2025-05-28
- How can AI and data science help solve some of the world’s most complex environmental and societal challenges? In this Q&A, professor of geography and geographic information science and associate dean for life and physical sciences in the College of LAS, Shaowen Wang discusses his groundbreaking work in cyberGIS, the formation of a national research...
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2025-05-09 - Shaowen Wang issues this straightforward invitation: Your perspective is needed now more than ever.He’s encouraging you to attend the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI2025) June 16-19 in Chicago. The cyberGIS and geospatial science expert also welcomes students, researchers, community leaders, and more to...
2025-04-30 - Marynia Kolak is a professor of geography and geographic information science and principal investigator for the Health Regions & Policies Lab. As a health geographer and spatial data scientist, Kolak is committed to understanding how where we live and work shapes our health outcomes—a pursuit that has...
2025-04-14 - Scientific collaboration often begins with a simple conversation, an exchange of ideas that transcends borders. For Bruce Rhoads, a professor of geography and geographic information science and river dynamics expert, and Alexander Sukhodolov, a research group leader at Germany’s Leibniz Institute Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, that first conversation came in the form of an email...
2025-04-11 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Before President Donald Trump abruptly changed course on tariffs, the 12th smallest African nation, Lesotho, was near the top of the list of countries whose products would be taxed at the U.S. border. Charles Fogelman, a professor in the Global Studies...
2025-02-12 - PhD student Gyudae "GD" Kim has received the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Excellence Award in Undergraduate Teaching for a Graduate Teaching Assistant and the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
2025-01-08 - The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has granted accreditation to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the fully-online graduate certificate and master’s degree programs in CyberGIS and Geospatial Data Science. A total of 23 colleges and universities (including Illinois) offer USGIF-accredited programs and over 1,600 students...
2024-10-02 - Dr. Marynia Kolak was a co-author on a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Assocation (JAMA): Factors Associated With the...
2024-09-11 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The word “atlas,” may conjure images of giant books chock full of maps and a dizzying array of facts and figures. However, the new book “The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas...
2024-08-05 - Chunyuan Diao is among 15 professors within the College of LAS to receive a named scholar and professorship position for the upcoming academic year, in recognition of outstanding contributions to research and education at the University of Illinois. Diao has been named the I.C. Gunsalus Scholar, which...- 2024-06-18 - Geography & GIS assistant professors Marynia Kolak and Mark Lara are among seventeen faculty members recognized this year for contributions in research and education at Illinois. The LEAP award is presented to early-career faculty in recognition of their scholarly productivity and contributions to the educational mission of their departments and the College of LAS. These scholars hold the...
2024-04-30 - On any given drive across the countryside you may see cornfields or a forest. Dr. Chunyuan Diao sees a complex terrestrial ecosystem that can provide clues to improving food security, climate change, and sustainability. Diao joined the U of I in 2017 and has become a highly respected reseacher of ground dynamics and the developer of CropSight, a reference data framework to help us better...
2024-03-06 - Professor Brian J. Jefferson will be a 2024-25 member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Each year the School invites approximately 20 scholars from around the world to share theoretically innovative, multidisciplinary work-in-progress and ideas. Jefferson's working title is ‘...
2024-03-01 - The College of LAS improves lives and understanding through its work in Chicago From deep-dish pizza to towering skyscrapers, Chicago is a city like no other. Nearly 3 million people call it home, making it a hub of economic development, culture, and groundbreaking research. And for decades, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has played a meaningful role there. ...
2024-02-21 - Bruce Hannon, professor emeritus of geography, passed away on Sunday, February 18th. He was born in Ivesdale and lived as a consummate Midwesterner, remaining firmly rooted in central Illinois apart from his time serving in the Army. Bruce earned all three degrees from UIUC (BE ’56, civil engineering; ME ’65, engineering mechanics; PhD ’70, engineering mechanics) and devoted his life to...