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Category: Education

  • students gather around a tadpole, one of them is reaching out her hand to touch it
    Fourth grade students learn science on the banks of the Grand Calumet River
  • Katie O'Reilly sits at her desk in a fish shirt, holding fish toys, with "Hi, Skype a Scientist!" written on a whiteboard along with a hand-drawn fish.
    Knauss Fellow reflects on past year as science communications specialist
  • Amber Westerbur and Melanie Perello
    Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant nominee Melanie Perello placed as NOAA Fellow in Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program
  • educators sit at a table with worksheets and water samples while a workshop facilitator leads them through an activity
    Educators dive into water quality concepts, activities and student opportunities
  • Indiana Master Watershed Steward Program participants test a stream's water quality
    Indiana Master Watershed Steward Program debuts in Northwest Indiana
  • fish station students
    Students connect with Grand Calumet River through stewardship and science
  • Allison Neubauer
    New Great Lakes associate will enrich IISG outreach and education efforts
  • Water Palooza
    No reason raising awareness about the threat of Asian Carp can’t be a little fun
  • Educators
    Restored Grand Calumet River is a learning spot for local educators
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195 Marsteller Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033
Phone: 765-496-6009
Email: iisg@purdue.edu

Recent News

  • IISG’s Eliana Brown wins 2025 Illinois Extension Excellence Award
  • We’re hiring eight interns for summer 2026
  • In 2026, IISG intends to fund 10 research projects focused on coastal concerns
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