Biological Station

  1. February 14, 2025

    Summer at UMBS sparks romance and love of research

    In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Molly and Chris West share the story of finding their future partner and memories of seven summers of research and learning at the U-M Biological Station.

  2. November 19, 2024

    UMBS researcher engages students in study of mouse parasites

    Amanda Koltz, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, recently started a project that enlists undergraduate students in the U-M Biological Station Field Mammalogy course.

  3. October 30, 2024

    Fall colors peak as researchers study forest ecosystems

    From a historic, 20-year soil harvest to the start of a tracer study targeting nitrogen uptake by trees in the winter, fall research activity at the U-M Biological Station is robust.

  4. May 21, 2024

    Artists selected for summer residencies at Biological Station

    The U-M Biological Station in northern Michigan has selected an illustrator Vera Ting and poet Madeleine Wattenberg to explore their creative freedom through the 2024 Artist in Residence Program.

  5. May 6, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  6. March 5, 2024

    Biological Station plans survey, town halls to help plan its future

    The U-M Biological Station has scheduled a series of in-person and virtual town hall sessions, along with a survey, to hear from stakeholders about the future direction of UMBS.

  7. March 4, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  8. January 24, 2024

    Biological Station’s snowpack sensors help study changing winters

    Researchers at the U-M Biological Station in northern Michigan are strengthening their snow science with new technology to track snowpack at an hourly rate.

  9. December 13, 2023

    Study reveals dam removal’s effect on northern Michigan river

    The U-M Biological Station collaborated with Bowling Green State University to monitor the aquatic ecology of the Maple River before, during and after removal of the Lake Kathleen Dam.

  10. October 2, 2023

    Facilities manager finds UMBS is a natural fit

    Scott Haley has served as facilities manager for the U-M Biological Station since 2018 after a 22-year career with a plumbing and heating business.