🌊New #CIGLR Fact Sheet: environmental DNA #eDNA in the #GreatLakes
How can scientists detect species without ever seeing them? Through eDNA - tiny genetic traces left behind in water - helps monitor #biodiversity, find elusive species & catch invasives early: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/wp-content/u...
🌊 #ICYMI: Check out our most recent Annual Magazine, Ripple Effect: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/wp-content/u... 📖
Explore the latest from #CIGLR, featuring #GreatLakes research, impactful partnerships, science driving real-world solutions & how this work is shaping the future of freshwater.
Join us TODAY, April 16th @ noon for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Jenan Kharbush: "Exploring the role of nitrogen substrate availability in the ecology of Microcystis-dominated CyanoHABs"
Register NOW: register.gotowebinar.com/register/739...
More: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/110620...
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@freshwaterfreya.bsky.social @noaa.gov @greatlakesgreg.bsky.social
🌊 #CIGLRAlumniSpotlight, #WomenInScience: Exploring Freshwater Mysteries: Science Beneath the Surface w/ Dr. Freya Rowland: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/alumni-story... 🔬
This #WaterWednesday, learn from a former #CIGLR postdoc who continues to shape #GreatLakes & water #science around the world!
🌊 NEW BLOG! Across Lakes & Continents: One Scientist’s Path Connecting Freshwater Systems: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/across-lakes...
From the Laurentian #GreatLakes to Africa’s Great Lakes, Melissa Mattwig’s work shows one thing: the future of freshwater depends on global collaboration.
#WomenInScience
Join us Thursday, April 16th @ noon for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Jenan Kharbush: "Exploring the role of nitrogen substrate availability in the ecology of Microcystis-dominated CyanoHABs"
Register TODAY: register.gotowebinar.com/register/739...
More: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/110620...
From @cires.colorado.edu: CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati shares the impacts of the NOAA funding pause in @thehill.com ⬇️
🌊 #CIGLRAlumniSpotlight, #WomenInScience: Anna Schmidt
From #GreatLakes to global freshwater research, Anna advances food web science. A former #CIGLR fellow/lab analyst, she’s now pursuing a Ph.D. @uvmvermont.bsky.social studying lake ecology & carbon cycling: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/alumni-story...
Upcoming Webinar, open to all: Societal Impacts of Changing #GreatLakes Ice Conditions
When: April 13, 2026
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM ET
👉Register & join via links in flyer or below:
Registration: forms.gle/Gk1CYTQ21zGH...
Zoom: umich.zoom.us/j/94398391835
Happening NOW! Join us! Register online: register.gotowebinar.com/register/111...
Join us TODAY, Tuesday, April 7th @ 11:00am for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Amanda Ackiss: "Harnessing genomics to characterize diversity in Great Lakes ciscoes across space & time"
Register NOW: register.gotowebinar.com/register/111...
Read more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/040720...
Stay in the loop with the #GreatLakes AI Lab Newsletter
Interested in how machine learning & AI are shaping #GreatLakesSci and decision-making? Sign up for updates on real-world applications: myumi.ch/Mkenb
More about the GLs AI Lab: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/project/ai-l...
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Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 7th @ 11:00am for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Amanda Ackiss: "Harnessing genomics to characterize diversity in Great Lakes ciscoes across space & time"
Register TODAY: register.gotowebinar.com/register/111...
Read more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/040620...
This week, CIGLR Director Greg Dick & Managing Director Mary Ogdahl were in Washington, DC for the Cooperative Institute Directors meeting & met with legislators to discuss #GreatLakes research & science supporting ecosystem health: ciglr.seas.umich.edu
We thank them for their continued support! 🌊
#WaterWednesday: CIGLR & NOAA GLERL deployed a glider in L. Michigan. These robotic “underwater explorers” collect data from surface to depth, helping track algal blooms, ecosystem change & improve forecasts for navigation, water quality & management: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/project/grea... #GreatLakes
🌍💧🎥 #GreatLakes Seminar: Ted Lawrence (ACARE: www.agl-acare.org) highlighted the African Great Lakes, 25% of the world’s surface freshwater, supporting hundreds of millions. These ecosystems face threats from climate, pollution, habitat loss, overuse & invasives: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ7C...
Our partners at NOAA GLERL are #hiring a Research Physical Scientist! Apply by 3/25/26. Will lead research on advanced Earth system forecasting; develop #GreatLakes, ocean & weather models + data assimilation tools for supercomputers. Share & Apply: usajobs.gov/job/861651700 #ScienceJobs @noaa.gov
Join us April 6th at 11:00 am for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Amanda Ackiss: "Harnessing genomics to characterize diversity in Great Lakes ciscoes across space and time"
Register online TODAY: register.gotowebinar.com/register/111...
Read more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/040620...
Today on Giving Blueday, show your support for the #GreatLakes and help provide research opportunities for students who will shape the future of science! Follow your passion, be a part of the Great Lakes story! 💛
Make a gift to #CIGLR: giving.umich.edu/um/w/ciglr-g...
Join us TOMORROW, March 12 @ noon! for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Ted Lawrence: "Strengthening science on the #AfricanGreatLakes through a highly collaborative network of freshwater experts"
Register online TODAY: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/031220...
#GreatLakesSci
🌊As we continue celebrating #GreatLakesWeek, it’s a reminder that freshwater research connects lakes worldwide. 🌍 From Africa's L. Malawi to L. Michigan in the #GreatLakes, our UW-Milwaukee partner Dr. Harvey Bootsma’s career explores how large lakes function & support life: uwm.edu/news/from-la...
Check out Maddie and her work here: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/maddie-tomcz...
You can also read about her in our 2024 Annual Magazine on page 6: Leveraging Long-Term Research to Evaluate Impacts on the Lower Food Web in Lake Michigan → ciglr.seas.umich.edu/wp-content/u...
#GreatLakesWeek: At the Michigan Chapter of the
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Conf, #CIGLR’s Maddie Tomczak shared her research tracking Alewife larvae in L. Michigan. Using long-term monitoring, she studied when larvae appear, peak & taper off, helping manage this key prey species for salmon.
🌊 Happy #GreatLakesDay! The #GreatLakes hold ~20% of the world’s surface freshwater & support millions of people & ecosystems. Cheers to the lakes that connect us all! 💙 Learn more about our collaborative #science & partners around the region: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/resources/fa...
#GreatLakesWeek: Just days into March & meteorological spring, the #GreatLakes remain nearly half ice-covered at 46.6%. 🧊🌊 Check out NOAA GLERL's website for ice data as conditions evolve & temps warm: www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/#cu...
Superior: 47%
Michigan: 20%
Huron: 69%
Erie: 74%
Ontario: 16%
Join us Thursday, March 12 from 12-1pm! for a #GreatLakes #seminar presented by Ted Lawrence: "Strengthening science on the #AfricanGreatLakes through a highly collaborative network of freshwater experts"
Register online TODAY: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/031220...
#GreatLakesSci
🌊 NEW BLOG! Listening to Storm Waves Beneath Lake Ontario
A study led by former #CIGLR postdoc Dr. Chu-Fang Yang & CIGLR's Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome & @umich.edu partners shows how a fiber-optic cable on the lakebed can monitor storm waves in real time: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/listening-st... #GreatLakes
Hello, Bluesky 🌊 We’re #CIGLR, advancing science to protect the #GreatLakes & support #NOAA’s mission to protect lives, property, & the region’s economy. Through research & partnerships, we connect science to society.
Learn more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu
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