by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Living World, The Human Footprint, What Lurks Beneath
By Olivia Grubisich Just below the ocean’s surface, water glows in sunlight’s embrace. Diving deeper, the seafloor slopes, a chill replacing the residual warmth of the sun. Fading from cerulean to navy, the surrounding water thickens as the ocean presses...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Suburban Warfare
By Lucca Ammann It’s my first day of work, summer 2022. I’ve been hired as a lab intern for North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD), a building 5 minutes from my house, unknown to me until my first day of work. A blast of AC welcomes me into the building,...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Ecotourism, Study Abroad
By Jenna Schaefer I had many incredible experiences during the six weeks I spent studying abroad in the Galápagos Islands during the summer of 2022. Our group of 11 students worked on sustainable agriculture and economic development projects that supported local...
by April Wendling | Feb 2, 2023 | Q&A
By Gabe Lareau You’d be hard pressed to find any international climate treaties, agreements, or legislation not influenced by the work of University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Donald J. Wuebbles — the result of an entire career dedicated to climate science and...
by April Wendling | Feb 2, 2023 | Suburban Warfare
By Lily Reynolds Chaos. That is the best word I could use to describe it. Bird feeders filled to the brim with seeds sat in between the nets that we set up to capture and band the migratory birds for research. One after another, a bird, flying toward the feeder...
