KBS News – Page 2

Supporting KBS science: Two lab managers receive awards from MSU’s College of Natural Science

11.01.24

Two KBS lab managers have been recognized with MSU College of Natural Science Support Staff Awards over the past year. Holly Vander Stel (right), who works in the Evans Lab, received a 2023-24 award. Allyson Hutchens (left), who works ... Read More

What’s bugging you? Long-term impacts of warming and insect herbivory on plant communities

10.29.24

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station was home to part of a multiyear ecology project examining the combined and discrete impacts of warming and leaf herbivory on plant communities. The KBS Long-term Ecological Research site, or KBS ... Read More

KBS-based NSF Research Experiences for Teachers educator wins national award

10.02.24

When Kirsten Salonga next returns to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, she’ll be bringing the prestige of the Robert E. Yager Exemplary Teaching Award from the National Science Teaching Association with her. Salonga, an educator at ... Read More

Conner named interim director of KBS

09.27.24

Dr. Phil Duxbury, dean of Michigan State University's College of Natural Sciences, and Dr. Matthew Daum, interim dean of the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, recently announced the selection of Dr. Jeffrey Conner to serve ... Read More

Insecticides are key drivers of butterfly decline, research shows

07.31.24

Insecticide use is the single largest factor contributing to a decline in total butterfly abundance and species diversity in the Midwest, according to a newly released study published by the journal PLOS ONE. The author team was led by ... Read More

Evans receives honor of Red Cedar Distinguished Professorship title

07.30.24

Sarah Evans, a resident faculty member at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station and associate professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Integrative Biology, has been named a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor by MSU. Evans will ... Read More