Some bacteria become less cooperative with their plant hosts under long-term nutrient additions, finds new research by Jen Lau, an ecologist at the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) LTER, and her collaborator Katy Heath at the University of ... Read More
Mittelbach receives Outstanding Faculty Award
The College of Natural Sciences (NatSci) recognized 25 faculty and staff members at the annual award ceremony on November 11, among them KBS professor Dr. Gary Mittelbach. Mittelbach, a faculty member in the department of Integrative ... Read More
Sharing KBS climate change research in Qatar
KBS researchers are well known in our local community for expertise on climate change, but recently, several KBSers also had the opportunity to share their research globally. 2016 KBS undergraduate students Aleah Dungee and Kathryn ... Read More
Spartan barley grown at KBS on tap
Spartan barley grown at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station under the supervision of farm manager, Brook Wilke will be featured in a 100% Michigan ingredient beer this November at New Holland Brewery’s Pub on 8th Street! “I’m just ... Read More
Why I switched from fashion design to science
"At the pinnacle of my career in the arts I would design clothing for rich heiresses, but at the pinnacle of my career in science I could save the world." Guest Blogger: Mary Linabury, MSU College of Natural Science, Department of Plant ... Read More
Travels in Namibia: Sarah Fitzpatrick
In June 2016, Sarah Evans (KBS Assistant Professor), Robert Logan (KBS Graduate Student) and I went to Namibia (a country on the west coast of Southern Africa). Sarah and Robert were studying various other exciting things but I will focus ... Read More
Undergraduate researchers learn about sustainable biofuels
The tier-one research at MSU’s Kellogg Biological Station includes projects spanning from prairie restoration to the evolution of phytoplankton resulting from climate change. Undergraduates from universities all over the country are ... Read More
Jen Lau publishes on the effects of fertilizer
KBS Assistant Professor Dr. Jen Lau recently published research from a study she co-authored with Dr. Katy Heath and Christie Klinger of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The research was conducted at KBS's Long-Term Ecological ... Read More
Fitzpatrick publishes in Evolutionary Applications
We congratulate Dr. Sarah Fitzpatrick, a postdoctoral research associate at KBS, on the publication of her research on genetic rescue in Guppies in Trinidad in Evolutionary Applications. Fitzpatrick collaborated on the publication with ... Read More
KBS genetic research of feral chickens featured in Nature
Congratulations to KBS research associate and evolutionary biologist, Eben Gering, on having his genetic research of feral chickens on Kauai recently featured in Nature. Read the full story and listen to a podcast on the research on the ... Read More
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