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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Water@Michigan Coffee Talk
DESCRIPTION:The Huron River watershed in Southeast Michigan is home to nearly 100 dams that alter the chemical\, physical\, and biological processes of its main stem and tributaries. These structures often harm wildlife\, impose high maintenance costs\, and in some cases\, pose safety risks to downstream communities. This panel will highlight recent initiatives led by the Huron River Watershed Council and its partners to restore the river’s natural flow through the removal of aging and obsolete dams and improved flow management strategies. Panelists will explore the ecological impacts of dams\, discuss the status of dams within the Huron\, share updates on a dam removal project in Ypsilanti\, and introduce a budding initiative leveraging real-time data and communication to foster more collaborative dam management along the Huron’s main stem. \n\nAbout the Speakers: \nDaniel Brown\, Climate Resilience Strategist\, Huron River Watershed Council\nDaniel has worked to address the effects of climate change across North America. He helps develop strategies that preserve land for waterway protection\, reduce planet-warming emissions\, and improve climate resilience. He also works on efforts to restore the main river corridor through dam removal\, leads HRWC’s efforts to address PFAS contamination\, and coordinates the Huron River Water Trail. He enjoys empowering conservation based on sound science and getting people to enjoy Michigan’s natural resources. Daniel joined HRWC in 2018 and lives in the Horseshoe Creekshed.\n\nAndrea Paine\, Program Manager\, Huron River Watershed Council \nAndrea coordinates HRWC’s stormwater management\, fee-for-service stormwater services\, and community engagement work. She also supports local policy and other watershed planning and management projects. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in environmental policy and planning from the University of Michigan. She joined HRWC in 2018\, lives in the Allens Creekshed\, and is originally from Manistee\, MI.\n\nBranko Kerkez\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Associate Department Chair for Research\, Civil and Environmental Engineering\nBranko Kerkez is an Arthur F. Thurnau associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at U-M. His research interests include water\, data\, and sensors. Branko is driven by the desire to both rationalize water management decisions\, and put tools into the hands of community members to allow them to contribute to those decisions. The National Academy of Engineering recognized his work in smart water systems in 2018 as a Gilbreth Lecturer. Branko’s Digital Water Lab is untangling the role of tech in water…one sensor at a time! He earned his PhD in 2012 from the University of California\, Berkeley in Civil and Environmental Engineering.\n\nAbout Coffee Talks: Coffee Talks provide a monthly opportunity for U-M faculty\, staff\, and students interested in water\, and water-interested people in southeast Michigan to connect with colleagues\, learn about pressing and/or emerging water-related issues\, and meet new partners. This academic year\, we are excited to explore the intersection of water + energy and what this nexus means to U-M researchers\, institutes\, and external partners. Coffee Talks are in-person convenings designed to build connections as part of the U-M Water Center's mission and programs\; we are not recording sessions at this time.\n\nYou can register for this session here: https://graham.umich.edu/wateratmichigan/coffee-talks
UID:143331-21892918@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143331
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:biodiversity
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Koessler
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DTSTAMP:20260317T104211
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Commonness\, rarity\, and biodiversity on Indo-Pacific coral reefs: Confronting ecological theory with data in species-rich systems
DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - Ecologists have long sought to understand spatial and temporal patterns in abundance and biodiversity\, but the classical approach to developing theory to explain such patterns cannot work in species-rich systems\, due to the “curse of dimensionality” – a tendency for the parameters needed to draw inferences about a community to grow faster than the number of observations\, as species richness increases. \nIn this talk\, I will summarize one strand of my lab’s research program\, which aims to explore potential solutions to the curse of dimensionality\, test them with empirical data – mainly from coral reefs – and use them to unveil the factors that structure marine assemblages. I will begin by summarizing our earlier work developing a robust test of neutral theory of biodiversity\, the most aggressively simplifying of biodiversity theories. I will then present work extending an alternative\, intermediate-complexity mathematical theory that evaluates the dynamics of species’ relative abundances to quantify the relative importance of deterministic and stochastic processes that generate patterns in community structure\; when applied to coral reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef\, that work reveals that reef fish communities are highly niche-structured\, but that this niche structure is eroded by volatility in coral cover. Finally\, I will present work relaxing the simplifying assumptions of the former theory\, which uses dimension-reduction approaches to allow for considerable heterogeneity among species in both interaction strengths and  responses to environmental fluctuations. When applied to reef fishes on the GBR\, we find a classically Gleasonian community structure\, where the dynamics of relative abundance are driven by conspecific density-dependence and “response diversity” – differential responses of species’ population dynamics to environmental fluctuations\, but where between-species interactions have negligible impacts on community dynamics. I will conclude with some thoughts on where community ecology stands\, in terms of its ability to rigorously confront theoretical models with empirical data to answer the fundamental questions that have long motivated research in this field.
UID:144777-21895837@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144777
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:biodiversity
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060
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DTSTAMP:20260317T103830
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Friday Seminar Series - The past\, present\, and future of mass bleaching on coral reefs
DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - The past\, present\, and future of mass bleaching on coral reefs
UID:144788-21895845@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144788
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:biodiversity
LOCATION:Research Museums Center - Demo Room
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DTSTAMP:20260317T141241
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260413T143000
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SUMMARY:Other:From Flowers to Finals: Pollinator Craft Day
DESCRIPTION:The Planet Blue Ambassador Program is inviting U-M community members to craft pipe cleaner flowers while learning more about native wildflowers and the importance of pollinators on campus. Organizations including the Office of Campus Sustainability\, LSA Sustainability\, Nature Rx\, and the Seed Library will be tabling in the LSA Atrium\, allowing students to engage within initiatives that U-M is implementing to support native plants and pollinators. The Lab Reuse Program will also be providing gently-used lab flasks that participants can use to hold flowers. Take a break from finals and enjoy this opportunity to relax and get creative!\n\nThe event is free and open to any U-M community member\, but registration is strongly encouraged. Please email pba-information@umich.edu with questions or if you are no longer able to join this event after registering.
