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On March 10, 2021... We're raising money for student scholarships, participating in hourly challenges, and sharing nostalgic fun on social media. Consider a gift to UMBS.

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From Chemistry Labs to Atmospheric Towers: World Class Research Facilities Interested in doing research at the Station or curious what we have to offer? Read all about our research facilities.

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Recent News

Karen Bowman, longtime UMBS Facilities Associate, retires

After 30 years on the job, Bowman hangs up her keys to camp

Knute Nadelhoffer, legendary ecosystem ecologist and passionate environmental advocate, retires

Knute Nadelhoffer, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, who has a far-reaching legacy in the realm of ecosystem ecology, retired from active faculty status December 31, 2020.

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Early Career Scientists Symposium: Natural History Collections: Drivers of Innovation

Jocelyn Colella, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of New Hampshire; Kelly Speer, Biodiversity Genomics and George E. Burch Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Institute of Conservation Biology

1:00 PM
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92286764583 Virtual

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Early Career Scientists Symposium: Natural History Collections: Drivers of Innovation

Alexis Mychajliw, Assistant Professor, Middlebury College; Daniel Park, Assistant Professor, Purdue University; Alex White, Machine Learning Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Institution

1:00 PM
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Early Career Scientists Symposium: Natural History Collections: Drivers of Innovation

Eric LoPresti, Postdoctoral Researcher, Michigan State University; Laurel Yohe, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University

1:00 PM
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Early Career Scientists Symposium: Natural History Collections: Drivers of Innovation

Keynote presentation: Pamela Soltis, Distinguished Professor and Curator, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Integrative research using natural history collections: examples from herbaria

1:00 PM
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