by April Wendling | Apr 23, 2025 | Q&A
By Molly Grossman If there’s one thing environmental historian and U. of I. history professor Rosalyn LaPier is familiar with, it’s sharing knowledge. An enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana and Métis, LaPier has been featured in many projects that have...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Q&A
By Erin Minor In the depths of Central Illinois dwells “The Unreliable Bestiary,” an ark of stories about endangered animals, our relationships with them, and the worlds they inhabit. Through environmental theater, performance artists Deke Weaver and Jennifer Allen...
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 21, 2022 | Environmental Justice, Q&A
By Kratika Tandon Richard Lazarus grew up in Urbana, Ill., and enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign a couple of weeks after his 17th birthday. Known today as a pioneer in the field of environmental law, he created a path from the beginning by...
by April Wendling | Oct 1, 2021 | Cradle to Cradle, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Our Favorite Stuff, Q&A, Uncategorized
By Jane Halloran Mona Fang is the founder of Karma Trade in Urbana, a sustainable fashion swapping service. A University of Illinois aerospace engineering major with a strong sense of style, Mona is passionate about changing how we view the fashion industry and...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2021 | Q&A
By Anneli Cers Public health microbiologist Joan Rose has spent her career tracking pathogens in water, from Escherichia coli to the COVID-19 virus. The 2016 recipient of the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize took an interest in microbiology early in her...