UID:145931-21898110@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145931
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:biodiversity
LOCATION:LSA Building - LSA Atrium (first floor)
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DTSTAMP:20260417T125418
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biodiversity Scholars Program: Poster Presentations
DESCRIPTION:Students who are part of the U-M Herbarium and Museum of Zoology's Biodiversity Scholars Program will present their findings from the semester. Refreshments will be served.
UID:147842-21902031@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147842
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010
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DTSTAMP:20260331T103356
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260520T190000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“Nature in Pieces: Why Large\, Continuous\, Connected Forests Hold More Life”
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2026 Summer Lecture Series at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)\, Dr. Thiago Gonçalves-Souza will give a free\, public talk focused on a simple but important question: When forests are broken into pieces\, can biodiversity be maintained across the broader landscape? \n\nUsing data across six continents\, he challenges the idea of fragmentation in his talk titled\, “Nature in Pieces: Why Large\, Continuous\, Connected Forests Hold More Life.”\n\nThe postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan will explore why protecting large\, continuous\, and connected forests remains essential for conserving biodiversity.  \n\nGonçalves-Souza\, a quantitative community ecologist\, teaches a General Ecology Lecture course at UMBS.\n\nHis current research centers around synthesizing the effects of human-mediated habitat loss and climate change on animals and plants. With a broad taxonomic scope ranging from arthropods to mammals\, Gonçalves-Souza uses quantitative tools to unravel the intricate dynamics of biodiversity change. He also investigates the utility of traits in predicting species redistributions across local and global scales.\n\nThe University of Michigan Biological Station serves as a gathering place to learn from the natural world\, advance research and education\, and inspire action. We leverage over a century of research and transformative experiences to drive discoveries and solutions to benefit Michigan and beyond.\n\nFounded in 1909\, UMBS supports long-term research and education through immersive\, field-based courses and features state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for data collection and analysis to help any field researcher be productive. It is where students and scientists from across the globe live and work as a community to learn from the place.\n\nThe Summer Lecture Series is a tradition at UMBS\, where we explore scientific topics with distinguished guest speakers from across the country so the community can learn about our natural world.\n\nThe free\, public talks are on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the spring and summer in Gates Lecture Hall at the University of Michigan Biological Station\, located at 9133 Biological Rd. in Pellston\, Michigan — about 20 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge.
UID:147273-21900620@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147273
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:biodiversity
LOCATION:Gates Lecture Hall\, UM Biological Station
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DTSTAMP:20260331T112317
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260617T200000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Hann Lecture in Ornithology: “Trait-based Insights into the Dynamics of Biodiversity”
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2026 Summer Lecture Series at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)\, Dr. Marta Jarzyna will give the Hann Lecture in Ornithology. The free\, public talk is titled\, “Trait-based Insights into the Dynamics of Biodiversity.”\n\nJarzyna is an associate professor in the Department of Evolution\, Ecology and Organismal Biology at Ohio State University.\n\nTrait-based ecology has long been heralded as a framework capable of providing mechanistic insight into biodiversity dynamics and thereby enabling predictions of future biodiversity states.\n\nYet despite decades of development\, the promise of trait-based ecology remains largely unrealized.\n\nIn this talk\, the macroecologist and biodiversity scientist will draw on examples from her own research to critically examine where this promise has and has not been fulfilled.\n\nUsing avian systems as a case study\, Jarzyna demonstrates how incorporating functional traits into biodiversity metrics can reveal patterns that traditional species richness measures obscure.\n\nIn particular\, she shows that trait-based approaches uncover seasonal dynamics in bird communities — shifts in functional composition across the year that species counts alone would miss entirely.\n\nThese findings illustrate both the potential of trait-based ecology and the persistent gap between its theoretical ambitions and empirical application.\nJarzyna’s research focuses on understanding the processes that drive biodiversity dynamics across spatial\, temporal\, and taxonomic scales.\n\nShe holds an M.S. in environmental science from Warsaw University of Life Sciences and a dual Ph.D. in fisheries and wildlife and ecology\, evolutionary biology\, and behavior from Michigan State University\, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University.\n\nThe University of Michigan Biological Station serves as a gathering place to learn from the natural world\, advance research and education\, and inspire action. We leverage over a century of research and transformative experiences to drive discoveries and solutions to benefit Michigan and beyond.\n\nFounded in 1909\, UMBS supports long-term research and education through immersive\, field-based courses and features state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for data collection and analysis to help any field researcher be productive. It is where students and scientists from across the globe live and work as a community to learn from the place.\n\nThe Summer Lecture Series is a tradition at UMBS\, where we explore scientific topics with distinguished guest speakers from across the country so the community can learn about our natural world.\n\nThe free\, public talks are on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the spring and summer in Gates Lecture Hall at the University of Michigan Biological Station\, located at 9133 Biological Rd. in Pellston\, Michigan — about 20 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge.
UID:147277-21900625@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147277
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:biodiversity
LOCATION:Gates Lecture Hall\, UM Biological Station
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