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An undergraduate student stands with folded hands while answering questions for three symposium attendees.

Wednesday, July 26 | Undergraduate Summer Symposium

06.23.23

Since May, some 25 undergraduate students have been living, learning, and conducting research or professional projects at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. Members of the community are invited to learn about those projects and their ... Read More

Educators use markers and sticky notes to add ideas to a poster, hanging on the wall of the auditorium at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.

June 20-22 | KBS K-12 Partnership Summer Institute

05.31.23

Teachers and informal educators of K-12 students are invited to engage in science teaching professional development this summer at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The basics Time and date: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through ... Read More

A rainout shelter stands over a portion of a cornfield at the KBS Long-term Ecological Research site on a summer day.

Ecologists to gather at KBS for US LTER Science Council meeting

05.09.23

Principal investigators from research sites in the Long-term Ecological Research—LTER—program are gathering at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station this week for an LTER annual meeting. The 2023 Science Council meeting will take place at the ... Read More

Wild radish flower being visited by its primary pollinator, a small sweat bee. Photo credit: Elijah Persson-Gordon

Expanding trait variation through artificial selection helps to better understand adaptation

05.09.23

A recently published article by members of the Conner Lab at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station provides insight into how natural selection shapes flowers using a promising new approach to studying adaptation. The article, “Strong ... Read More

A green and yellow tractor pushes large round bales of greenish brown switchgrass on a flat, golden field. In the distance, trees begin to show the auburn colors of autumn under a blue sky streaked with large white clouds.

Research at KBS helps explain a switchgrass mystery

04.30.23

Michigan State University researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on fossil fuels, in part through research conducted at the the ... Read More

Dr. Jason Rowntree leans on a fence post in front of a pasture.

Canceled—Thursday, March 30 | Dessert with Discussion

03.09.23

Due to a family emergency, Dr. Jason Rowntree will be unable to present at the spring Dessert with Discussion talk on Thursday, March 30. This event has been canceled.   We thank you for your interest in Dessert with Discussion. ... Read More

Alice Puchalsky smiles at the camera, showing off a moth that's landed on her hand. Text overlay reads Exploring with Scientists.

Tuesday, Feb. 28 | Exploring with Scientists

02.17.23

School-aged children are invited to spend some time this spring exploring with scientists from the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. KBS is home to a group of talented graduate students and other researchers — find out how some of them found ... Read More

A diverse perennial polyculture treatment at the KBS GLBRC site features native prairie forbs and grasses.

Article featuring KBS research wins outstanding paper award

01.30.23

A paper that examines best practices for improving soil health over time has been recognized as outstanding by the American Society of Agronomy, or ASA. The paper, spearheaded by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station resident faculty and MSU ... Read More

A bright orange harlequin frog, Atelopus bomolochos. Credit: Kyle Jaynes

Discovery of frogs ‘back from the dead’ welcome news amid amphibian declines

11.11.22

Findings from new research conducted by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researchers in partnership with scientists and communities in Ecuador stand in contrast to the increasingly frequent news about species extinctions—showing that ... Read More

Rye variety trials at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in the summer of 2021. Photo by Leon Thelen.

Cereal rye trials can help growers decide which varieties to grow for end use in distilled spirits

10.14.22

A recently published article based on a multi-year study aims to help growers and distillers select the best rye varieties for Michigan crops. A team of scientists at Michigan State University, including Brook Wilke, associate director of ... Read More

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