As a first-year graduate student moving from Reno, Nevada, I had some hesitation about whether I’d find connections in Michigan or at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. I never expected that one of my strongest connections would be with ... Read More
Haas wins community engagement award for her work with K-12 educators
Kara Haas, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station KBS K-12 outreach and education coordinator, has been honored with an award from the Michigan State University Office of University Outreach and Engagement. The Graduate Student Award for ... Read More
Sharing our science: The broader impacts of research help connect KBS with our communities
KBS has always been committed to creating spaces for education and outreach to the wider community. Much of the research and community engagement work at KBS is funded by the National Science Foundation, which places a strong emphasis ... Read More
KBS Broader Impacts: Mentoring the next generation of community-engaged scholars
Broader impacts, the practical component or long-term goal of most research projects, are often delegated to the final section of a grant proposal, paper or presentation. However, broader impacts are front-and-center to successful research ... Read More
Last but not least: Inaugural Spartan Bus Tour concludes with a visit to Kellogg Biological Station
Michigan State University’s first-ever Spartan Bus Tour kicked off on Monday, Oct. 21, for a three-day, whirlwind tour of MSU locations throughout Michigan’s western Lower Peninsula. The goal of the tour was to build community connections ... Read More
Kellogg Bird Sanctuary’s resident bald eagles renamed by students in MSU’s Michigan Indian Leadership Program
The two bald eagles that reside at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary recently were honored with new names, chosen collaboratively by Native American students participating in the 2024 Michigan Indian Leadership Program, or MILP. The new ... Read More
Growing connections at KBS: A reflection on science education and outreach
As I reflect on my time as a science education and outreach fellow, I’m thinking about connections – the connections between scientists and communities, and more generally, between humans and the natural world. W. K. Kellogg Biological ... Read More
Article publication a second chapter in nature journaling outreach experience
For the past three years, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station outreach staff and fellows have offered a program focused on nature journaling. First staged in spring 2020, the program originated as a series of online sessions that combined short ... Read More
Meet the 2023-24 KBS science education and outreach fellows
Meet the team that will work together this year to develop programs like the KBS K-12 Partnership and collaborate on outreach programming at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, MSU and in local communities! The focus of the W.K. Kellogg Biological ... Read More
Science and art prove to be a natural pairing at KBS
Science interwoven with art is part of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station story. Whether you notice the chalkboard sketches that announce visiting seminar speakers, or recognize a familiar KBS face at a Kalamazoo Art Hop site, a ... Read More
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