As students prepare for a new school year, families are considering more than schedules, supplies, and classrooms. They are thinking about how the minds of their beloved students will be challenged and whether their faith will stand firm.

ICR’s Dr. Brian Thomas presents creation to 1,000 students in Fiji

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Those concerns are not misplaced. Today’s students are told that science and Scripture are at odds and that they must set faith aside in pursuit of scientific reason. Yet every year at ICR, we don’t see truth shattered but strengthened.

Dr. Brian Thomas, ICR’s paleobiochemist, returned to Fiji this past spring to share science presentations with thousands of students. Across 10 schools, students encountered something many may never hear: scientific evidence that agrees with Genesis and credits our Creator, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Through Serious Science Talks, ICR researchers engage university students with in-depth presentations that explore current research. This includes ICR’s geological column project, original soft tissues in dinosaur fossils, continuous environmental tracking in engineered biology, and much more. Through these events, the speakers demonstrate to the next generation of scholars that rigorous science and biblical faith align perfectly with one another.

Additionally, students and families travel, some from as far as the West Coast and Midwest, to experience hands-on learning at ICR’s Discovery Center. These visits are defining moments of clarity, where students see that the world around them reflects the Lord Jesus’ intentional workmanship, not random chance. The ICR Discovery Center has reached close to 1,700 students each month this year. Has your student’s school scheduled a field trip yet?

ICR also brings its scientists directly to campuses. President Dr. Randy Guliuzza and the team of research scientists speak at universities and educational institutions nationwide, coming alongside students and faculty to address the very questions they regularly face. In partnerships with Christian universities, ICR helps equip science departments to offer education that is both biblically grounded and scientifically sound.

Scripture reminds us why this work matters: “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead” (Romans 1:20). When students observe and understand creation, they are better prepared to walk in the power, wisdom, and truth of the Lord Jesus. It is essential to prepare students for intellectual growth and spiritual confidence. They must be ready to think clearly, stand firmly, and give an answer for their hope in Christ.

Dr. Marcos Eberlin at the MackMass Lab, a center for research in graphene and nanotechnologies, 2025

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This preparation happens through hard work and faithful friends like you investing in a ministry that meets students at these critical moments. And momentum is building.

ICR is significantly broadening our work in engineered biology. We are welcoming Dr. Marcos Eberlin, an internationally recognized analytical chemist, founder of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences’ premier mass spectrometry laboratory, and a leading researcher in molecular engineering. With your added investment, Dr. Eberlin will establish a mass spectrometry lab at ICR, enabling high precision analysis of chemical signatures that speak directly to questions of origins, the Flood, and engineered biology. This facility will dramatically expand our ability to conduct primary research that will reinforce Scripture’s scientific credibility.

ICR presses ahead in the work entrusted to us. Thank you for standing alongside us in this mission. Your partnership helps shape minds and strengthen the faith of students here at home and around the world at a time when it could not matter more.

Mr. Gadberry is the director of development and donor relations at the Institute for Creation Research.