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Julia will serve as the Lead Graduate Teacher for the Department of Geography for the 2015-16 academic year. See more at Graduate Teacher Program >

It is well known that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine, annexing Crimea in March 2004, and sponsoring rebels thereafter in eastern Ukraine, generated high levels of support for him in Russia in 2014. But how popular is Putin in contested Ukraine, namely in Crimea and the southeast swath...

Awarded by the China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) of The Association for Asian Studies, Emily was selected to receive the E. Gene Smith Book Prize on Inner Asia. The award is given in recognition of her achievement as the author of Taming Tibet: Landscape Transformation and the Gift of...

Stefan Leyk and Fernando Riosmena are part of a research team that received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on the distribution and dynamics of the world’s population, including the modelling of urbanization in the United States, Mexico, and India.

Ian was awarded a 2015 Dissertation Fellowship from the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy to support his project: "The politics of tourism between mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong: Territory, identity, and democracy". The award includes a return flight to Taiwan, four months of support, and the opportunity to collaborate with...

The Department of Geography mourns the death of Paul Talbot, a former graduate student who received his PhD in 2004. Paul died on December 6th, 2014 in Champaign, Il. He had been in a coma for 9 years after a car accident in Thailand where he was working after he...

Read Ian Rowen's article "Umbrella politics: What American Movements Can Learn from the Hong Kong Protests"

A poster presented by Sean and others last June at the American Meteorological Society 17th Symposium won 2nd place in the poster student presentation. Burns, S. P., S. Metzger, P. D. Blanken, G. Burba, E. Swiatek, J. Li, B. Conrad, H. Luo, and J. Taylor, 2014: A comparison of infrared...

Seth Spielman's research conducted through a National Science Foundation grant profiled in The Atlantic. Read article

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest academic honor society, with chapters at 280 universities and colleges in America. Founded in 1776, PBK boasts over half a million current members and a strong alumni association. Congratulations to Abigail Peters who was invited to join Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for Fall 2014.