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,...
2017-12-22 - Our department was very visible at the 2016 AAG Annual Meeting in San Francisco. In addition to the many excellent panels, papers, and poster presentations by GGIS , the following GGIS faculty and graduate students received awards and recognition: Dr. Julie Cidell was elected Treasurer of the American Association of Geographers. Dr. Mei-Po Kwan received two awards:...
2017-11-29 - Geography & GIS hosted GIS Day 2017 in the Natural History Building's SESE Core on Thursday, November 16th. It was a great success, with over 20 student posters on display. Students also submitted dynamic web maps, available to view on the GIS Day website...
2017-10-11 - Geography & GIS PhD student Arrianna Planey has been selected as a Health Policy Research Scholar.- 2017-09-07 - Our department recently launched GEOG 392 - Geography & GIS Internship, an undergraduate course that awards academic credit to students who participate in off-campus internships. Steven Chang, a senior double-majoring in Geography & GIS and Geology, wrote the following report to share his experience as a...
2017-07-05 - The Department of Geography & GIScience is thrilled to announce that we have officially moved into the beautifully renovated Natural History Building (NHB)! We invite you to check out the building’s stunning new spaces: modern research laboratories for GIS, remote sensing, and fluvial geomorphology interactive teaching and learning spaces SESE student commons Our faculty and staff...
2017-05-26 - We are sad to report that Dr. John Thompson passed away on Sunday, February 19th at the age of 92. Thompson devoted his 33-year career at the University of Illinois to advancing the disciplines of geography and Latin American studies, and has left a lasting impact in both fields. He published widely during and after his academic career, and his book on dredging technology in Illinois is still the...
2017-03-02 - Professor Thomas Bassett is retiring after more than three decades of research, teaching, and service at the University of Illinois. On Friday, March 10th, the Department of Geography & Geographic Information Science, Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy, and the Center for African Studies...
2016-12-06 - Murugesu “Siva” Sivapalan, professor in the departments of Geography & GIScience and Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the 2017 European Geosciences Union’s (EGU) Alfred Wegener Medal, which recognizes scientists who have achieved exceptional international standing in atmospheric, hydrological or ocean sciences. Sivapalan becomes the third hydrologist to receive the medal...