and the Way Forwart Act: Your Rights With Local Law Enforcement”. by @clacsillinois

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The University of Illinois System and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have agreed to establish a seed funding research program for the 2027–2028 academic year.

This program will fund projects in the following thematic areas: Food and Health; Water; and Energy, with the overall objective of the projects being to contribute to solving problems related to poverty, the environment, and sustainable well-being. Transdisciplinary approaches and the formation of research teams with balanced participation of women and men will be especially encouraged. Joint proposals are eligible if they include at least one principal investigator per institution and are submitted
by full-time tenured faculty members.

Funding and Eligible Expenses:
Each institution will contribute USD 100,000 to the program. Five projects will be funded, each of which may jointly request up to USD 40,000, distributed as follows:
up to USD 20,000 for the University of Illinois System team and up to USD 20,000 for the UNAM team.

Applicants should submit their proposals by November 30, 2026.

Detailed Call for Proposals document:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J2J4gA8QDOjzLlcHGXJSLrtZ3-oMhUfk/view

Faculty who might be interested but need help finding Mexican collaborators should email the Illinois Mexican and Mexican-American student (I-MMÁS) initiative at ui-mexico@uillinois.edu for assistance. by @clacsillinois

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ACDIS presents Professor Francina Dominguez, from the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (UIUC): “Flood Resilience Through RIsk-Informed Operation.

Professor Dominguez will introduce a new forecasting and decision-support framework for extreme weather and flooding events that enables proactive decision-making at Department of Defense installations, with a specific focus on the Detroit Arsenal. Our multidisciplinary team combines expertise in engineering, physical science, and social science to address the challenges of flood risk and decision-making.

Biography: Francina Dominguez is a Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (CLIMAS) at the University of Illinois. Dr. Dominguez has a background in civil engineering hydrology and more than a decade as faculty in atmospheric interactions between the land and the atmosphere, and more specifically, on changes in hydrology and climate due to human modification of the land surface and greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Dominguez received the American Meteorology Society’s Henry G. Houghton Award, the Ascent Award from the American Geophysical Union and the Robert E. Horton Lecturer in Hydrology by the American Meteorology society.

The event will take place from 4-4:50 pm on October 8th in 1010 Wymer Hall. Scan the QR code in the flyer for more information! ACDIS presents Professor Francina Dominguez, from the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (UIUC): "Flood Resilience Through RIsk-Informed Operation.

Professor Dominguez will introduce a new forecasting and decision-support framework for extreme weather and flooding events that enables proactive decision-making at Department of Defense installations, with a specific focus on the Detroit Arsenal. Our multidisciplinary team combines expertise in engineering, physical science, and social science to address the challenges of flood risk and decision-making.

Biography: Francina Dominguez is a Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (CLIMAS) at the University of Illinois. Dr. Dominguez has a background in civil engineering hydrology and more than a decade as faculty in atmospheric interactions between the land and the atmosphere, and more specifically, on changes in hydrology and climate due to human modification of the land surface and greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Dominguez received the American Meteorology Society's Henry G. Houghton Award, the Ascent Award from the American Geophysical Union and the Robert E. Horton Lecturer in Hydrology by the American Meteorology society.

The event will take place from 4-4:50 pm on October 8th in 1010 Wymer Hall. Scan the QR code in the flyer for more information! taken in Gies College of Business by @clacsillinois

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Join us for a special Latin American story time celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! The event will take place at the Urbana Free Library’s Lewis Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday, October 10th.

We’ll read a fun story about piñatas, learn about this tradition, and celebrate with a real piñata filled with Latin American treats!

@urbanafreelibrary Join us for a special Latin American story time celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! The event will take place at the Urbana Free Library's Lewis Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday, October 10th.

We'll read a fun story about piñatas, learn about this tradition, and celebrate with a real piñata filled with Latin American treats! taken in The Urbana Free Library by @clacsillinois

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You are warmly invited for the CLACS Ofrenda Opening Reception to celebrate and honor the lives and memories of loved ones who are no longer with us.

The event will take place in Coble Hall 2nd (CLACS reception area) at 4:30 pm on October 15th.

