📢 #Hiring at the U-M Water Center! Please share! 🌊 Position supports NOAA’s Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship & NERRS Science Collaborative. 📍 Ann Arbor | 💰 $60K–$67K 🎓 Grad degree + coastal experience preferred 📅 Apply by Sept. 21: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

🎓 Graduate students: 2027–2029 Margaret A. Davidson Grad Fellowships open this fall! 🌊 2yr NOAA fellowships support collaborative coastal research at one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves 📩 Questions: OCM.DavidsonFellowship@noaa.gov 🔗 More: coast.noaa.gov/estuaries/re...

🐟🌊 Join us Sept 16 for a #GreatLakes seminar w/ Lauren Stigers on growing aquaculture in the GLs, followed by a GLs Seafood Tasting! Space is limited, register today! ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/091620... 🔗 Webinar: register.gotowebinar.com/register/351... 🔗 Tasting: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#WildlifeWednesday 👀📸 🪶 A few #SandhillCranes joined our resident Canadian geese 🪿 at NOAA GLERL! Always fun to see these impressive Michigan birds. 🪶 Learn more about sandhill cranes & Michigan’s fall migration: www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-t... #GreatLakes #MichiganWildlife #FallMigration

🌊 #LakeErie #HABs Update: As of Aug 29 a cyanobacterial bloom covers ~380 sq miles in western LE w/ highest concentrations near Maumee Bay. #GreatLakes Forecast: cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/hab-data/for... Data: glerl.noaa.gov/res/HABs_and... Satellite: coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-area...

🌊 Happy World Lake Day! 🌊 Celebrating the #GreatLakes this #WorldLakeDay! 🌊 At #CIGLR, we’re proud to work with researchers, partners & communities to better understand and protect these incredible freshwater resources. Come see us at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens!

🌊 A new #CIGLR study led by scientist Jasmine Mancuso explores how the Detroit & Maumee rivers shape western #LakeErie #HABs & why blooms vary from year to year. 📖 CIGLR blog: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/a-tale-of-tw... 📄 Journal article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #GreatLakes #NOAAGLERL

🧊 What can 125 yrs of #GreatLakes ice data tell us? New research led by #CIGLR's David Cannon & former fellow Elleanna Viere finds natural climate cycles could bring a temporary increase in ice cover over the next decade. 📄 Study: www.nature.com/articles/s43... 👀 news.umich.edu/while-great-...

While Great Lakes ice cover is slipping, a 'temporary respite' may be on the way

There's good news and bad news for folks who love a good coat of ice on the Great Lakes for the activities and businesses it supports.

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A proposed federal rule could increase political influence over scientific research funding. #CIGLR’s @DaniJonesOcean warns it could “have a damaging effect on the way that we do science & the way that we protect the #GreatLakes.” More from Michigan Public: www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...

Michigan scientists concerned about proposed rule to politically control research funding

A new rule proposed by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would fundamentally change the way that federal funding is managed for scientific research — but for now, the Senate has ...

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Can AI Forecasting Help the #GreatLakes? A @umich.edu Institute Hopes So: www.lakescientist.com/can-ai-forec... 🖥️🤖🌊 #TechTuesday #TuesdayThoughts #TuesdayMotivation #GreatLakesSci #Science #GreatLakesResearch #Research #AI #Forecast #ScienceForSociety #CIGLR #NOAA #Michigan

Can AI Forecasting Help the Great Lakes? A University of Michigan Institute Hopes So - Lake Scientist

The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research is using AI forecasting to assist Great Lakes research and train environmental science students.

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NEW BLOG! For 20+ years, #CIGLR has worked w/ @noaa.gov GLERL & partners to deploy #GreatLakes #buoys that provide real-time data for research, forecasting & public safety. 🌊⚓ Learn how these "Sentinels of the Inland Seas" support #science & GLs communities: www.glerl.noaa.gov/blog/2026/07...

🌊 TOMORROW! Join us for the virtual @noaa.gov CoastWatch Satellite 201 Summer Lecture Series! 🛰️ Dive deeper into satellite oceanography w/ remaining advanced lectures on July 24 & 31. 👉 More about course: coastwatch-training.github.io/trainings/up... 👉 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚢⚙️ #CIGLR was proud to attend the 2026 Soo Locks Engineers Day! We enjoyed sharing how #GreatLakes science, engineering, and environmental observations support safe navigation and healthy ecosystems. Learn more: saultstemarie.com/attractions/...

🌊 #YeahBuoy! Two new Lake Michigan buoys are now online in Little Traverse Bay & Ludington. Maintained by #CIGLR & funded by @globservingsystem.bsky.social, they deliver real-time weather, wave & water condition data. 🔗 LTB: ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page... 🔗 Ludington: ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page...

🚨 Call for Abstracts - #AGU26 Session H078 🚨 We invite submissions on hydroclimate, modeling & machine learning for adaptive management of large lakes, coasts & watersheds: agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr... #AGU Fall Meeting | 7–11 Dec 2026 | San Francisco, CA ⭐ Deadline: 5 Aug 2026

🤖🌊 Better #GreatLakes forecasts start with responsible AI. Researchers from #CIGLR, NOAA GLERL, @umich.edu, MIDAS & partners explored how AI can improve GLs forecasting while keeping scientific expertise & lake physics at the center: research.umich.edu/news-and-iss... 🎥 youtu.be/o0OEX3hFz8A?...

