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October 11, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 10) • Page Image 2

… 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…

October 11, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 10) • Page Image 3

…, 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…

September 11, 2014 (vol. 124, iss. 124) • Page Image 5

… 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

September 11, 2007 (vol. 118, iss. 6) • Page Image 2

… EFFORT It was a aunny day and S was walking through the Diag eating an organic granola bar. S saw a squir- rel burrowing a few feet away from me and made some clicking noises at it. S lowered my hand to…

… bar in my outstretched hand, the nugget of food perched about a centimeter away from the tip of my finger so the squirrel could see what IShad to offer. Surprisingly, it stood upright and took a few…

… steps my way, sniff- ing for a potential snack. Atthis point, I usuallyget scared and back away - or the squirrel does, but it showed no hesitation. As it neared, I noticed it had kind of a crazed look in…

… its eyes. I Ishould have just set the food down, but S really wanted to see if it would follow through. The squirrel walked right up to my hand, but instead of sitting and taking the food off my…

… finger with its paws, asSI thought it would do for some reason, it opened its mouth and cbomped down on my finger. And it had really sharp teeth. S stood up, but the squirrel con- tinued to pursue me. S…

… wasn't bleeding, soSI figured S was OK. I don't hold it against the squir- rel; it wasn't being vicious or any- thing. But next time S see a hungry squirrel, 511l keep my distance. ARIKIA MILLIKAN Panic…

April 11, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 114) • Page Image 15

…'s all the free stuff you can get. Jane: If you were invisible, what would you do? Matt: I would probably go to the Diag and hit protesters in the balls. I think that would be nice. How about you, Jane…

… time in the Arb. But I don't want to go there with anyone. I want to cuddle with the squirrels and run around in the buff. I could be Jane of the Arb. OK Matt, here's a doozy of a question for you. What…

April 11, 1994 (vol. 104, iss. 112) • Page Image 4

…. Sometime in the next six months, my sources tell me, they will stage a coup (possibly in league with the fierce and fearsome Diag squirrels). I tried to corroborate this story, but tree #2138, the alleged…

… last week, when I watched people walking through the Diag from the third floor of Mason Hall. It is really amazing how quickly students have rejected the old paradigm. A new, wishy- washy breeze is…

… blowing. * All of the trees on campus are involved in a conspiracy to take over the University. You probably don't believe this, but I have proof. Go to any tree in the Diag and look on its north or west…

February 11, 1981 (vol. 91, iss. 113) • Page Image 6

…. 03C0211 FALL OCCUPANCY Modern 3 or 4 person furnished 2 bedroom apar- tment, two blocks to diag, near CCRB. Free parking, A/C, washer & dryer, storage lockers. 3-4-and 5-bedroom furnished houses on…

… Merchant of Venice" role 3 Farm equipment 4 Squirrel's morsels 44 45 47 48 49 50 Bugle call Point of land Gen. Bradley Miscalculate Phoney Fully informed, 1 1 15 Vexes 16 Elm and Vine 18 Writer Horatio…

November 11, 1980 (vol. 91, iss. 59) • Page Image 4

… occupational safety officer William) Joy. Of course there are risks. There are risks every time one gets away from man's paranoid and ultra-sterile world to explore nature. The squirrels on campus could bite and…

… the young Pahlavi. -Nate Windman Editor World Student Times November 5 rj The World Student Times is affiliated with the Unification Church. pave the Diag. No, on second thought, the cracks in the…

… pavement could collect debrisw of host organisms. Glass would be a bet- ter choice; it is pleasantly sterile: We could have fountains of' cleansing fluid to help rid the" Diag of disease - a veritable…

September 11, 1977 (vol. 88, iss. 6) • Page Image 6

…. Stop by to see. 601 Mary Ct. cCtc PRIVATE BEDROOMS in furnished home with 11/2 baths, 2 blocks to Diag, yard, storage garage, parking, laundry facilities nearby, $140 to $175 per month includes all…

…-0258. cCtc FURNISHED ROOMS for rent at 715 Hill St., featuring Kosher restaurant, game room and Judaic library. Only 2 minutes from campus. Call 995-3276. cCtc $140 PER BEDROOM, 2 blocks to diag, furnished…

… ANGELES TIMES 44 President, for one 50 Royal pet 51 Buffalo's waterfront 52 Some persons 56 Relative of a squirrel cage 58 Lombardy city 59 Field: Lat. 60 Suffix in.. chemistry 61 Term in 12 Time waster 13…

June 11, 1974 (vol. 84, iss. 24) • Page Image 7

… - One pair of GLASSES, light brown tortoise shell, black leather case in the Diag. Can be picked up at Ozone House, 621 E. William. 769-6540. dA611 SUBLET ONE ROOM to sublet in large mod- ern 2-bdrm, apt…

…AMERICAItiFE The community of God.:Make ityourway. Be careful with fire. Remember: there are babes in the woods. And those baby fawns, rabbits, squirrels and trees need a safe, happy home. They need a place where…

October 11, 1970 (vol. 81, iss. 34) • Page Image 5

…. 761-1932 or 761-7764. 31Q32 WOMEN, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED top, MicheJins; must sell; $750. 665- -- - --- ------ ---- FOUND: pair of contact lens on Diag ------~ - -~ ~~ ~ - -~ LAW SCHOOL? Apply no for Mi…

…-- ROOMMATES WANTED golden retriever, wearing flea collar, WANTED: 2 tickets UM-MSU game. ,7335 after 6 p.m. 4N19 ' friendly, good squirrel-chaser. Call Pay max. reasonable price. 665-6326 CUSTOM B&W PROCESSING…

… study group. Please BI K ES AN ND SCOOTR S mate for 2-bedroom apt. Wonderfu LOST: BlaU k puppy near Diag. Wite visiting foreign students. Call 662- contact Narfcy Addison, 665-0054 3.a location whether…

May 11, 1968 (vol. 78, iss. 9) • Page Image 1

….m-mer in the cit: eloe0U By FRED LaBOUR The grass had been cut on the Diag yesterday and people tallied about the University, Ann Arbor and summer. t Grant Fisher was sprawled on the grass. "This is a…

… moeto punis pesen a prtet'byhodngstdet i Lou Solomon mildly disagreed. "I like the trees and the squir- rels. I'm pretty disappointed in the' squirrel turn-out today." "North Campus is great this time of…

… year," he continued. "They oughta put a dome over it in the winter so- it would be warm. Lots of squirrels out there, too." Barbie backed away and said "Oh come on. I don't want to be quoted."t A svelte…

…'s nothing to do in my home town." At the north end of the Diag some high school students were sitting in a circle, playing with a pop bottle and talking. "I kind of dig it in the sum- mer," said Gary. "There…

November 11, 1948 (vol. 59, iss. 44) • Page Image 5

… Ball, which will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the IM Building, may be purchased until Friday on the Diag, and at Uni- versity Hall and the League. Late permission will be granted to all…

… -bequeathed to all those sup- posedly doomed - and that is that you send any extra saws you may have in your possession to cell number four, city jail. FINDS HAVEN-Peanut, squirrel rescued from a cat, sits on…

… back of a friend, Bullet, with Patricia Wolfram of Buffalo, N.Y. She bought the squirrel from its rescuer for a quarter. Folk Dancing Club To Meet Today at WAB In response to student demand a new Coed…

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