Many of us remember having teachers that changed our lives and helped us learn in innovative ways. For his MSU students, Matthew Kolp is that teacher. Kolp, who is a graduate teaching assistant at KBS this summer, received an ... Read More
Archives for 2018
Science gets hands-on at BioBlitz
It's not often that the whole community has a chance to participate in science together, and even rarer that we get to do so at Lux Arbor, an exclusive KBS research site on Crooked Lake. On June 2 & 3, teams of observers gathered at ... Read More
Learning from each other at MEEC: Robert Logan
Each spring, over 200 early career researchers (mostly undergraduate and graduate students) meet for the three-day Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference. Usually, the conference is held at a large university, but this year was different. ... Read More
Wilke joins Great Lakes Leadership Academy
Brook Wilke, the manager of the W.K. Kellogg Farm at KBS, has been accepted into the Great Lakes Leadership Academy's Emerging Leader Program for 2018. This program will allow him to increase his leadership skills and grow personally and ... Read More
Making the most of winter by doing fieldwork in Namibia: Robert Logan
As a microbial ecologist, I study how microscopic organisms like bacteria and fungi drive ecosystem processes at large scales. I am particularly fascinated by the organisms that live in very dry places. Twice a year, I spend a ... Read More
Future gift to enrich the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
Having lived within two blocks of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) since 1973, one of David Dvorak’s favorite forms of relaxation is visiting the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary with family. Dr. Dvorak and companion, Karol J. ... Read More
McGill chosen for Smith Conservation Fellowship
KBS graduate student Bonnie McGill has been selected for a highly competitive postdoctoral research fellowship, which will begin in May following her graduation from MSU. McGill will be studying how nutrients move through agricultural ... Read More
Straightforward science: Nana Britwum
I arrived at KBS during the heat of finals season on my campus. I had just taken my in-class exams and moved my belongings out of my dorm before arriving at KBS. I was looking forward to a summer of new experiences and that is exactly what ... Read More
Hot water and faster species: Tyler Treakle
I spent the summer of 2017 at the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) studying climate change and predation among aquatic organisms. This 11-week research experience was as eventful and influential as it could’ve been. It cemented my ... Read More
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