2019-03-04
- Professor Julie Cidell has received a seed grant from iSEE, the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment. Part of iSEE's Campus as a Living Laboratory program, the project will look at how domestic and international students learn to be independently mobile on and around campus, contributing to campus initiatives on reducing carbon...
2019-02-25 - Dr. Chunyuan Diao has recently received an NSF grant as the Principal Investigator of the project titled “Real-time Computational Modeling of Crop Phenological Progress towards Scalable Satellite Precision Farming”.
2019-02-05 - The departments of Geography & GIS and Computer Science are thrilled to announce CS+Geography & GIS, a new interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science Degree offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (...
2019-02-04 - Shakil Bin Kashem was interviewed by WNIJ (an NPR member station in Northern Illinois) to talk about the intersections of extreme cold and social vulnerability:
2019-01-28 - Congratulations to Arrianna Planey (advisor: Prof. Sara McLafferty) on the publication of Chapter 1 of her dissertation: Planey, A. (2019). Hearing Healthcare Availability and Access in the United States: A Multi-Scale Spatial and Political Economic Analysis. Social Science and Medicine. 222. 216-224. DOI:...
2018-11-26 - Prof. Shaowen Wang gave a keynote speech at the inaugural United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) held in Deqing, Zhejiang Province, China from 19 - 21 November 2018. He also promoted GGIS academic and research programs at the booth of Zhejiang University that is the partner of our 3+2 program.
2018-11-05 - By Professor Emeritus Tom Bassett On July 26, 2018, Chancellor Robert Jones of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made Native land history a campus-wide topic. His office issued a Land Acknowledgement Statement, which formally recognizes Native Americans as the historical custodians of the land on...
2018-10-04 - From Mountains to the Sea: Watershed Science and Management in the Coastal Pacific Northwest, our department’s first field course in many years, provided students with a unique opportunity to explore stunning geomorphological landscapes, learn state-of-the-art field techniques, and consider the applications of these techniques to hazard assessment, landscape management, and...
2018-05-21 - Mei-Po Kwan, a professor of geography and geographic information science, has received the American Association of Geographers (AAG)’s Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography. This award honors individuals who establish new methods and vocabulary for geographic research, and cultivate a deeper understanding of human/environment...
2018-04-23 - Professor David Wilson has been selected as a Unit for Criticism 2018-20 Senior Faculty Fellow. For the first time, fellowship recipients will also receive funds to organize a manuscript workshop to support the publication of their book projects. David's project is entitled: Toward a Refined...
2018-04-16 - Professor Emeritus Tom Bassett has received the AAG Cultural and Political Ecology specialty group's 2018 Robert McC. Netting Award, which recognizes distinguished research and professional activities that bridge geography and anthropology. Bassett will present the Mc.C Netting Plenary Lecture at next year's AAG Annual Meeting. Professor...
2018-04-09 - Professor Shaowen Wang has recently been selected to serve his second three-year term on the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Board oversees five standing committees: Committee on Earth Resources, Geographical Sciences Committee, Committee on Geological and Geotechnical...
2018-04-09 - This article was originally published in the Washington Post on April 9, 2018 and co-authored by Jarod Fox, an undergrad in GGIS. The fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region is entering its fifth year. More than 10,000 people have been killed in this persistent conflict; 2,800 were civilians. Nearly two million people have been internally displaced or put at risk if...
2018-04-02 - PhD student Aida Guhlincozzi (advisor: Sara McLafferty) has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! Her project focuses on identifying spatial mismatch in healthcare accessibility for Latinx people to ethnically matching physicians in Chicago suburbs, by examining Latinx healthcare needs regarding ethnicity and language...
2018-01-11 - The American Association of Geographers (AAG) is recognizing Bruce Rhoads, professor of geography and geographic information science, for his outstanding contributions to geographic research and education with an honorary, lifetime designation as an AAG Fellow. The inaugural AAG Fellows class consists of 20 geography educators and professionals,...