Twenty-three year old University of Iowa graduate student Frank Russell (1868-1903) embarked on his epic solo journey into northern Canada in August, 1892. He spent over two years traveling alone covering 3,000 miles by train, boat, dog sled and on snow shoes. He returned to Iowa City in October, 1894, receiving a hero's welcome. The trek shattered his health. Russell died 10 years later, at the age of 35, of tuberculosis.

Macbride Hall was born in the fire that destroyed North Hall and along with it the University's library in 1897. In 1901 South Hall and the Medical Building burned.

The Museum of Natural History, the second oldest museum in the United States west of the Mississippi River, was established in 1858 when the Iowa General Assembly directed the University

Never a dull moment 'round here, folks. Elizabeth and Soaalii from our MNH Collections team made two round trips to deliver one snake and two lizards to the Vertebrate Zoology class (BIOL:2346) at the UI Biology Building.

A U of I employee uses his personal photography equipment for a macro photography session with a Dogbane Beetle (Chrysochus auratus) from our collection in the MNH lab.