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Home | Stories and blog posts

Antibiotic resistance lesson

01.27.17

The overuse of antibiotics has led to human pathogens that are resistant to many classes of antibiotics, a phenomenon known as antibiotic resistance. A world where most antibiotics are useless against bacterial pathogens is very scary. ... Read More

Achieving goals as an REU: Josh McCauley

01.23.17

When I applied to work as an REU, I had already assisted in planting a few experimental common gardens, and was given the opportunity to continue my past research at several different locations. Knowing nothing about KBS, I chose to come to ... Read More

Sabrina Brown, KBS intern

The science of storytelling: Sabrina Brown

12.12.16

When I accepted an internship with the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, I didn't know what to expect from the summer that I was about to have. I remember my first day on the job, and how excited and eager I was to learn about how to ... Read More

Pond Lab

Observing life from the perspective of aquatic insects: Bana Kabalan

12.07.16

I have always been torn between deciding on looking at the world with a scientist’s mind or with an artist’s eye. But through my experience as an REU at Kellogg Biological Station, I have realized how beneficial it is to create a ... Read More

Guest post: Nitrate contamination of groundwater in Botswana

11.28.16

Ramotswa, a village in South-East District of Botswana, is located on top of the dolomitic Ramotswa transboundary aquifer, which is shared between Botswana and South Africa. Residents of Ramotswa are facing multiple water security ... Read More

A story of when critical thinking met data

11.23.16

Often is the question asked, "Is our students data-ing?" According to the Pew Research Center, recent efforts to improve American student's grasp of math and science show some gains, but we still lag behind the majority of developed ... Read More

Mary Linabury presenting at symposium

Why I switched from fashion design to science

09.20.16

"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

08.24.16

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

Blog author Olivia Porth sampling phytoplankton and water in a lake near KBS.

A star-crossed love affair between a pre-med student and a diatom

08.22.16

When I think about moments in my life as a reeling motion picture, there are several scenes that seem to play in near slow motion. Every minute, every second is continuously vivid because these snapshots were important to influencing who I ... Read More

Faculty, students and research at MSU's Kellogg Biological Research Station (KBS).

Outdoor lessons for K-12 students

05.13.16

Spring has sprung! It is the perfect time to take your students outside to see the plants and animals around them. This week we highlight three outdoor lessons perfect for spring. Take students on a field trip to do a forest walk This ... Read More

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