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Chappaz publishes article in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Assistant professor of geochemistry and Institute for Great Lakes Research scientist Anthony Chappaz, along with co-principal investigator Dr. Jennifer Glass from the California Institute of Technology, recently published in the recognized geochemistry journal, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

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U.S. Senator Carl Levin stops by to discuss Great Lakes research

U.S. Senator for Michigan, Carl Levin, recently sat down with Institute for Great Lakes Research director Donald Uzarski, CMU President George Ross, CST dean Ian Davison and assistant professor of biology and IGLR research scientist Andrew Mahon to discuss current Great Lakes research and developing global partnerships.


 

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The IGLR is committed to promoting and facilitating collaborative research and education on the Great Lakes. We partner with other institutions and agencies to leverage our expertise and training.

IGLR faculty members are nationally and internationally recognized experts on coastal wetlands, conservation genetics, fisheries, invasive species, limnology, aquatic population modeling, microbial ecology, landscape ecology, and geographic information sciences. External agencies supporting research include the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and the Sea Grant.

New vessel to increase research capacity at the Institute for Great
Lakes Research

A 32.5-foot research vessel, named RV Chippewa, will soon be moored at a slip in the harbor by the boathouse at the CMU Biological Station on Beaver Island.



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