We are happy to announce our first published paper has just been released. We are honored and humbled to be part of the research team,...

The Lauer Foundation is honored to be mentioned in Dr. Roy Plotnick's new book "Explorers of Deep Time Paleontologists and the History of...

The Lauer Foundation has been very busy starting new collaborative projects with scientists all over the world. Covid has certainly...

The Lauer Foundation is pleased to announce it has purchased a small plot of land in northeast New Mexico. The parcel contains a rich...

The Lauer Foundation is proud to announce their participation in a special exhibit at the Jura-Museum in Eichstátt, Germany titled...

How did the curators spend the Covid shut in? This was a perfect opportunity for Bruce to get up to speed on the Specify Collection...

Covid has certainly completely halted all of the Foundation’s outreach programs with the local schools. We miss interacting with the...

On February 27, 2020 the Lauer Foundation presented a cultural program at Sandburg Elementary's Multicultural Day in District 200. The...

On February 13, 2020 the Lauer Foundation participated in a Steam Expo at Graham Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois.  Over 150...

The Lauer Foundation participated again this year in District 200 Student Excellence Foundation’s STEM Expo on November 8th.  This event...

The Lauer Foundation recently returned to Edison Middle School in Wheaton, Illinois to present a program to 7th grade science students....

On Saturday October 19, The Lauer Foundation and Cosley Zoo presented a National Fossil Day event. National Fossil day is coordinated by...

The Lauer Foundation presented two scientific posters at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting in Brisbane, Australia, October...

See first hand some of Illinois’ famous Mazon Creek fossils, including the state fossil, the Tully Monster.  Learn about fossils and...

The Lauer Foundation just completed a week of research with Dr. Frederik Spindler, Dinosaurier Museum - Altmühltal, Germany to analyze...

The Lauer Foundation PSE presented their first scientific presentations at the Society For the Preservation of Natural History...

The Lauer Foundation PSE will sponsor the 34th Annual Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Conference (SPNHC)...

Thank you Madison Elementary School, CUSD 200, for all of the support over the years! We have lost count how many years we have done...

On May 18,  Bruce Lauer participated  in a field trip to Braceville, Illinois, sponsored by the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois...

On May 3, 2019, we were happy to return for an outreach program for Johnson Elementary School, CUSD 200, Multicultural Day celebrations....