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Important information on KBS efforts to reduce spread of novel coronavirus

03.12.20

Note: This article contains outdated information. For the latest KBS information related to COVID-19, visit kbs.msu.edu/covid19. The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station is working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the ... Read More

KBS staffer honored with award from craft malt association

03.06.20

The Craft Maltsters Guild has singled out a W.K. Kellogg Biological Station staffer as an exemplary steward in the field of craft malt. Ryan Hamilton, who works for KBS with the Michigan State University barley research and extension ... Read More

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Basso Lab: Big data leads to sustainable crop yields and resilience to climate variability

03.04.20

What if we could understand why crop yield varies within a field and between years? Not only is it possible, it’s been done. Bruno Basso, MSU Foundation professor of earth and environmental sciences, and postdoctoral research fellow, ... Read More

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No summer like a #KBSsummer: Apply for research experiences or register for summer courses

02.21.20

Update, March 24, 2020: We're sorry to announce that the summer 2020 REU program at KBS has been canceled. We will share any other updates on KBS summer programs as we receive them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Though it can be difficult to ... Read More

Portrait of KBS graduate student and researcher Corinn Rutkoski.

KBS’s Rutkoski selected for national leadership award focused on public policy

02.19.20

A member of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station research community is headed to Washington D.C. this spring to share her thoughts on science policy. Corinn Rutkoski, a graduate student in the Evans Lab, has been selected to receive a ... Read More

Adam Ingrao, wearing a white beekeeping suit, holds a frame from a honey bee hive.

Veterans’ beekeeping program topic of upcoming Dessert with Discussion talk

02.17.20

This event has been rescheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, you can participate via live webinar by registering here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m94zzGVcRJu3MD-CatHJkg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What do ... Read More

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KBS researcher again named to Highly Cited Researchers List

01.21.20

G. Philip Robertson, University Distinguished Professor of Ecosystem Science at Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, has been recognized as a highly cited researcher for the second consecutive year. The ... Read More

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Genetic rescue warrants consideration as a conservation measure for some populations

01.10.20

A primary concern of assisted gene flow—introducing individuals from a different geographical location to a small fragmented group of the same species to encourage genetic rescue—is disruption of local adaptation. A new study, published in ... Read More

Close-up photo of a Bartram’s scrub-hairstreak butterfly.

Shelter from the storm: Increasing resiliency of rare species in hurricane-prone areas

12.27.19

What happens when a major hurricane careens through a rare, fragmented ecosystem? North Carolina State University researcher Erica Henry and others, including W.K. Kellogg Biological Station ecologist Nick Haddad, found themselves in a ... Read More

Study coauthor Selassie Ijelu stands in a switchgrass field, holding a trap to measure pest suppression.

Perennial biofuels show promise in meeting energy needs, supporting crucial ecological functions

12.27.19

When we think of biofuel crops, a sprawling field of corn is often what we imagine. Though corn (Zea mays) is the most commonly planted biofuel in the United States, its climate mitigation potential is diminished by the need to till, ... Read More

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