For many students, their introduction to earth science and environmental change begins in Max Christie’s classroom at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It’s a fitting role for someone who has always seen himself as a teacher firs…
A new study using multidecade satellite imagery and face-to-face human interviews tracked the environmental and societal impacts of gravel mining in the Lubha River, Northeast Bangladesh. The researchers found that the river had recovered i…
Geology can take many forms, from the study of rocks and minerals to the living records preserved in trees. At Homer Lake Forest Preserve, graduate students from the Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change spent a November mornin…
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…
Sarah Austin didn’t set out to become a geologist. In fact, she jokes that she “messed up” when she first enrolled at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, mistakenly thinking the College of Education and Human Development was the right
The Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change recently marked a major milestone—75 years of geology at Illinois—with a weekend of celebration, connection, and exploration. From alumni panels and campus tours to remarks by univers…
Application forms for admission and financial aid may be filled out directly via the Grad College website. Completed applications, including transcripts, should be submitted by midnight EST on January 2nd for admission in August. A minimum
For more than seven decades, the Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change has been helping students interpret the stories written in stone, water, and time. This spring, alumni, faculty, and students came together to celebrate t…
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Director, Flow Cytometry and Microscopy, Biotechnology Center Lai, N. Z. E., Bashir, S. T., Ziv-Gal, A., Sivagaru, M., & Nowak, R. A. (2025). Propylparaben negatively impacts IN VITRO preimplantation mouse embryo development. Reproductive T…
The Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change offers an online graduate-level certificate and Master's degree in Environmental Geology. The master's degree and certificate are designed to meet the existing high demand for advanced
To contribute to our success, see our giving page. The department's Alumni Advisory Board provides crucial links between the Department and its alumni, and serves as the Department's development committee. For those alumni who have LinkedIn…