University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)

Apply for Courses and Scholarships at the University of Michigan Biological Station Join one of the nation’s largest and longest continuously operating field research stations for four-week spring and summer terms. Watch video to learn about the experience immersed in nature.

U-M Biological Station Burn Plots: Story Map Explores Historic Research Subjected to logging and fires, the more than 100-year series of ecological sites serve as a time machine that allows scientists to look back at forests of different ages and study disturbance, succession and forest ecology.

U-M Biological Station Announces Results of 2023 BioBlitz Targeting aquatic life and shoreline species in and around Douglas Lake, researchers and private citizens logged a total of 509 species from Friday, July 21, to Sunday, July 23. Read story and watch video.

A Cabin in the Woods | University of Michigan Heritage Project For more than 100 years, students have scrawled on U-M Biological Station cabin walls. The graffiti serves as a rustic time capsule of a summertime experience many say changed their lives.

Spring and summer undergraduate classes at UMBS Field-based science and interdisciplinary courses. Beautiful scenery. Immersive research projects. What could be better? Learn more.

Living Together, Learning Together at UMBS What's it like to spend a spring or summer at a biological field station? Read all about it here.

From Chemistry Labs to Atmospheric Towers: World Class Research Facilities Interested in doing research at the Station or curious what we have to offer? Read all about our research facilities.

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Undergraduate Research Experience Inspires Student Fellow’s Passion for Ecology

Samantha Molino is the U-M Biological Station’s 2024 Bach-Hazlett Fellow. The undergraduate student lives and takes a summer class at the scientific field station in northern Michigan, while conducting a research project involving ecology and behavior.

Researcher from Germany Studies ‘Spectacular’ World of Cicadas in Northern Michigan

Dr. Reinhard Lakes-Harlan from the University of Giessen studies a three-species system: the interaction between the cicada Okanagana rimosa, a parasitic fly and a fascinating fungus.

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