CARBONDALE — For 75 years, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s wildlife research program, founded in 1950 as the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory and now known as the Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research (CWSR), has stood at the forefront of science, conservation and education.

Launched under SIU President Delyte Morris and zoology professor Willard D. Klimstra, the program — also known on campus simply as “the Lab”— gained national recognition for its leadership in applied research, graduate training and sustainability innovation. That tradition continues today under its new name, reflecting an expanded mission to integrate wildlife and human needs in a changing world.

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