Starting from Scratch: CliMAS graduate student Katie Straus, and the fight for the women's decathlon2026-06-16 - Katie Straus crossed the finish line of the 1,500 meters exhausted. After two days and nine previous events of sprinting, jumping, throwing, and vaulting, the final race of the decathlon is less about speed than endurance — pushing forward even as the body begins to break down. By that...
2026-06-10 - Global rice production nearly doubled between the 1960s and the 2010s, despite the negative impacts of climate change, according to a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The study found that management decisions — including expanded irrigation and increased nutrient...
2026-06-02 - PURSUE LAS is a program at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with the goal of expanding access to transformative undergraduate research experiences. It supports both established...
2026-06-01 - Nearly 69 million people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, yet weather warnings have long been issued almost exclusively in English. A new study documents how the National Weather Service is using artificial intelligence to change that, developing a comprehensive...- 2026-04-21 - The Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences is proud to announce the following awards and scholarship winners for the 2025-26 school year.Undergraduates: Mankin Mak Scholarship - Matthew Perry Faculty Scholarship - Allison Palansky...
2026-03-09 - For decades, professor emeritus Bob Rauber has helped students understand some of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces. A longtime professor of the department of climate,...
2026-03-05 - NCSA and the Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences (CliMAS) will host Paul Markowski, a distinguished professor of meteorology and head of Penn State's department...- 2026-01-08 - Professor Shiv Priyam Raghuraman has received the 2026 Outstanding Early Career Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC).Given by the AMS Committee on...
- 2026-01-07 - We’re excited to celebrate two of our undergraduate students who were recently recognized for their hard work, curiosity, and dedication to the atmospheric sciences. These awards highlight the impact students can make through their academic efforts and passion for the field, and we’re proud to see...
2025-12-22 - The first year of President Trump’s second term has ushered in a host of policy changes to higher education, research funding, and priorities. Kelvin Droegemeier, professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric science at the...- 2025-12-18 - LAS 450 - Foundations of Academic Research and Creative ActivitySemesters offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026Course developer: ...
- 2025-11-21 - The Fall 2025 edition of the CliMAS Department Newsletter is hot off the press - learn more about our activities, faculty and student news, and more!You can learn about professor Larry Di Giralomo's journey with the MISR instrument, how PhD alum Katharine Hayhoe balances being a devout Christian...
2025-11-14 - Twelve scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2025 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list. The list recognizes researchers and social...
2025-11-05 - When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, it became the strongest hurricane on record to strike the island. The storm’s combination of slow movement and extreme intensity brought devastating winds and rainfall across parts of the Caribbean, raising new questions...
2025-09-24 - Lei Zhao, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The Grainger College of Engineering and affiliate professor in the Department of Climate, Meteorology, and Atmospheric Sciences, has been awarded the American Geophysical Union James B. Macelwane Medal, one of the most prestigious honors...