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Head shot portrait of Sarah Fitzpatrick, taken against a green background.

KBS faculty member awarded Fulbright grant to continue research in conservation genomics

02.29.24

Sarah Fitzpatrick, associate professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Integrative Biology and resident W.K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member, has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for the 2024-25 ... Read More

Robin Waterman stands in the middle of a rectangular plot marked with small white flags on a sunny summer day, one of four field plots for her reciprocal transplant field experiment. Credit: Brooke Catlett.

KBS graduate student awarded fellowship to continue research on common Michigan weeds

11.01.23

Robin Waterman, a W.K. Kellogg Biological Station graduate student in the Conner Lab, has been awarded a multi-year fellowship from the USDA Agriculture and Food Research Institute. The pre-doctoral fellowship, from the Institute's ... Read More

Close-up view of a California tiger salamander, one of the endangered species that might benefit from the use of genetic rescue. Credit: Adam Clause/UC Davis/Fws.gov

KBS research identifies underused strategy for recovering endangered species

11.01.23

During a recent review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recovery plans for more than 200 endangered and threatened vertebrate species in the United States, Michigan State University researchers found that two-thirds of those species ... Read More

A side-by-side image of a wild radish’s stamen shows that, on the left, natural wild radishes have stamens of two easily discernible lengths. On the right, the difference in length is much less pronounced because of artificial selection.

New research: Natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations

09.22.23

Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change. When organisms deviate from the norm, they may gain advantages that let their lineages outlast those of their less-adaptable relatives. But according to new research from ... Read More

One seedbank plot with germinating seeds growing from the Cedar Creek, Minn. site. Credit to Katie Schroeder.

Don’t bank on seed banks: Study suggests they might not serve as grassland biodiversity reservoirs

08.16.23

As biodiversity loss wreaks havoc on grasslands worldwide, many have hoped that soil seed banks, or seeds stored in the soil waiting to sprout, would act as a biodiversity reservoir, preserving species that are disappearing ... Read More

BioBlitz participants walk along a grassy trail at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Photo by Sarah Roy.

Inaugural KBS BioBlitz draws naturalists of all ages

06.30.23

W.K. Kellogg Biological Station students, faculty and staff joined members of our local community for a day of exploring the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary at the first-ever public BioBlitz event. Held over two sessions on Saturday, June 17, the ... Read More

Headshot portrait of Dr. Kadeem J. Gilbert.

Gilbert’s research recognized by the American Society of Plant Biologists’ early investigator award

06.01.23

Kadeem J. Gilbert, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member and assistant professor in the Michigan State University College of Natural Science’s Department of Plant Biology, has received a prestigious award that recognizes ... Read More

Wild radish flower being visited by its primary pollinator, a small sweat bee. Photo credit: Elijah Persson-Gordon

Expanding trait variation through artificial selection helps to better understand adaptation

05.09.23

A recently published article by members of the Conner Lab at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station provides insight into how natural selection shapes flowers using a promising new approach to studying adaptation. The article, “Strong ... Read More

A green and yellow tractor pushes large round bales of greenish brown switchgrass on a flat, golden field. In the distance, trees begin to show the auburn colors of autumn under a blue sky streaked with large white clouds.

Research at KBS helps explain a switchgrass mystery

04.30.23

Michigan State University researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on fossil fuels, in part through research conducted at the the ... Read More

A diverse perennial polyculture treatment at the KBS GLBRC site features native prairie forbs and grasses.

Article featuring KBS research wins outstanding paper award

01.30.23

A paper that examines best practices for improving soil health over time has been recognized as outstanding by the American Society of Agronomy, or ASA. The paper, spearheaded by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station resident faculty and MSU ... Read More

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