University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)
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Florilegium Class Immerses Art Students in Nature at Remote Research Station
In 10 days at the U-M Biological Station, a group of art majors explore northern Michigan and create an art collection inspired by science and the natural world.
Students Monitor Human Impacts to Threatened Great Lakes Sand Dune Thistle
An ecology lab course at UMBS is piloting a long-term research project to see how human behavior affects Pitcher’s thistle in northern Michigan.
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Events
Featured
Jun
14
Pettingill Lecture in Natural History
Vanessa Ezenwa, Yale University
7:00 PM
Lecture will take place outdoors under a large tent along the shore of Douglas Lake.
Off Campus Location
Upcoming
Jun
21
“Artist in the Wilderness: Field Work and Art Making"
Leslie Sobel, Environmental Artist
7:00 PM
Lecture will take place outdoors under a large tent along the shore of Douglas Lake.
Off Campus Location
Jun
22
Space Weather, Aurora Borealis and Photographing the Northern Lights
Ross Ellet, Meteorologist at WTVG-TV in Toledo and Aurora Chaser
7:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Jun
28
"Weaving Anishinaabe and Western Sciences For Long-term Giizhik Relations: Process and Patterns"
Robin Clark, Lake Superior State University
7:00 PM
Lecture will take place outdoors under a large tent along the shore of Douglas Lake.
Off Campus Location