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

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

  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

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

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