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An air quality map of Chicago.
New website bridges science and community to help Chicagoans understand air quality
Researchers, city leaders, and community organizations have worked together to build one of the nation's largest urban air quality monitoring networks across Chicago. Now, a new public-facing...
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We are hosting the West Lakes AAG Annual Meeting, October 16-17
Our department is excited to be hosting this year's meeting of the West Lakes Division, American Association of Geographers (AAG). This annual event will include paper and poster sessions, a Geography Bowl competition, and other events TBA.Keynote: Friday, October 16 in Room 2079 NHBDr....
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Apply for Fall 2027 Master's & PhD Admission
Master's and PhD applications are due December 15th.
Lake Sélingué from the air, revealing the rivers around it.
GGIS researchers use NASA satellite mission to reveal hidden transitions between rivers and lakes
Scientists have long understood that rivers and lakes influence one another, but actually observing where one system gradually transitions into the other has remained a challenge — until now.A new study led by...
Matthew Hiett.
American Geographical Society awards 2026 AGS Council Fellowship to PhD student Matthew Hiett
 New York City, NY — The American Geographical Society (AGS) announced the recipients of the 2026 AGS Council Fellowships to support master’s and doctoral research. Among the recipients is Matthew Hiett, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. Masters and doctoral...
Joseph Trujillo-Falcón.
Researchers advance first-of-its-kind AI tool for translating life-saving weather warnings across the US
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...
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Online Graduate Programs in CyberGIS and Geospatial Data Science

Take the next steps in your professional journey and advance your applied expertise in cutting edge geospatial technologies to solve industry problems. CyberGIS – a new generation of geographic information science and systems (GIS) in the era of artificial intelligence and big data – represents the latest innovative development in the fast-growing field of geospatial data science. Join us remotely and earn a graduate-level certificate or M.S. degree in CyberGIS and Geospatial Data Science at Illinois! 

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