The Great Lakes Bowl is a quiz-bowl style academic competition available to high school students. Teams of 5 students and a coach compete in this regional competition, and the wining team is provided with an all-expense paid trip to the National Competition held in Washington, D.C. on April 25-27, 2009. The competition is hosted by the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER), and Michigan Sea Grant. Visit the link above to register for the event by December 26^th. Additional information can be found at http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pr/nosb/cur/

The Eaton Conservation District and the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance are sponsoring a Project Learning Tree (PLT) Workshop on March 21^st, 2009. Follow the link above to download the PLT workshop flyer and the registration form. Contact miarborday@yahoo.comwith any questions.

This show highlights lakefront living in Michigan, with exhibits and speakers on topics related to owning and enjoying lakefront property.  The DEQ will have a booth at the event, promoting shoreline preservation.  Tickets are available online, $9 for adults, $4 for children 6-14, and free for children under five.  If you order tickets online, you get a free pair of flip-flops. 

Do you have students who are performing research? Do they want to share their findings outside of the classroom? Do they realize the benefits of sharing their work with others? The Michigan High School Math & Science Symposium (MHSMSS), now in its tenth year, is a capstone activity to celebrate the conclusion of an individual or team effort. It is also a chance to establish credentials which may lead to a scholarship, apprenticeship, or university acceptance. Perhaps most of all, the MHSMSS offers a chance to meet peers and share knowledge with others in a collegial setting. Presentations will be critiqued by peers and adults, but not judged. The MHSMSS earned a 2006 Education Excellence Award from the Michigan Association of School Boards.

The Symposium has grown to host between 35 - 50 student presenters plus student, parent, and teacher observers each year. The Symposium begins with several student presentations in an auditorium and then breaks into smaller classroom size meeting rooms for the remaining presentations. The Symposium is open to all Michigan high school students. Students can participate by presenting a project or as an observer. Teachers are invited to bring students who may be interested in research or contemplating a project. The symposium will give them the opportunity to gain some understanding of the research process and to meet students who have successfully completed scientific research. All applications are due by April 13, 2009. For additional information, contact the state coordinator, Paul Bigford at paulbigford@hotmail.com or call 231-898-2633

Michigan League Building, 911 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI

The 2009 Bernstein Symposium, Air Toxics: Transcending Boundaries ---

Better Science for Better Health, will focus on air pollution research and policy.

 Emerging air toxics challenges will be covered in sessions on the impact of new fuels, new engine and hybrid technology, linking exposures to health effects, and trans-border exposure issues. This symposium provides the ideal venue for increasing communication across disciplines and geographic boundaries. Internationally renowned experts will provide insight into current scientific findings and how these can be used to advance the public health and inform policymaking. Panel sessions will provide opportunities for the participants and speakers to discuss the scientific evidence and policy implications.

May 11, 2009
Lansing, MI
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth

2009 Youth Policy Summit on Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Michigan

Forty students will conduct research during the spring semester and complete two papers, one on a research question and another on a stakeholder chosen by Keystone Science School.  In July, participating students will gather on WMU campus and participate in online forums and discussions with students and experts on the topic.  Students will be asked to negotiate consensus-based recommendations for the Governor, the state legislature, and Michigan's business and NGO sectors.  For more information, contact Annemarie Fussell, afussell@keystone.orgor Susan Grammer, susan.grammer@wmich.edu.

Keystone and WMU's Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education (MGRRE)

This program takes place in conjunction with the Youth Policy Summit on Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Michigan.  This training program provides educators with the training and tools to introduce the topic of global climate change to students with a non-biased, inquiry-based, interdisciplinary curriculum. For more information, contact Wendi Liles, wliles@keystone.org, or Susan Grammer, susan.grammer@wmich.edu.