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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... Read full story CliMAS faculty rank among world’s most influential – Illinois News Bureau

The voyage of the HMS Challenger in the 1870s was a sprawling 3-1/2-year expedition to explore the world’s oceans. The scientists aboard the vessel collected 100,000 specimens of sea creatures, discovered 5,000 new species, mapped the ocean floors and took hundreds of measurements of sea... Read full story Book from ESEC professor looks at treasure trove of scientific data from 19th-century HMS Challenger voyage

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is expanding its online offerings with two innovative programs, designed to meet the growing demand for advanced skills in environmental and engineering geology.Launching in spring 2026, the graduate certificate programs in... Read full story ESEC Launching Two New Online Graduate Certificates in Environmental and Engineering Geology