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Data Nuggets Fellow Samson Stynen speaks to a room full of educators seated at round tables.

Science communication and data literacy: Reflections on my fellowship with Data Nuggets 

05.19.25

As a first-year graduate student moving from Reno, Nevada, I had some hesitation about whether I’d find connections in Michigan or at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. I never expected that one of my strongest connections would be with ... Read More

A single cow stands in the pasture at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Pasture Dairy Center.

KBS Pasture Dairy Center wraps up 15 years of innovation

03.28.25

Starting in 2009, the Pasture Dairy Center at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station pioneered automatic robotic milking combined with data-driven intensive rotational grazing methods for dairy cattle. After 15 years of innovation and ... Read More

Stephanie Clark, a KBS graduate student, works on a mural titled "Complementary," which she designed and painted for the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.

Paintbrushes, plants, and Pieris rapae: Combining art and science through mural painting at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

02.05.25

As I advanced toward the last year of my Ph.D. at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Grounds Manager, Lisa Duke, approached me about creating a mural on the property. The location was determined to be a blank ... Read More

A Lowe’s volunteer paints a wall in the classroom area at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.

Lowe’s volunteers lend their talents to the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

01.31.25

Employees from the Battle Creek, Michigan, Lowe’s location helped the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary make progress on several projects this past fall. Lowe’s employees spent two autumn days, Oct. 24-25, lending their skills to the Sanctuary ... Read More

Doug and Wendy Robbins' granddaughter, Eli, feeds swans at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Photo provided by Doug and Wendy Robbins.

Preserving the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary for future generations

01.28.25

Wendy and Doug Robbins have long been champions of the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Their financial support for its ongoing renovation is about more than just preserving a cherished Michigan landmark —it’s about ensuring future generations ... Read More

From left: Isabela Borges, Kara Haas, and Robin Waterman observe a monarch butterfly that landed on Isabela's palm.

To teach and learn together: KBS K-12 Partnership marks 25 years of professional development programs

12.18.24

In 1998, KBS and MSU faculty Phil Robertson, Kay Gross and Mike Klug responded to a K-12 supplement request from the National Science Foundation, or NSF. They wrote, “To supplement our project, ‘Organisms in the Agricultural Landscape’…we ... Read More

KBS MSU Extension's Christine Charles speaks to attendees at the 2024 KBS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Field Day in September.

Sharing our science: The broader impacts of research help connect KBS with our communities

12.18.24

KBS has always been committed to creating spaces for education and outreach to the wider community. Much of the research and community engagement work at KBS is funded by the National Science Foundation, which places a strong emphasis ... Read More

From left, Kevin Kahmark, Sierra Amyx, and Daniel Gorentz stand in the KBS Auditorium after being named Employees of the Year for 2024.

KBS recognizes three employees for excellence with end-of-year awards

12.18.24

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community honored three staff members as the 2024 Employees of the Year. The honors included two full-time employees and one part-time employee. Honorees The award-winning staffers are: Sierra ... Read More

Envision EEB attendees listen to a speaker while at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.

Envision EEB weekend returns to KBS

11.22.24

The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station was again an integral part of a program designed to introduce graduate students to the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior program. Envision EEB Envision EEB: Graduate Preview Weekend showed ... Read More

People sit in a half-circle on bales of straw listening to a presentation at the KBS Long-term Ecological Research program site.

KBS Broader Impacts: Mentoring the next generation of community-engaged scholars

11.13.24

Broader impacts, the practical component or long-term goal of most research projects, are often delegated to the final section of a grant proposal, paper or presentation. However, broader impacts are front-and-center to successful research ... Read More

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