In June 2016, Sarah Evans (KBS Assistant Professor), Robert Logan (KBS Graduate Student) and I went to Namibia (a country on the west coast of Southern Africa). Sarah and Robert were studying various other exciting things but I will focus ... Read More
A star-crossed love affair between a pre-med student and a diatom
When I think about moments in my life as a reeling motion picture, there are several scenes that seem to play in near slow motion. Every minute, every second is continuously vivid because these snapshots were important to influencing who I ... Read More
KBS welcomes back Jack Liu on Oct 10 for panda and climate change talk
Dessert with Discussion: A Global Conservation Icon under Climate Change Monday, October 10, 2016 in the Kellogg Biological Station Auditorium Join us in welcoming back Dessert with Discussion (DwD) speaker Jack (Jianguo) Liu, ... Read More
Osprey chicks banded at Lux Arbor Reserve
The State of Michigan Department of Natural Resource's (DNR) first osprey (Pandion haliaetus) banding in Southwest Michigan took place on Monday, June 27 at Lux Arbor Reserve, a KBS research property. A team of Wildlife Biologists from the ... Read More
Invasion! The KBS K-12 Partnership 2016 Summer Institute
Thank you to everyone who attended and presented for the KBS K-12 Partnership Summer Institute August 17-19, 2016. Agenda - Summer Institute 2016 Participant List - Summer Institute 2016 Day 1: Wednesday, August 17 ... Read More
Undergraduate researchers learn about sustainable biofuels
The tier-one research at MSU’s Kellogg Biological Station includes projects spanning from prairie restoration to the evolution of phytoplankton resulting from climate change. Undergraduates from universities all over the country are ... Read More
Outdoor lessons for K-12 students
Spring has sprung! It is the perfect time to take your students outside to see the plants and animals around them. This week we highlight three outdoor lessons perfect for spring. Take students on a field trip to do a forest walk This ... Read More
Summer 2016 opportunities for teachers
KBS-based Opportunities: Professional Development Teaching Science Outdoors, apply by May 27 K-12 Partnership Summer Institute, Aug. 17-19 Research Experience for Teachers (MSU-based) Adaptation and Freezing Tolerance in ... Read More
Jen Lau publishes on the effects of fertilizer
KBS Assistant Professor Dr. Jen Lau recently published research from a study she co-authored with Dr. Katy Heath and Christie Klinger of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The research was conducted at KBS's Long-Term Ecological ... Read More
Land use lesson
Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroying natural habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environments can have different impacts (negative and positive) ... Read More
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