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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... Read full story ESEC grad student Hayley Woodrich receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for Yellowstone seismic study

Rob Kanter believed the best education didn’t happen within four walls. Even when he stood in front of a classroom, he focused on the world beyond it.For more than a decade, Kanter guided students not only through course readings but across landscapes—from the tropical rainforests of Central... Read full story Writing, wonder, and the world beyond the classroom

In a reflective piece for the Illinois News Bureau’s “In My Own Words” series, Professor Ellen Buckley of Earth Science and Environmental Change recounts the surreal and powerful experience... Read full story Teaching about sea ice while standing on it