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… the squirrels and maintain personal information about each one. The squirrels are tagged in the Nichols Arboretum, but they eventually make their way to the Diag and other parts of campus. In…

…College students go nuts for squirrels, but at the University of Michigan researchers have taken an interest as well. U-M is one of several schools participating in a research project called…

… the Kluane Red Squirrel Project. Ben Dantzer, an assistant professor of Psychology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University, leads the research project based in Yukon, Canada. The…

… study has been going on for 30 years, making it the longest running research project of its kind and focuses on North American red squirrels. The goal of the project is to learn what allows an…

… able to learn more about the impacts of climate change by observing how the changing conditions affect the squirrels, Dantzer said. “They give us an idea of how animals will respond to global and…

… about another squirrel research project being conducted right on campus. This is led by Rackham student Charlotte Devits, who is researching the effects that an urban environment has on the…

… survival of wildlife. Devits’s thesis project aims to discover how an urban environment such as Ann Arbor affects the behavior of wildlife. Devits tags squirrels, which allows researchers to track…

… an interview posted to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum’s website, Devits said she hopes to uncover what traits help our squirrels — formally known as Fox Squirrels…

… — survive in this environment, as well as other cities and urban environments. She’s also recording data on health factors, for example, observing each squirrel for wounds, parasites, mange and other…

… behavior is present across the study sites.” Devitz did not respond to an interview request from The Michigan Daily. LSA senior Sanjana Ramesh said she loves the campus squirrels and did some digging…

…, there are slightly fewer squirrels around campus and in the Diag in particular, so I’m not sure if there is a population control issue right now. Additionally, I haven’t really noticed any…

…, Diag-to-Diag Express and Oxford Shuttle routes. Overall, Yang said the detours have exacerbated an already- frustrating morning commute. “Billy Magic didn’t warn me for this,” Yang said. Ann…

… process Speakers discuss truth commission, reconciliation efforts JASMIN LEE Daily Staff Reporter LSA senior Molly Mearn, an executive board member for the Squirrel Club, said she thought the research…

… was great, as long as it did not pose a threat to the safety of the squirrels. “If there’s a valid scientific motivation to the tagging, and the tagging is done in a way that minimizes harm to…

… the squirrels, I think it’s not too bad,” Mearns said. “But if there isn’t really a benefit to it and it harms the squirrels, then I don’t see a reason for it. I think, compared to previous years…

… aggression from squirrels, so I hope that isn’t part of the concern.” In terms of work being done to ensure the safety of the squirrels, Dantzer said wild animal researchers must follow a set of rules…

… great deal of research has been conducted on how squirrels are affected by being tagged and collared, and so far, no studies have indicated any sort of negative outcomes from human intervention…

…. Dantzer said he has big plans for the future of squirrel research, as he plans to hopefully use microchips to track squirrels’ heart rates and brain activity in order to determine sleep patterns…

… to introduce a more invasive tracking device that would negatively impact the campus squirrels. “We’re not yet going to do these implants in the squirrels (on campus), and part of it is because I…

… think that, for most people, each day the only wildlife they ever interact with is these squirrels, and that’s a very valuable thing for us to have because it maintains some sense of awareness of…

… students who simply take in the sights and sounds of campus. Instead, we fall victim to popping in our headphones and checking the text messages we missed during lecture. We miss squirrels chasing each other…

… two remaining weeks of summer warmth, here are a few things to do before students are stuck in coats for the rest of the school year. RELAX ON THE DIAG The Diag is one of the most beautiful spots on…

…. Maryland 5 p.m. UM Soccer Stadium Michigan Football vs. Miami (Ohio) 3:30 p.m. The Big House Beethoven Festival with Andr4 Watts 8 p.m. Hill Auditorium Welcome to Michigan: Concert on the Diag 7p.m. The Diag…