U-M, NOAA and federal partners are building better Great Lakes forecasts with AI and human judgment

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🌊 Join us for the virtual NOAA CoastWatch Satellite 201 Summer Lecture Series! 🛰️ Dive deeper into satellite oceanography with this advanced lecture series on July 10, 17, 24 & 31. 👉 More about the course: coastwatch-training.github.io/trainings/up... 👉 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

👀🚨 2026 Western Lake Erie HAB Seasonal Forecast 👇 🌊 NOAA & research partners are forecasting a moderate #HAB in w. #LakeErie this summer: nccospublicstor.blob.core.windows.net/hab-data/bul... Expected to measure 3.5 on the HAB severity index (range: 3–4.5); values > 5 indicate more severe blooms.

👀 Look out for the SeaTrac this summer!! Coming to Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron July 29 - September 4! To monitor & understand #HarmfulAlgalBlooms, NOAA GLERL is deploying the Surface Harmful Algal Research Craft (SHARC) project this summer: www.glerl.noaa.gov/blog/2026/06... #GreatLakes #GreatLakesSci

Our NOAA GLERL colleagues are #HIRING! Apply by TOMORROW @ 11:59pm ET, June 24! USAJOBS: Budget Analyst, ZA-0560-3 (equivalent to GS-11/12), in Ann Arbor & Muskegon. (DE): OAR-26-12988857-DE: www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD... (MAP): OAR-26-12988856-ST: www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD... #GreatLakes

Budget Analyst

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), with vacancies in Boulder, CO; Miami, FL; College Park, MD; Silver Sprin...

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Thx to @gvsu-awri.bsky.social for a fantastic #SocialScience Summit! Social scientists shared knowledge & strengthened connections to support #GreatLakes stewardship including culture in management, citizen science & collaboration. #AWRI About #CIGLR's SWGs: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/opportunitie...

GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute@gvsu-awri.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Last week, #AWRI hosted the @ciglrum.bsky.social Social Science Summit! Social scientists collaborated and shared knowledge to strengthen our regional network for Great Lakes stewardship. Takeaways from the summit include culture in management, citizen science, and ongoing collaboration.

#CIGLRScienceFriday #FlashbackFriday May was packed with conferences, workshops & meetings! #CIGLR researchers shared science, built partnerships & connected with colleagues across the #GreatLakes & beyond. 📸 Highlights from #IAGLR2026, #ASLO2026 & the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Meeting.

💻📊 Today, #CIGLR, SEAS & MIDAS hosted the #GreatLakes Environmental #Data Training Workshop @umich.edu! Participants explored GLs forecast models, environmental datasets, and real-world applications for water quality, fisheries & more. Thx everyone for a day of learning & collaboration! 🌊 #science

@laurenhart.bsky.social's terrific PhD research is out! @freep.com has a good story on it (with links to the papers): www.freep.com/story/news/e... great work Lauren 👏 - the product of many collaborations at @ciglrum.bsky.social, NOAA, USGS, + the Great Lakes Center for Freshwaters & Human Health

There's more harmful stuff in Lake Erie algae than previously thought

Better understanding the potentially toxic components of a harmful algal bloom might prepare water managers to protect the public, researchers said.

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❄️🧊 NEW BLOG POST! #CIGLR researchers met w/ #Alaska communities to discuss #seaice travel challenges in a changing #Arctic. These conversations are helping shape a next-gen forecasting tool that combines advanced modeling w/ local knowledge: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/safety-on-ic... #GreatLakes

#CIGLRScienceFriday: New research from U. Michigan, #CIGLR, #NOAA & partners found Lake Erie #HABs contain a diverse “forbidden soup” of bioactive compounds that may interact and increase toxicity, underscoring the need for expanded HAB monitoring & risk assessment: news.umich.edu/lake-erie-pr...

🚨 Come work with us! We're #HIRING an Oil Spill Hydrodynamic Modeler will work with #CIGLR & NOAA-GLERL researchers in Ann Arbor, Michigan on #GreatLakes oil spill transport & fate modeling. Position open until filled: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2... @greatlakesgreg.bsky.social @umich.edu

🌊 Welcome, 2026 #GreatLakes Summer Fellows! 🎉 In partnership w/ NOAA-GLERL, the GLSF Program trains the next generation of scientists through hands-on research, mentorship & career development. Meet the fellows & explore their summer research projects: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/welcome-2026...

🎉 Congrats to #CIGLR’s Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome & Casey Godwin on becoming Research Associate Professors at UM-SEAS! These promotions recognize their significant contributions to research, collaboration & leadership in #GreatLakes science. Proud to celebrate! record.umich.edu/articles/reg... @umich.edu

via @mnseagrant.bsky.social: New MN Sea Grant research found "forever chemicals" in 100% of #GreatLakes rain/snow samples over a 2-year period. 🧪 More👇

Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG)@mnseagrant.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New MN Sea Grant research found "forever chemicals" in 100% of #GreatLakes rain/snow samples over a 2-year period. 🧪 Findings suggest atmospheric transport is a major source, and standard tests may miss hundreds of compounds. Details: z.umn.edu/mnsg-26-pfas... #WaterSky