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Great Lakes Fishery Commission offers Student Travel Awards

Mar 19, 2015

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission Student Travel Award seeks to promote academic excellence by providing funds to student scientists to present graduate research results at scientific conferences.  Two travel awards will be provided to M.Sc. or Ph.D. students whose research is likely to make a significant contribution to the understanding of Great Lakes aquatic ecology and fishery science.  Full-time M.Sc. or Ph.D. students whose proposed research topic is relevant to the Great Lakes and who have not previously received this award are eligible.  Applicants may seek funds (typically up to $1,500 per award) to attend and make an oral presentation of research at any conference.  Recipients will be announced in early May.

Visit [url=http://www.glfc.org/research/Travel.pdf]http://www.glfc.org/research/Travel.pdf[/url] for more details and application instructions.

Final Call for IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations

Mar 12, 2015

Do you know someone who has made significant contributions to the field of Great Lakes Research over the past 20 years??? Consider nominating that person for the IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award! Deadline March 31st.

R workshop to be offered at IAGLR 2015

Mar 9, 2015

The Quantitative Fisheries Center of Michigan State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife is once again offering an Introduction to R Workshop at the annual conference. This workshop will introduce beginners to the R statistical analysis software. It will cover the R environment, importing/exporting and organizing data, using and creating functions, graphing, and basic statistical analyses such as regression (linear and nonlinear) and ANOVA.

IAGLR hockey tradition continues

Mar 3, 2015

Team Canada and Team USA will face off once again in the 7th annual IAGLR Defy Cup Challenge. The game, scheduled for May 27 at the annual conference in Burlington, VT, helps raise funds for the IAGLR Scholarship. If you're interested in playing, coaching, refereeing, announcing, or sponsoring the game, please contact Michael Twiss (mtwiss@clarkson.edu) stating your nationality and preferred position. Join the fun and help support our future Great Lakes scientists!

Vallentyne Award deadline March 1

Feb 25, 2015

The nominations deadline for the John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award is coming up quick! Submit your nominee by March 1. See Call for Nominations for details.

Solutions to harmful algal blooms face roadblock

Feb 20, 2015

Results of this study, "Challenges in tracking harmful algal blooms: A synthesis of evidence from Lake Erie," are reported by Jeff C. Ho and Anna M. Michalak in Volume 41, Issue 2 of the Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Invasive species may exacerbate PCB contamination problem in Green Bay

Feb 20, 2015

Results of this study, "PCBs Refocused: Correlation of PCB Concentrations in Green Bay Legacy Sediments with Adjacent Lithophilic, Invasive Biota," are reported by Sarist Macksasitorn, John Janssen, and Kimberly A. Gray in Volume 41, Issue 1 of the Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Envisioning future histories of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin in the face of a changing climate

Feb 20, 2015

Results of this study, "Climate change as a driver of change in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin," are reported by Alana M. Bartolai, Lingli He, Ardith E. Hurst, Linda Mortsch, Robert Paehlke, and Donald Scavia in Volume 41, Issue S1 of the Journal of Great Lakes Research.

The Great Lakes Fishery Trust (GLFT) is Accepting Habitat Protection and Restoration Proposals

Feb 20, 2015

The Great Lakes Fishery Trust (GLFT) is now accepting proposals under its Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Fish Populations: Habitat Protection and Restoration focus area through two grant categories. Submissions through this request for proposals (RFP) process are due by Wednesday, March 18, 2015. For more information, visit https://www.glft.org/opportunities. If you have questions regarding the program area or a proposal submission, please contact Jonathon Beard, grant manager, at jbeard@glft.org or (517) 371-7468.

Abstract Editing Deadline February 20th

Feb 19, 2015

Presenters note: February 20th is the last day to log in and edit your 2015 abstract submission!  Registration for the conference will open in March.  Please periodically check our IAGLR15 conference webpage for updates.

IAGLR Offers $15,000 in Student Scholarships!

Feb 17, 2015

PhD, Masters and Senior undergraduate students have until Monday, March 2nd 2015 deadline to submit applications to various scholarships; including the IAGLR Scholarship ($2,000), Paul W. Rodgers Scholarship ($2,000), Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship ($6,000), and the new David M. Dolan Scholarship ($3,000). View Scholarship guidelines.

Species invasion scenarios reported on cbsnews.com

Feb 9, 2015

Killer shrimp could invade the Great Lakes, an article appearing today on cbsnews.com, cites a study recently reported in the Journal of Great Lakes Research. The future of species invasions in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin identifies trends in invasion pathways and predicts future invaders of the Great Lakes basin.

2015 Call for Abstracts is Closed

Feb 1, 2015

Thank you to all who have submitted abstracts to the 2015 IAGLR Conference in Burlington, Vermont. The ability to submit an abstract is now closed. Notification of abstract acceptance will be made by February 13, 2015.  Thank you and we look forward to a very successful conference in May!

Bringing Conservation to Cities

Jan 27, 2015

A new book shares the story of how innovative partnerships are making nature part of everyday urban life in the automobile capitals of the U.S. and Canada. These efforts are aimed at developing the next generation of conservationists in urban areas because that is where most people on our planet live. Bringing Conservation to Cities: Lessons from Building the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge was written by Dr. John Hartig, who serves as Refuge Manager of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. "Most urban residents are disconnected from the natural world," notes Hartig, a long-time IAGLR member and former president. "As a global community, we cannot afford to allow this disconnection to continue." The book is published by Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society as part of its Ecovision World Monograph Series and is available from AEHMS, MSU Press, and Amazon.

Call for Nominations for Vallentyne Outreach Award

Jan 27, 2015

Do you know someone who has contributed substantially to education and outreach in the Great Lakes community for 20 years or more? We're soliciting nominations for the 2015 John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award. View the Call for Nominations and submit your nominee by March 1.

Final Call for Abstracts

Jan 20, 2015

The deadline to submit Abstracts for the 2015 IAGLR Conference is Friday, January 23!   The 58th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research will be held May 25-29, University of Vermont, in Burlington, VT.  Abstract submissions for both oral and poster presentations are welcome.
 

Michigan Sea Grant 2015 Request for Proposals

Jan 19, 2015

Michigan Sea Grant is soliciting pre-proposals for innovative research projects for the 2016 – 2018 funding period. Michigan Sea Grant will support three types of research during this funding cycle:

  • Integrated Assessment (IA) Research Projects - Research that uses Integrated Assessment methods to address important social and ecological issues affecting the Great Lakes, up to $75,000 per year.
  • Core Research Projects - Core research on issues currently affecting the Great Lakes ecosystem, up to $115,000 per year.
  • Michigan Sea Grant Graduate Student Research Fellowships - Graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D.) research fellowships for one or two years, up to $80,000 per year.

IA and Core Research pre-proposals are due March 6, 2015. Fellowship proposals are due May 29, 2015.

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2015 Memberships

Jan 12, 2015

It's that time of year again! Time to renew your 2015 IAGLR membership!  Many benefits and categories are available, so renew now to ensure an uninterrupted subscription to the Journal of Great Lakes Research.  Thanks for your continued support, we look forward to serving you in the upcoming new year!

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