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Chris Klausmeier and Elena Litchman

KBS aquatic ecologist awarded NSF grant to study phytoplankton traits in four southwest Michigan lakes

10.12.18

MSU/KBS aquatic ecologist Elena Litchman is leading a three-year, $993,000 project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin ... Read More

Sean Griffin and Meredith Zettlemoyer stand outside, smiling at the camera.

Science Education Fellows for 2018-19

09.28.18

Each year we have science-focused graduate students complete fellowships in K-12 outreach.  The KBS Science Education Fellows coordinate the K-12 Partnership workshops, plan and assist with field trips on a variety of topics at KBS, on ... Read More

Graduate student Sean Griffin explains the bee condo

The Bird Sanctuary’s history of conservation

09.11.18

Since its inception in 1927, the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary has built a legacy based on integrating conservation, research and community outreach.  The Sanctuary staff, throughout the past 90 years, has been instrumental in ... Read More

Fog in the Namib (photo credit Juliane Zeidler)

Study on fog carrying coastal microbes inland featured in The Atlantic

08.31.18

A collaborative study by KBS assistant professor Sarah Evans, KBS graduate student Robert Logan, Cary Institute researcher Kathleen Weathers and Bard College professor Eli Dueker exploring the biology of fog was recently featured in The ... Read More

Gross ends role as KBS director; Conner steps in

08.28.18

Katherine (Kay) Gross has stepped down as KBS Director after 14 years in that position, and over 30 years total spent at KBS. Her leadership has brought KBS immeasurable gains, and we appreciate all she has done for our ... Read More

New signs honor the history of the Kellogg Estate

08.14.18

On May 21, three official historical signs were installed on KBS's campus, honoring the history of W.K. Kellogg's estate and educating guests. The signs tell the stories of three places at KBS: the Caretaker's Cottage the Carriage ... Read More

Rotational grazing mitigates greenhouse gas emissions

07.30.18

According to data from the United Nations, livestock generate 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and cattle are responsible for more emissions than any other livestock species. Using rotational grazing is one way livestock farmers ... Read More

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KBS summer students from 2017 awarded SEEDS Fellowships

07.23.18

The SEEDS program (Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability) of ESA annually gives travel awards to undergraduates to attend the ESA annual meeting. This year, two 2017 KBS summer students, Torel Beard (Michigan State ... Read More

Matthew Kolp

Kolp awarded for excellence in teaching

07.17.18

Many of us remember having teachers that changed our lives and helped us learn in innovative ways. For his MSU students, Matthew Kolp is that teacher. Kolp, who is a graduate teaching assistant at KBS this summer, received an ... Read More

Postdoc Tatiana Severin helps Lillian Haas look through a microscope

Science gets hands-on at BioBlitz

06.28.18

It's not often that the whole community has a chance to participate in science together, and even rarer that we get to do so at Lux Arbor, an exclusive KBS research site on Crooked Lake. On June 2 & 3, teams of observers gathered at ... Read More

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