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A day in the field with an American in Botswana: Bonnie McGill

02.27.17

I’m Bonnie McGill, a KBS PhD student doing a USAID Borlaug fellowship in Botswana. The goal of my research is to determine the source of nitrate in a contaminated aquifer in Ramotswa, Botswana, and how the groundwater chemistry changes ... Read More

What do professors do on sabbatical?: Steve Hamilton

02.22.17

This year I am doing my third sabbatical, based at Oregon State University in Corvallis. I have found that people often have an incorrect impression that a sabbatical is basically a vacation for professors. It’s not a vacation, but it is a ... Read More

Bacteria give us the dirt on the soil environment: Heather Kittredge

02.14.17

  My aching arms finally pulled up the last soil core of the day.  Dusk had come sooner than expected, and the transparent warming chambers I was working in quickly transformed into ominous black boxes that faded into the ... Read More

Gary Mittelbach at the Pond Lab research site at KBS

Mittelbach receives MSU’s William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

02.09.17

Congratulations to KBS faculty member Gary Mittelbach on receiving the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award on February 7, 2017. Mittelbach is an internationally recognized ecologist whose research has contributed novel and lasting ... Read More

Painting with phytoplankton cultures and Michigan sunsets: Clare Harper

02.06.17

A Day in the Life of an REU Each day my alarm went off at 7:30AM. I headed to McCrary dining hall for a nice breakfast and then to my lab. I met with my mentor to solidify the plan for the day, made some notes in my research notebook, and ... Read More

Climate change lesson plans: Exploring the evidence

02.03.17

Climate change is a real phenomenon we can observe. And human activities are the dominant force behind it. Any attempt to obfuscate this reality is politically motivated and is not supported by unequivocal scientific evidence. Here we ... Read More

Walus' greenhouse experiment

A day in the life of a URA: Alex Walus

01.30.17

I wake up with my alarm, and before I even open my eyes I can feel the sunlight pouring on my face, beckoning me to start my day. After I finish my morning routine, it's off to start my day with breakfast. I say hello to the lady sitting at ... Read More

Antibiotic resistance lesson

01.27.17

The overuse of antibiotics has led to human pathogens that are resistant to many classes of antibiotics, a phenomenon known as antibiotic resistance. A world where most antibiotics are useless against bacterial pathogens is very scary. ... Read More

Achieving goals as an REU: Josh McCauley

01.23.17

When I applied to work as an REU, I had already assisted in planting a few experimental common gardens, and was given the opportunity to continue my past research at several different locations. Knowing nothing about KBS, I chose to come to ... Read More

Chris Klausmeier and Elena Litchman

Klausmeier, Litchman named Foundation Professors

01.12.17

KBS professors Dr. Christopher Klausmeier and Dr. Elena Litchman have both been named MSU Foundation Professors, an honor given to "outstanding faculty who demonstrate excellence in research and teaching, while enhancing the prominence of ... Read More

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