Summer 2013 Opportunities, Announcing Summer 2013 Field Courses and REU Program

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:

COURSES:   http://mlbs.org/summercourses

Plant Conservation and Diversity– Zack Murrell, Appalachian State
Techniques in Conservation Biology- Melissa Aikens, University of Virginia
Wildlife Disease Ecology – Sonia Altizer, University of Georgia & Courtney Thomason, Texas Tech University
Behavioral Endocrinology – Caitlin Gabor & Andrea Aspbury, Texas State University
Biology of Fungi – Rytas Vilgalys, Duke University

REU:  http://mlbs.org/reuprogram, a 10 week learning and living research experience for undergraduates program.  APPLICATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 20, 2013.

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