Three new officers elected last year by the American Society of Naturalists—ASN—have begun their terms. Among them is Jeff Conner, professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Plant Biology and resident faculty at the W.K. ... Read More
Article featuring KBS research wins outstanding paper award
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
Discovery of frogs ‘back from the dead’ welcome news amid amphibian declines
Findings from new research conducted by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researchers in partnership with scientists and communities in Ecuador stand in contrast to the increasingly frequent news about species extinctions—showing that ... Read More
Robertson honored by LTAR Network for local, national contributions
Phil Robertson, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, is the recipient of two awards from the U.S. Long-term Agroecosystem Research Network, or ... Read More
Tuesday, Oct. 18 | Dessert with Discussion
Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, for a talk on how insects tolerate and react to warming temperatures. The presenter for the fall 2022 Dessert with Discussion is eco-physiologist Dr. ... Read More
KBS welcomes soil scientist as newest faculty member
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 little prairie can go a long way: Increasing biodiversity in agricultural lands
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
Wide-ranging study explores ‘evolution’s solutions to growing old’
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
Integrated approach to land management unexpectedly boosts U.S. climate mitigation capacity
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
Conner among small cohort of 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award honorees
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
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