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...
2025-09-01 - The start of the fall semester marks another year of community-building and professional development for the undergraduates of the Illinois Student Organization for Meteorology (ISTORM). The student AMS chapter strives to create a welcoming space for students of all backgrounds, introducing many to...- 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...
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,...
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...
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...- 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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: ...
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...
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...
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:...