News & Announcements

CIGLR is seeking an individual to work with the ecological and physical modeling teams at the NOAA GLERL to develop experimental ecological forecasts linked to hydrodynamic models of the Great Lakes Operational Forecast system. Click image to learn more.

In this Issue: Director’s Message; COVID-19: Great Lakes Science from Home; Improving Lake Effect Snow Forecasts; Lake Erie Ecosystem

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.

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!

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

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...

In this Issue: Celebrating Career in Great Lakes Research; 2019 Summer Fellow Videos; Great Lakes Gliders; Developing eDNA/eRNA Techniques

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.

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!

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.