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Tracking Tarantulas

While spiders sometimes incite fear in humans, Eastern Michigan University biology professor Cara Shillington couldn’t be happier studying them up close.

Shillington has conducted field research on tarantulas during their mating season in La Junta, Colorado. Through her research, Shillington hopes to change people’s perception of arachnids from creepy creatures to furry friends.

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Celebrating EMU's 175th Anniversary

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EMU 175th Anniversary

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175th Anniversary Website

Find a timeline and fascinating archival photos like this one, which features Lucy Aldrich Osband teaching physiology in 1892.

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Did you know?

On June 1, 1959, Eastern Michigan College was renamed Eastern Michigan University.

William Sherzer sketched the original design for a new Natural Science Building on the back of an envelope, modeled after a science building in Germany that he admired. The building opened in 1903 and was renamed for Sherzer in 1958.

The first Undergraduate Symposium in 1981 featured 18 students. In 2024, 220 students participated.