Dear Colleagues, 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 still have some places in all of the courses listed below. 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! The Diversity of Fishes A three-week study of evolution and diversity of fishes with lots of time in the field: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccsfishes.htm Sharks: The Biology, Evolution and Conservation of Sharks and their Allies A one-week intensive course on living and fossil sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_sharks.html 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 Functional Morphology of Marine Organisms How do marine animals breath, eat, fly and swim? Find out in this new course that emphasizes direct observations in the field and laboratory: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccsfuncmorph.htm Biology of the Lobster Intensive study of the biology, ecology and fisheries for the Gulf of Maine's best-known invertebrate: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-cclobster.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 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Field Scientists Learn to use ArcGIS software and Garmin hand-held GPS units; Appledore Island and the surrounding waters and islands of the Isles of Shoals archipelago serve as an ideal field site: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-gis.htm Forensic Science for Marine Biologists Explore the expanding interface between marine science, criminal justice and civil litigation with pathologists, veterinarians and forensic scientists from the FBI, EPA, Mystic Aquarium, URI, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccfsmb.htm Underwater Research A highly regarded and unique course designed to train students to plan and conduct research underwater: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccur.htm Sustainability in the 21st Century Study environmental engineering, alternative power systems, and fisheries conservation: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccsustain.htm A Marine Approach to Introductory Biology Need to complete introductory biology to fulfill major requirements? If so, then check out: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/college/pc-ccintrobio.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 of Shoals Marine Laboratory Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Corson Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 web24@cornell.edu The website for Shoals Marine Lab is: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/