Field Guides is back and fall sign-up is underway! We are looking for both undergraduates and grad student mentors to join our program!! Sign up here! Undergrad:forms.gle/ginxWNYEuaBqLN… Grad:forms.gle/cL6S6X6dp2UxVd… UMN CBS

Grad school applications are on the horizon - but don't stress! Check out our "Guide to Grad-School Apps" for a full breakdown of the process with tips from real-live grad students. Please share!! docs.google.com/document/d/1fN… UMN CBS #academia #phdchat #hiddencurriculum #gradchat

Looking to explore educational pathways related to the life sciences at the U and beyond? Join us for the 2022 Life Sciences Graduate School Fair hosted in collaboration with UMN Liberal Arts on 10/14. Learn more > z.umn.edu/LSGF-2022

Hear what it's like to be in graduate school, get tips and advice on applying, and ask questions at this virtual panel. We have a fantastic lineup of six young CBS alumni pursuing master's and PhD programs in various fields. Registration is required > z.umn.edu/CBS-Grad-Panel

Mark your calendars! Field Guides will be hosting a virtual recruitment event Friday Feb. 10. Hear short lightning talks from labs on campus with open summer research positions in ecology and related fields. Zoom Meeting ID: 982-3468-9993

Wonder what it's like to do undergraduate research in CBS? Hear from students about their experiences! youtu.be/J5ClIPjrBVE

JOIN US THIS FRIDAY! Open research positions topics include: 🌳 urban trees 🐝 pollinator conservation 🍄 fungi ecology 🌱 plants and climate change 🦫 stress on beaver populations 🦗 cricket bioacoustics 🐦 bird behavior ...and more!! Zoom: umn.zoom.us/j/98234689993

Gain field ecology experience in Alaska! NEON is hiring seasonal field technicians in our most northern Domains. These positions will collect data and samples from some of NEON's most spectacular sites. AK Lead: buff.ly/3HhJDtf AK TFT openings: buff.ly/3Yc5toL

NEON is hiring seasonal field technicians in Alabama, our Ozarks Domain! The NEON sites in Alabama provide a window into watershed dynamics in the southeastern U.S. Gain field experience with this continental ecology program! Alabama TFT openings: buff.ly/3HjRAj7

Courses sign-ups go LIVE tomorrow, Feb 23 for University of Minnesota students. March 2 open to non-UofM students. These courses begin May 15 at Itasca. Go for it!!!!!! UMN CBS

Great Lakes area ecologists - NEON is hiring seasonal field technicians! At our sites in WI and MI, we're collecting data the northern pine and hardwood forests. Be a part of this effort and gain experience! Lead: buff.ly/3HnlOjV TFT openings: buff.ly/3WXx2l2

Our first "Field Trip" is THIS FRIDAY (3/3) from 3-5pm: Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Bell Museum and it's zoological collections lead by staff and students. Open to all UMN grad & undergrad -- please RSVP on our website (link in bio) UMN CBS

Job alert! I am reposting my staff research scientist/lab manager position at a higher salary range! Join us to work on #fish, #Lakes, #DataScience , #CitizenScience , #scicomm, and much more! Please share widely. hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/354558

NEON is hiring seasonal field technicians and leads in Domain 05 - the Great Lakes! Here, we're collecting data representing different management practices in the northern pine and hardwood forests. Be a part of this effort today! Great Lakes TFT opening: buff.ly/3WXx2l2

Our next field trip is coming up Fri. 3/31 (3-5pm) Take a behind the scenes tour of the CBS conservatory (living plants) and herbarium (preserved plants/fungi ) and learn how YOU can get involved. Open to all grad & undergrads students. RSVP here: forms.gle/Rm3TMjva5j6yka…

Tomorrow from 3-5! There is still space to take a break from the snow and join us in the tropics at the CBS Conservatory 🌴🌺🌱🌵

Our last Field Guides field trip will be this friday at Cedar Creek ESR! Rides will be provided from the St. Paul Campus. See link in bio for more info

... and a hike out to Cedar Bog Lake wraps up our last spring field trip of 2023! Students headed out to Cedar Creek ESR to learn about opportunities in field-based research. Thanks to all who lead, organized, drove, and attended our inaugural field-trip series this spring!!