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March 31, 8pm, Detroit PBS: Linking Land and Lakes

March 31, 8pm, Detroit PBS: Linking Land and Lakes

Travel 5,000 miles & talk to >40 #GreatLakes experts (including many of our partners) on the vital role coastal wetlands play in keeping the Great Lakes healthy. Check out the WCMU News produced video on Detroit PBS, March 31, 8pm. Click image to watch now.

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Crossing Lake Erie

Crossing Lake Erie

Experience the beauty, heat, unbelievable sunset & pain as the Stand Up For Great Lakes guys show you the journey across their 4th Great Lake, Lake Erie. Our institute is beyond grateful and amazed at this team’s motivation, strength, and persistence to make a difference and quite literally “Stand Up” for our beautiful Great Lakes! Click here to watch the documentary!

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We Are Hiring!

We Are Hiring!

Aquatic Ecology Research Analyst
Assistant Research Scientist in Ecosystem Services
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Statistical Modeling of Harmful Algal Blooms
Food Web Laboratory Analyst
2020 Great Lakes Summer Fellows Program

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Apply for the 2020 Summer Fellows Program!

Apply for the 2020 Summer Fellows Program!

CIGLR is excited to announce the opening of our 2020 Great Lakes Summer Fellow applications! The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) announces the 2020 Great Lakes Summer Fellows Program, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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Michigan Impact: Asian Carp

Michigan Impact: Asian Carp

Check out this awesome “Michigan Impact” story highlighting CIGLR’s Peter Alsip & our collaborative work studying Asian carp & how these species could impact the Great Lakes.

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Stand Up for Great Lakes!

Stand Up for Great Lakes!

We reflect on this amazing summer and a group of Michigan men that made an ~80 mile, 24-hour, nonstop, sleepless trip across Lake Erie on stand-up paddleboards to raise awareness for the complex problems facing our Great Lakes. The Stand Up for Great Lakes Lake Erie Fundraiser was donated to support students and Great Lakes research at CIGLR. Our institute is beyond grateful and amazed at this team’s motivation, strength, and persistence to make a difference and quite literally “Stand Up” for our beautiful Great Lakes!

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Linking Land and Lakes

Linking Land and Lakes

Travel with PBS 5,000 miles to talk to >40 Great Lakes experts (including several of our partners) on the vital role coastal wetlands play in keeping the Great Lakes healthy. Click image to watch.

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Accepting proposals! 2020 CIGLR Programs

Accepting proposals! 2020 CIGLR Programs

CIGLR is accepting proposals from Regional Consortium members for a suite of programs that aim to build collaborative partnerships through career development opportunities, visionary science, and impactful outreach. Please visit the full program announcements for...

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