To Ecolog-L subscribers: For 40 years, Shoals Marine Laboratory has specialized in undergraduate education in marine science and sustainability. Over the last two years we have expanded SML's Curriculum to better serve students from all over the country. This summer, we will offer more than two dozen college-credit courses at our facility on Appledore Island, Maine. We feature small class sizes and an experiential learning environment where everyone learns by first-hand observation. The close-knit community we create each summer on Appledore Island gives SML the feeling of a residential college, where even a casual conversation with a faculty member or teaching assistant can turn into a life-changing moment. Being on an offshore island also means that every class includes adventure and learning opportunities far beyond any normal classroom. Please take a minute to review some of our exciting offerings - and join us on Appledore this summer!
Sustainability in the 21st Century Study environmental engineering, alternative power systems, and fisheries conservation: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccsustain.htm Coastal Ecology and Bioclimates How does climate relate to the ecology of organisms? Find out: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-cccle.htm Field Microbial Ecology Come learn how marine microbes relate to your life and our planet every day: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccmme.htm A Marine Approach to Introductory Biology Need to complete a course in introductory biology to fulfill major requirements? If so, then check out: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccintrobio.htm Field Marine Science Study the widest possible array of approaches to marine science and oceanography with expert faculty: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccfms.htm Field Marine Biology and Ecology Expert faculty provide general training in marine science during the most reliably beautiful weeks of the summer: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccfmbe.htm Molecular Systematics and Natural History DNA and other molecules provide clues for understanding the history of life and how communities work: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccmolec.htm Seaweeeds, Plankton and Seagrass The rocky intertidal of Appledore Island is a fabulous site for studying seaweeds: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccsps.htm Marine Vertebrates One week on fishes, one week on birds and one week on marine mammals: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccmv.htm Field Ornithology The Isles of Shoals are magnets for migrants and nesting seabirds: study them up close and personal: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccifo.htm Seabird Conservation. Learn how techniques of applied animal behavior are used to conserve breeding colonies of seabirds: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccseabird.htm The Herring Gull's World Explore the fascinating world of gulls and their behavior and learn about the history of the only Nobel Prize ever awarded for research in animal behavior: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-cchegworld.htm Forensic Science for Marine Biologists Explore the expanding interface between marine science, criminal justice and civil litigation. http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccfsmb.htm Functional Morphology of Marine Organisms How do marine plants and animals do what they do? Find out: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccsfuncmorph.htm To view SML's complete list of college credit courses for Summer 2007, please go to: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-cs.htm Willy Bemis Kingsbury Director Shoals Marine Laboratory G-14 Stimson Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-3717
