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New signs honor the history of the Kellogg Estate

08.14.18

On May 21, three official historical signs were installed on KBS's campus, honoring the history of W.K. Kellogg's estate and educating guests. The signs tell the stories of three places at KBS: the Caretaker's Cottage the Carriage ... Read More

Rotational grazing mitigates greenhouse gas emissions

07.30.18

According to data from the United Nations, livestock generate 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and cattle are responsible for more emissions than any other livestock species. Using rotational grazing is one way livestock farmers ... Read More

Mridul Thomas in Antarctica

KBS alumni update: Mridul Thomas

07.24.18

In 2007 Mridul Thomas arrived in Hickory Corners from India to pursue a Ph.D. in Elena Litchman’s lab. Since earning his Ph.D. in Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior from MSU, Thomas spent almost three years as a ... Read More

Student presenting research poster

KBS summer students from 2017 awarded SEEDS Fellowships

07.23.18

The SEEDS program (Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability) of ESA annually gives travel awards to undergraduates to attend the ESA annual meeting. This year, two 2017 KBS summer students, Torel Beard (Michigan State ... Read More

Matthew Kolp

Kolp awarded for excellence in teaching

07.17.18

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

Postdoc Tatiana Severin helps Lillian Haas look through a microscope

Science gets hands-on at BioBlitz

06.28.18

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

06.19.18

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

Dean Baas and Brook Wilke lead a tour

Wilke joins Great Lakes Leadership Academy

04.24.18

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

Robert Logan sits on a bench wearing blue latex gloves and holding a syringe.

Making the most of winter by doing fieldwork in Namibia: Robert Logan

03.17.18

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

Sanctuary guests walking on the Thomas Bridge at the Bird Sanctuary

Future gift to enrich the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

02.22.18

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

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