2016-11-16
- GIS Day 2016 was a great opportunity for our Professional Science Master’s (PSM) students to showcase their work, and reflect on all of the new skills they have acquired since entering the program this fall. Te-Yao “Dale” Lee and Xu Li received awards for their submissions to the Student...
- 2016-10-26 - GIS Day 2016 will be held on Tuesday, November 15th at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. It will feature practical GIS presentations, lightning talks focused on GIS implementation strategies, a map/poster competition, and a late afternoon career connection session for students and employers. The GIS Day keynote address will be...
2016-10-21 - Assistant Professor Piotr Cienciala’s Ecogeomorphology Ecohydraulics & Landscape Systems (EELS) lab is studying the network of beautiful mountain streams in northeastern Washington State, to aid in habitat restoration efforts of bull trout, a native fish now federally listed as endangered species.“Our goal is to better understand how landscape characteristics influence the quality of fish...
2016-04-15 - Mei-Po Kwan, professor of geography and geographic information science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named a fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Kwan was one of 178 scholars, artists, and scientists selected to receive a 2016 Guggenheim fellowship. Guggenheim Fellows are chosen from about 3,000 highly...- 2016-03-18 - In Fall 2016, Assistant Professor Brian Jordan Jefferson will offer a new Geography & GIScience course: GEOG 484 – Cities, Crime, and Space. Dr. Jefferson researches urban policing to explore how the criminal justice system affects people and neighborhoods in US cities, with a focus on New York City and...
2016-03-01 - Dr. Alexander Sukhodolov and his research team are working on a project titled “Transport and Mixing at River Confluences”, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). This work aims to improve our knowledge of mixing and transport of substances at and immediately downstream of river confluences and to provide insight into...
2016-02-09 - The Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) has been distributing food to those in need for over 30 years, a mission that requires great organization, many devoted volunteers, and an excellent sense of Illinois geography. In July 2015, the Foodbank expanded its service area to include DeWitt, Livingston, and McLean counties, representing an increase of about 6,000 square miles, in which almost 30,000...- 2016-02-03 - Geography & GIScience Professor Jesse Ribot is traveling the world this spring, delivering several keynote addresses on risk, vulnerability, and climate change adaptation. On January 26th and 27th, he took part in a National Dialogue on Myanmar, in the capital city of Yangon. Myanmar is beginning a difficult transition from fifty years of military rule to civilian government with a very...
2015-10-20 - Program graduates build a flexible, cross-disciplinary expertise around a strong GIS core, drawing upon the University of Illinois' renowned strengths in GIS, informatics, computer science, and related fields. PSM students will gain a firm foundation in GIS theory and applications, while acquiring business knowledge and professional skills. The professional internship provides students with...
2015-10-06 - In the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, we're focused on finding solutions to the world's challenges and propelling the bright minds who learn, teach, and conduct research on our campus each day. An important ingredient in this interdisciplinary and world-changing work: Providing well-equipped, modern building spaces that enhance this mission. Several ongoing building projects create...- 2015-07-28 - he 2015 American Geophysical Union Class of Fellows has been selected and will be recognized at the annual Fall Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. By Margaret Leinen and Christina Ravelo 28 July 2015 On behalf of the Honors and...
2015-03-12 - Geography & Geographic Information Science is proud to announce that Professor and Department Head Sara McLafferty has received the 2015 Melinda S. Meade Distinguished Scholarship Award in Health and Medical Geography, from the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG). The award was presented to Dr. McLafferty at the ...