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University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)
Recent News
Community Creates Music Featuring Student Poem, Instruments and the Call of a Loon
During the first workshop of the 2025 field season with artist-in-residence Ricardo Lyra, participants from the University of Michigan Biological Station produced a song, titled “An ode to the lake.”
UMBS Staff, Students Train to Safely Climb Research Tower
Dr. John Lenters, senior research specialist at the University of Michigan Biological Station, led a three-day tower safety training class for staff and students June 9-11.

Events
Featured
Jun
25
Climate Change and Human Health
Larry Junck, MD, University of Michigan
7:00 PM
Gates Lecture Hall, UM Biological Station
Upcoming
Jul
02
A Little Looney: Lessons Learned as a Loon Biologist
Dr. Jay Mager, Ohio Northern University
7:00 PM
Gates Lecture Hall, UM Biological Station
Jul
09
Mutualism: What Do We Know, and Where Do We Go From Here?
Dr. Judith L. Bronstein, University of Arizona
7:00 PM
Gates Lecture Hall, UM Biological Station
Jul
16
Decoding Biological Invasions: Impacts and a New Approach to Management
Dr. Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal, University of Vermont
7:00 PM
Gates Lecture Hall, UM Biological Station