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Group photo of KBS summer undergraduate students, taken on an outdoor staircase.

Undergrads: Apply now for KBS summer programs

12.01.25

Calling all undergraduate students looking for an unforgettable summer experience—applications are now open for W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s 2026 summer programs. A KBS summer KBS hosts students each summer for a pair of ... Read More

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Full circle: Bryan Foster named as new KBS director

11.17.25

After a competitive national search, Michigan State University has selected Bryan L. Foster, Ph.D., as the next director of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. Foster, a two-time MSU alumnus and accomplished field ecologist, began his ... Read More

Backlit photo of the main hallway in the KBS Academic Building.

IT staff awarded grant; needed tech improvements in the works

10.28.25

Anybody who's ever had an emergency-level tech malfunction appreciates how information technology professionals save the day on a daily basis. The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station IT staff recently came to the rescue for KBS on a longer-term ... Read More

Autumn view of the Academic Building at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.

KBS lab safety efforts draw accolades

09.30.25

Safety first is a fundamental tenet in all laboratories, and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researchers and staff have garnered praise for maintaining safe facilities. Brian Balcom, operations and safety; Holly Vander Stel, Evans Lab ... Read More

Corn is harvested in a field at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.

MSU, KBS team develops scalable climate solutions for agricultural carbon markets

09.26.25

Recent research from Michigan State University, led by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member and agricultural systems scientist Bruno Basso, addresses a major problem in agricultural carbon markets: how to set an accurate starting ... Read More

A red-cockaded woodpecker perches on a small tree trunk.

On a Florida bombing range, endangered woodpeckers get a second chance

08.25.25

Conservation biologists from Michigan State University are looking back through time to determine the success of a 30-year intervention and monitoring project designed to rescue the red-cockaded woodpecker, a long-imperiled bird living ... Read More

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Third annual KBS BioBlitz connects community through science 

07.23.25

Held over two daytime sessions, the third annual W.K. Kellogg Biological Station BioBlitz event invited participants to observe and record as many plant and animal species as possible across the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Volunteers of ... Read More

Head shot portrait of Christine Sprunger.

Sprunger receives TAP Award, recognized as changemaker in global food security

07.07.25

W.K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member Christine Sprunger is one of 39 visionaries named to the 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers, or TAP, list by the World Food Prize Foundation. Now in its second year, the TAP list honors individuals ... Read More

Phil Robertson elected to National Academy of Sciences for 2025

06.30.25

Phil Robertson, University Distinguished Professor of ecosystem science at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station and in Michigan State University’s Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of ... Read More

Sarah Reimer speaks from a podium during the ceremony honoring 2024-25 Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award recipients.

Sarah Reimer honored by MSU with prestigious Jack Breslin award

06.25.25

Sarah Reimer, manager of the administrative office at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, is a recipient of a 2024-25 Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff award. The award honors Michigan State University staff members who demonstrate the ... Read More

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