10/26/2023 - Congratulations to Professor Suzanne Kay (Cornell University) who was awarded the Penrose Medal at the Geological Society of America Meeting this year! Sue got her MS degree at the University of...
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09/12/2023 - Thanks to a generous donation from Michael (MS, ’02, Earth Science & Environmental Change) and Lalana Fortwengler, the Tom L. Phillips Memorial Fund for Paleobotany has supported graduate...
09/12/2023 - As part of the 'Art in Architecture' initiative NHB, we have a new sculpture, the Mammoth! Check out the LAS story...
08/24/2023 - We are looking for a new colleague in the field of Climate Science to join the Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change! If you'd like to join a vibrant and active department...
06/16/2023 - A new paper authored by geology professor Lijun Liu and geology graduate students Yaoyi Wang, Zebin Cao, Lihang Peng, Diandian Peng,...
04/18/2023 - Take a look at this news story on Mammoth Hot Springs featuring Earth Science and Environmental Change Professor Bruce Fouke! An expert on Mammoth Hot...
04/07/2023 - Petroleum Experts has renewed a grant of a set of software packages to the Illinois State Geological Survey and Department...
03/10/2023 - We’ve got exciting news to share! The Department of Geology will now be known as the Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change!
02/07/2023 - Keep a pulse on the department by checking out the 2021-2022 Newsletter! Don't miss the feature...
02/06/2023 - PhD Candidate Jon Golla (working with Prof. Jennifer Druhan) was recently interviewed by the American Geophysical Union Hydrogeology Section!...
11/15/2022 - Robby Goldman, PhD Candidate in the Department of Geology, recently received special recognition from the Graduate College for his...
11/08/2022 - What causes the 78% recurrence rate in patients treated with shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for calcium oxalate (CaOx) kidney stones? Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is the most commonly...
10/31/2022 - By Amber Rose, Grainger College of Engineering University of Illinois researchers Leonardo Chamorro and Jim Best used clear mud in order to study the structure of turbulence in water flows...
08/22/2022 - New Zealand’s Akaroa Volcano has been the focus of decades of research by geologists seeking to understand its eruptive history, which lasted 9-8 Ma. Some of Akaroa’s most intriguing features include...
07/15/2022 - In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Gary Parker, Jim Best and Julia Cisneros (former PhD student) are part of a team that reports on how damming on the Huang He (Yellow) River...
