National Crayfish Day is this Friday! 🦞
Celebrate April 17 by exploring crayfish with your students using Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s crayfish curriculum. It’s full of hands‑on activities, data lessons, and place‑based learning. Dive in and discover the amazing world of crayfish! Check it out at the link in bio.

Meet IISG grad student scholar, Dohyung Bang! Dohyung is a PhD candidate in the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (@purduehtmlife) program at Purdue University. He is studying how complex tourism systems shape societal and economic outcomes. His project, funded by IISG, examines the impact of the home-sharing economy on housing market dynamics in the Lake Michigan area.

Photo 1: photo of Dohyung Bang
Photo 2: A map illustrating short-term rental distribution in the Chicago area.
Photo 3: Dohyung Bang presents his research at the 31st Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism

Learn more about Dohyung’s work at the link in bio.

Interested in becoming an IISG grad student scholar? Learn more: https://iiseagrant.org/its-time-to-apply-for-the-2026-iisg-graduate-scholars-program/