Apr 121 minWE ARE BACK!After two long years, we presented our first in-person program on April 12, 2022 to Sandburg Elementary School’s Multicultural Diversity...
Apr 21 minAppalachian State & Virginia Tech Visit Homestead-Garita Creek SiteIn March 2022, the Lauer Foundation visited the Homestead-Garita Creek site in Northeast New Mexico. We met Dr. Andrew Heckert and his...
Mar 261 minLauer Foundation Presents 1st Virtual Educational Outreach ProgramOn March 25, 2022, the Lauer Foundation presented our first virtual Educational Outreach Program for Mrs. Vincent’s gifted second grade...
Feb 11 minHomestead-Garita Creek Site UpdateDr. Andrew Heckert and his students at Appalachian State University have been busy this 2021-2022 academic year. Dr. Heckert and eleven...
Dec 30, 20211 minModified Outreach Program for Aurora Christian SchoolThe Foundation created a custom Paleontology Outreach Program for the Aurora Christian School in Aurora, Illinois. Due to Covid, The...
Nov 15, 20211 minJura Museum Exhibition Extended Until May 1, 2022The Lauer Foundation is pleased to share the news that the special exhibition at the Jura Museum has been extended until May 1, 2022. ...
Nov 3, 20211 minLauer Foundation Co-authors 2021 SVP PosterBruce and Rene Lauer were co-authors along with Dr. Chris Duffin, Evgeny Popov and David Ward on a poster for the 2021 Virtual Society of...
Nov 1, 20211 minLauer Foundation Visits with Renowned Fossil Shark Experts in the UKThe Lauer Foundation traveled to the UK to visit friends who happen to be renowned fossil shark experts. We met with David and Alison...
Sep 1, 20211 minLauer Foundation Visits Jura Museum in Eichstätt, GermanyThe Lauer Foundation was privileged to receive a private tour of the Jura Museum in Eichstätt Germany in August 2021. We met Dr....
Aug 31, 20211 minLauer Foundation Visits Southern Germany to Explore QuarriesThe Lauer Foundation visited the Solnhofen area of Germany in late July to early August 2021 to visit the quarries and meet with...
Aug 31, 20211 minLauer Foundation Meets with Co-Authors of Scientific PaperThe Lauer Foundation visited Germany and met with Rene Lauer’s co-authors of our first scientific paper: The Integument of Pelagic...
Jul 9, 20211 minThe Lauer Foundation Announces Its First Scientific Paper Co-Authored by Rene’ LauerWe are happy to announce our first published paper has just been released. We are honored and humbled to be part of the research team,...
Jul 6, 20211 minCaitlin Carbonifereous Spoil Pile Field TripsThe Lauer Foundation is participating in scientific work with the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois (ESCONI) and Jack Wittry on a...
Jul 1, 20211 minLauer Foundation Featured in New Book, Available January 2022The Lauer Foundation is honored to be mentioned in Dr. Roy Plotnick's new book "Explorers of Deep Time Paleontologists and the History of...
Jun 30, 20211 minNew CollaborationsThe Lauer Foundation has been very busy starting new collaborative projects with scientists all over the world. Covid has certainly...
Jun 2, 20211 minThe Lauer Foundation Announces Acquisition of Triassic Microfossil Site & CollectionThe Lauer Foundation is pleased to announce it has purchased a small plot of land in northeast New Mexico. The parcel contains a rich...
May 18, 20211 minSpecial Exhibition at the Jura-Museum Eichstátt, GermanyThe Lauer Foundation is proud to announce their participation in a special exhibit at the Jura-Museum in Eichstátt, Germany titled...
May 1, 20211 minCollection Management ProjectHow did the curators spend the Covid shut in? This was a perfect opportunity for Bruce to get up to speed on the Specify Collection...
Mar 31, 20211 minLauer Foundation PSE During COVID-19Covid has certainly completely halted all of the Foundation’s outreach programs with the local schools. We miss interacting with the...
Feb 12, 20211 minLauer Collections Assistant Position Established at Field MuseumSeveral years ago the Lauer Foundation visited the Field Museum Mazon Creek collection of fossils and recognized the need for some...