News from the Station

IU biologists release junco documentary for birders, teachers
May 22, 2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The world premiere of the film "Ordinary Extraordinary Junco: Remarkable Biology From a Backyard Bird" -- a fascinating science documentary developed by biologists at Indiana University about one of North America's most beloved songbirds -- was a local success and a box office sell-out.

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2013 Summer Seminar Series Schedule
May 20, 2013

Printable Summer Seminar series schedule available at mlbs.org/system/files/MLBS_seminars.pdf 

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Walton Lecture Cancelled for 2013
May 09, 2013

MLBS regrets to announce there will not be a 2013 Walton Lecture.  Since 1980, Station friends and neighbors Ruth and Miles Horton supported the lecture in memory of the Walton sisters with a generous annual gift. This tradition ended with the sad passing of Ruth Horton last summer.  We will miss hosting many of you for the event this summer, but we are confident this will be a brief hiatus.

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What’s in Bloom
May 09, 2013

What is it? 

What's in Bloom is an exciting new volunteer-driven wildflower monitoring program happening throughout the spring and early summer at MLBS.  Weekly guided walks along MLBS trails are open to community members, Station residents and their families, Mountain Lake Lodge guests, and anyone else who is interested.  Those unable to attend the walks can catch up virtually at our Bloom Blog!

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Mountain Lake Biological Station Herbarium
May 03, 2013

A Zooniverse Notes From Nature blog post:  Today, I’m pleased to offer another guest post from a colleague here at the University of Virginia, Michelle Prysby.  – Andrew Sallans

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Notes From Nature: Online Citizen Science
May 02, 2013

In late April Zooniverse, an online citizen science initiative, released Notes From Nature, its latest project,  which includes all of the herbarium specimen images from UVA's Mountain Lake Biological Station and about 30k images from Berkeley's Essig entomology museum.  An announcement went out to 650,000 people on the Zooniverse community mailing lists.

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Echoes Newsletter Spring 2013
May 02, 2013

 

Interested in what is happening on top of Salt Pond Mountain this summer?
Considering field research?

 

Read about new initiatives and upcoming events at the Mountain Lake Biological Station.

 

In this issue:

*Community Outreach Happenings

*From the Director

*New Course Spotlight: Endocrinology

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Give Input on Lewis Hall Renovation
February 25, 2013

LEWIS HALL PLANNING SURVEY


Mountain Lake Biological Station needs your help.
 
Planning is underway for an interior renovation of Lewis Hall, the Station's main research, teaching, and support building.  Your participation in a short survey would be greatly appreciated.  The survey is part of a broad effort to include the MLBS community in the renovation planning effort.  Survey closes April 1.
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Job Announcement: Assistant to the Station Manager
February 20, 2013

POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED FOR 2013

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Writing Retreat for Under-represented Faculty
February 08, 2013

Mountain Lakers Bronwyn Bleakley, Butch Brodie and Allen Moore are PIs on an NSF-funded grant supporting a workshop at MLBS August 5-9, 2013.  Workshop will focus on writing and publication skills for early-stage underrepresented faculty.

Details and application instructions.

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Finally Out! The Junco Project Movie
February 07, 2013

For nearly 40 years, Dr. Ellen Ketterson and her research team from Indiana University have been studying juncos in the mountain forests of Virginia. This segment introduces viewers to the junco, the researchers, and the core methods they use to study birds. Set in field, lab, and aviary locations, one landmark study is highlighted in detail: a long-term field experiment investigating the hormone testosterone's complex effects on behavior, physiology, and evolutionary fitness.

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Download 2013 Program Recruiting Material
December 19, 2012

Links to Recruiting Material for 2013 Summer Session.  Please help us spread the word on these fantastic offerings.

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Summer 2013 Opportunities
December 10, 2012

Mountain Lake Biological Station (University of Virginia) is pleased to announce its summer program of field-based undergraduate and graduate-level credit courses offered by nationally recruited faculty, and its NSF REU undergraduate research internship program, now in its 21st year. Work at MLBS focuses on field-based ecology, evolution, physiology, and behavior.  Located in the southern Appalachians. Learn more about the programs and apply on-line:

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Early-Career Fellowships 2013
November 12, 2012

The University of Virginia’s Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS) is excited to offer a limited number of fellowships to cover residency and station use costs for researchers exploring new projects or collecting preliminary data. An Early Career Fellowship offers a rare opportunity to spend up to 2 months at MLBS, one of North America’s premier field stations, at no cost to the researcher. MLBS welcomes researchers from any discipline that can benefit from the Station experience and facilities.

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Local Philanthropist and MLBS Friend Ruth Horton Dies
November 06, 2012


Ruth Horton, known to many of us from the Horton Center, died in June at the age of 92.  She and her husband Miles lived on Salt Pond Mountain and were long-time friends and benefactors of the Station.  Most notably they are responsible for the Walton Pavilion, support of the Walton Lecture series, many years of student scholarships, and artwork donated to Mountain Lake Biological Station.  Click "Read More" for a nice remembrance. 

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Organism of the Day
August 01, 2012 Yellow Buckeye / Aesculus flava
July 27, 2012 Eastern Hay-Scented vs. New York Fern /
July 25, 2012 Leaf-footed Bug Nymph / Acanthocephala terminalis
July 23, 2012 Timber Rattlesnake / Crotalus horridus
July 20, 2012 Smooth Chanterelle / Cantharellus lateritius
July 19, 2012 Black Rat Snake / Pantherophis obsoletus

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