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An aerial view of KBS lands during twilight.

Gift to KBS research program puts more students in reach of a one-of-a-kind summer experience

05.03.22

The KBS summer experience is becoming more widely accessible, thanks to a recent gift from longtime Michigan State University donors. Doug and Maria Bayer have established a scholarship fund for summer research experiences at the W.K. ... Read More

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New faculty member brings expertise, research opportunities in life-history evolution

05.02.22

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community is excited to welcome Dr. Anne M. Bronikowski to Michigan State University. Bronikowski is an evolutionary biologist who has joined MSU's Department of Integrative Biology as a professor and ... Read More

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KBS researchers show that bacteria don’t need to be alive to spread antibiotic resistance in soil

05.02.22

Recent research from W.K. Kellogg Biological Station scientists showed that dead bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance in soil after their demise, through a process called horizontal gene transfer. The paper, published in the journal ... Read More

Portrait of Dr. Alisha A. Shah.

New faculty member to continue a long tradition of aquatic research at KBS

03.28.22

The legacy of critical research in aquatic ecology is well-poised to continue for years to come at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The KBS community is excited to welcome Dr. Alisha A. Shah to Michigan State University and to ... Read More

Headshot photo of Bruno Basso.

Basso adds prominent board appointment to recent honors

03.28.22

Bruno Basso, Michigan State University foundation professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Natural Science and a W. K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member, has been appointed a member of the ... Read More

Researchers measure a small fish with a caliper.

KBS, MSU alums establish new endowment to support research equipment at KBS

03.18.22

Wilson Cunningham spent three years doing research at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station decades ago, but impressions of that time have been long-lasting. Drawing from those experiences, he and his spouse, Jane A. Carstairs, have created a ... Read More

Female and male Trinidadian guppies against a grey background. Credit to Emily Kane.

Should we stay or should we go? KBS researchers study guppies to discover motivations for travel

01.31.22

“Traveling can be dangerous and it takes energy. Given all the risks, why do things move around at all?” The question posed by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher and Michigan State University assistant professor Sarah ... Read More

A field planted with soybeans at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station with a row of trees in the background.

Bruno Basso among MSU researchers recognized by AAAS for contributions to science

01.28.22

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society, has announced its 2021 fellows, and KBS researcher Bruno Basso has been named to the list. Basso, MSU Foundation Professor ... Read More

James Grace stands on Switzerland's Mt. Pilatus, overlooking mountains.

KBS alum receives presidential honor for career in public service

01.26.22

James Grace, a senior research scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey—USGS—has received a President Rank Award, one of the most distinguished honors for federal civil service. The award, given by the President of the United States, ... Read More

A fence runs alongside a pasture where cows are grazing, on Conservation Reserve Program acreage.

$3.4M grant helps Basso, collaborators to quantify benefits of Conservation Reserve Program

12.09.21

When an unproductive swath of farmland is planted with row crops, it results in environmental damage with little to no yield. Instead, farmers can cultivate native plants in those spaces that improve soil health and support other native ... Read More

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