Illinois Geology students are currently in the middle of the Wasatch-Uinta Field Camp! Here they are 'On Top of the World' at Chalk Creek in the foothills of the Uinta Mountains in Utah.
When Hayley Woodrich learned she'd been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in June, she almost didn’t believe it.“I got an email from NSF and thought, ‘Oh, great! Feedback is finally out!” she said. “Then I opened the email, started reading, and said, ‘Wait a...
Check out this article from the Yellowstone Institute featuring Prof. Bruce Fouke explaining the importance of Yellowstone in fields as different as medicine and space exploration! Dr. Fouke has worked in Yellowstone for 30 years, exploring the science of this incredible landscape and sharing his...
The department took part in the Champaign Park District National STEM day celebration on November 9th, 2024. The event, held at the Park District’s new Martens Center, welcomed children of all ages to explore many facets of science and meet scientists from the U of I. ...