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Head shot portrait of Dr. Christine Sprunger.

KBS welcomes soil scientist as newest faculty member

09.23.22

Christine Sprunger’s new professional role also happens to be a homecoming of sorts. Michigan State University and the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station welcomed Dr. Sprunger in August as an assistant professor of soil health in the ... Read More

A narrow green strip of prairie runs through a wheat field. Credit to Kurt Stepnitz.

A little prairie can go a long way: Increasing biodiversity in agricultural lands

08.19.22

One of our most urgent challenges is squaring the need to produce enough food for a global population with addressing the loss of biodiversity that results from converting land for agricultural use. But recent findings from W.K. Kellogg ... Read More

Head shot of Cinnamon Mittan standing on a beach.

KBS postdoc Mittan wins 2022 W.D. Hamilton Award of the Society for the Study of Evolution

07.26.22

A recent talk by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station postdoctoral research associate Cinnamon Mittan has garnered praise and an award for outstanding work. Mittan's talk,"Adaptation during range expansion: A phylogenetic, population ... Read More

Close-up image of a painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), a widespread North American species of freshwater turtle. Credit to Beth Reinke

Wide-ranging study explores ‘evolution’s solutions to growing old’

07.26.22

The most comprehensive study of aging and longevity to date showed that turtles, salamanders and crocodilians (an order that includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans) have particularly slow aging rates and extended lifespans for their ... Read More

Phil Robertson smiles at the camera while crouching in an agricultural field at KBS.

Integrated approach to land management unexpectedly boosts U.S. climate mitigation capacity

06.28.22

Nature-based climate solutions like storing carbon in trees and soil are key climate change mitigation strategies, as is bioenergy coupled with geologic carbon storage. A new study from KBS faculty member and Michigan State University ... Read More

Head shot portrait of Jeffrey K. Conner.

Conner among small cohort of 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award honorees

06.14.22

Jeffrey K. Conner, professor of plant biology in Michigan State University's College of Natural Science, resident faculty researcher at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, and former interim director at KBS, has been honored with a 2022 ... Read More

Erik Vasilauskas and Anna Lee Roeder kneel in front of an in-progress mural of colorful blocks.

LTER artist-in-residence program continues KBS’s exploration of art-science collaborations

06.03.22

This spring marks the return of an artist to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research program site to examine the intersections of art and science. The new program, titled Farmscapes to Forests, will welcome artists ... Read More

Head shot portrait of Sarah Evans.

KBS microbial ecologist joins prestigious cohort of sustainability scientists

06.03.22

Sarah Evans, Michigan State University microbial ecologist and resident faculty at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, is one of 22 leading sustainability scientists named to the 2022 North American cohort of the Earth Leadership Program, or ... Read More

Sarah Johnson gives a thumbs-up while working in a prairie restoration plot at Kellogg Biological Station.

From summer program to published paper: Sowing the seeds of research

06.03.22

Each summer, undergraduate students come to W.K. Kellogg Biological Station for the unique opportunity to live, study, and do hands-on research at an internationally known field station. And for some students, like Sarah Johnson, that ... Read More

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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