Refreshments will be provided. Make sure to RSVP as spots are limited:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_P8Lb15PCYaWy1dM6xTKbXk-84mYorZl18Nq9IgTyo2jYkQ/viewform?usp=dialog You are warmly invited for the CLACS Ofrenda Opening Reception to celebrate and honor the lives and memories of loved ones who are no longer with us.

The event will take place in Coble Hall 2nd (CLACS reception area) at 4:30 pm on October 15th.

Refreshments will be provided. taken in University Of IIlinois by @clacsillinois

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You are invited to the CLACS Dia de Muertos party at the Gallery Art Bar @galleryartbar.urbana on 10/28 at 8pm.

Costumes are encouraged and there is no cover!

Please add some songs suggestions for our playlist to this google form (or go to our linktree). We will be playing music throughout the night:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-WfVB7Nng_bGQuYXt—9zEz5TSqnI5t9Jqvft-eTI945wuQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

We hope to see you there! You are invited to the CLACS Dia de Muertos party at the Gallery Art Bar @galleryartbar.urbana on 10/28 at 8pm.

Costumes are encouraged and there is no cover!

We hope to see you there! taken in Gallery.artbar by @clacsillinois

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Call for Proposals!

The Illinois Global Institute invites proposals for international research projects and collaborations. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences INSURE program, we welcome proposals that support both new and ongoing international research, with the aim of sustaining and strengthening the international agenda of research by LAS faculty.

The program is open to all LAS faculty regardless of the impacts of funding cuts to their research, but we particularly welcome proposals that support research that faces other funding constraints in areas such as Fulbright, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and initiatives supported by the IGI area and global studies centers that have faced the loss of Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center Funding.

Each grant will offer up to $5,000 in research support with the aim to keep LAS faculty’s international research on track and globally competitive.

Applications will be accepted until the October 18, 2026 deadline.

The grants are open to full-time LAS faculty, including tenure-stream faculty, teaching and research professors, and lecturers.They are open to faculty at all levels; preference will be given to early-career scholars.

Read more here:
https://igi.illinois.edu/research/call-proposals-international-research

See also an article about the first round of awardees and their projects:
https://igi.illinois.edu/news/2026-09-02/igi-selects-seven-illinois-faculty-receive-2026-igi-faculty-research-grant taken in University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign by @clacsillinois

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Professors Francina Dominguez, Stephen Nesbitt, and Joseph Trujillo-Falcón Lead Climate Resilience Initiative in Ecuador

UIUC Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Professors Francina Dominguez, Stephen Nesbitt, and Joseph Trujillo-Falcón are leading a new initiative with Ecuadorian partners in the Province of Guayas to strengthen preparedness for extreme rainfall, flooding, and other climate-related risks.

The interdisciplinary project brings together their expertise in hydrometeorology, extreme storms, and weather forecasting, alongside research in risk communication and community preparedness. The initiative will also engage postdoctoral researchers and graduate students from Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences and the Department of Communication, with support from CLACS.

Building on more than a decade of Illinois field research and collaborations in the region, the project aims to help communities and decision-makers in Ecuador better anticipate and prepare for high-impact weather.

Congratulations to the entire team on this important collaboration supporting climate preparedness and resilience in Ecuador! Headshots of Professors Francina Dominguez, Stephen Nesbitt, and Joseph Trujillo-Falcón by @clacsillinois

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See the following from @llsatillinois and @gwsillinois:

Join the Departments of Latina/Latino Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies for the Reproductive Justice Symposium: a space for conversation between leading scholars of reproduction and the campus community.

Professors Lina-Maria Murillo (UT Austin) and Jallicia Jolly (Amherst) will discuss their new books followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Dr Lina-Maria Murillo is Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the U.S-Mexico Borderlands (UNC Press 2025).

Dr. Jallicia Jolly is an Assistant Professor in American Studies and Black Studies at Amherst College. She is the author of Ill Erotics: Black Jamaica Women and Self-Making in the Time of HIV/AIDS (UC Press 2026). taken in University of Illinois Campus Instructional Facility by @clacsillinois

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