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 recognizing early-career scientists in Earth and space science. The medal is presented annually to...
2025-09-15 - The world of weather and climate science is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and set against a challenging federal funding environment. In this story, we’ll talk about the changing landscape and how weather and climate data are aggregated, shared, and used. Dr. Gan Zhang is not only an expert on weather extremes and their...- 2025-08-08 - Illinois Public Media premieres a new weekly radio program and podcast, a partnership with the Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences in the School of Earth, Society & Environment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Weather Realness brings the best weather and climate scientists in Illinois to help the public understand weather and climate by...
2025-08-04 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — On Tuesday, President Trump’s administration proposed revoking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “endangerment finding,” a 2009 scientific finding that underpins U.S. policy on greenhouse gas emissions. By identifying the gases as a threat to public health and welfare, the finding provides the basis for many emissions regulations....
2025-07-29 - As Larry Di Girolamo stood at Vandenberg Air Force Base in December 1999, he was a relatively new professor in what would become the Department of Climate, Meteorology, & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois. He had come to witness ...
2025-06-16 - Katharine Hayhoe (MS ’97, PhD ’10) has built a career around making climate science accessible—and personal. A world-renowned atmospheric scientist, Hayhoe bridges divides that often seem irreconcilable: she is both a devout Christian and a leading voice on climate change. Her work reaches audiences across political, cultural, and religious lines, driven by the belief that “climate change is not...- 2025-05-16 - We'll again be participating in a FREE interdisciplinary Earth Sciences summer camp for kids on campus. Learn more & sign up:Earth, Society & Environment (ESE) Camp for Kids | School of Earth, Society & Environment | Illinois
2025-05-12 - In 2023, global temperatures spiked in a way that puzzled scientists, sparked headlines, and led many people to wonder whether the climate was entering an unpredictable new phase. The spike stood out so dramatically that some called it mysterious or unprecedented.But the spike wasn't so mysterious for Shiv Priyam...
2025-03-26 - Join us for the 2025 Ogura Lecture featuring honoree, Professor Adam Sobel, Columbia University
2024-12-05 - Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Friends are cordially invited to upcoming receptions at the 2024 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting and 2025 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. We hope to see you there! SESE Reception at AGU: Monday, December 9, 2024 6:30-8:30 p.m. Grand Hyatt Washington, Franklin/McPherson Room 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20001...
2024-12-05 - Prof. Atul Jain has been named to the 2024 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list. The list recognizes researchers and social scientists who have demonstrated exceptional influence, as reflected through their publication of multiple papers frequently cited by their peers during the last decade. Read more at this College of LAS article:...
2024-10-14 - Prospective Graduate Student Webinar Calling all prospective graduate students! We will be hosting a webinar on Nov. 7 at 7 pm CT, where you can hear from current students and meet potential faculty advisors. Sign up here to register: https://forms.gle/9ZqgAJwpBuBnXmf17
2024-09-30 - Congratulations to CliMAS professor Atul Jain for securing new NASA funding to develop the Land-Earth System Digital Twin (L-ESDT)! This innovative project bridges the gap between the virtual and physical worlds by creating a digital counterpart of real-world entities, systems, and processes. It involves developing and maintaining a highly detailed and dynamic digital replica using advanced...
2024-09-26 - Whether they’re on a boat in the middle of a lake to extract sediment cores, deploying a weather balloon in the middle of a blizzard, or sailing around the Aleutian Islands to study microbes in the deep sea, university students play a vital role in advancing science supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Collecting cores In September 2023, Ryan Thigpen, Mike McGlue...
2024-09-20 - WBEZ, Chicago's National Public Radio affiliate, created a nice story featuring the urban field work underway as part of the Department of Energy-funded CROCUS project: https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/09/19/chicago-scientists-turn-to-...