Inspiring Careers
Research opportunities at UMBS significantly inspire undergraduate and graduate students through mentorship and hands-on experiences with global scientists. These experiences foster career development, offering unique insights into ecological studies.
Annie Cress, a graduate student researcher, served as a teaching assistant for the Insights From Trees course this summer. Previously, she attended courses at UMBS as a U-M undergraduate.
Cress contributed to the mouse parasite project in the Burn Plots, working closely with Koltz. Shortly after leaving UMBS in August, she began her Ph.D. program under Koltz at the University of Texas at Austin.
“Since attending classes at UMBS after my freshman year, I’ve been fascinated by how community dynamics shape ecosystem ecology,” Cress shared, highlighting her inspiration to pursue a Ph.D. in Koltz’s and Dr. Amy Wolf’s labs.
Next summer, Cress plans to return to the Douglas Lake campus to continue her disease ecology research. “I’m thrilled to return to UMBS, not only to advance this project but to collaborate with the incredible scientists, students, and staff,” Cress said.
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Established in 1909, the U-M Biological Station is among the largest and oldest field research stations in the nation.
Its facilities, nestled across more than 11,000 acres along Douglas Lake, support extensive long-term scientific research and education.
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