Michigan farmers are teaming up with Michigan State University researcher Christine Sprunger and the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station to explore how land management practices impact soil health. Sprunger, associate professor of soil ... Read More
Traveling overseas for a conference, KBS grad student finds a ‘small world’
During my winter break last month, I was able to attend the British Ecology Society Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. This was my first science conference and first scientific poster presentation, and it was only possible due to multiple ... Read More
Thinking scientifically: Training the next generation of environmentalists
As a kid, I used to think science was two things: people in lab coats, and being taught facts in school. But now, as a graduate student researching endangered turtles and actually doing science, you’re way more likely to see me caked in mud ... Read More
KBS graduate student awarded Beneke Fellowship
Brandon Kristy, a graduate student in the Evans Lab at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, was awarded an Everett “Tex” Beneke Fellowship in Mycology by the Michigan State University Graduate School. The fellowship award occurred in ... Read More
Excellence, recognized: Accolades abound for KBS faculty, staff and students
Over the past fiscal year, the outstanding work of W.K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty, staff and students has been highlighted with a variety of university, regional, and national awards. Awards from July 2024 to June 2025 Sierra ... Read More
Extending our reach: Impacts of KBS programs felt on farms, in K-12 classrooms
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station’s goals of research, education and outreach challenge us to move our studies of ecology and sustainable agriculture outside the borders of the labs and fields of KBS. This year, KBS research reached the ... Read More
Protecting vulnerable species: 2025 Science Education and Outreach Fellow Hannah Rothkopf
Hi, my name is Hannah and I am a second year master's student in Dr. Chris Kozackiewicz’s lab at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. I am interested in how the severity and prevalence of disease varies across different host species and ... Read More
From classrooms to fieldwork: 2025-26 Science Education and Outreach Fellow Caleb Krueger
Hey there! My name’s Caleb, and I’m entering my fifth year as a Ph.D. student in Fred Janzen’s lab at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. Since I was a little kid, I’ve had turtles on the brain, and that’s still true when it comes to my ... Read More
Recent paper from KBS graduate students, undergrads, faculty, examines the lives of wild radish-visiting pollinators in slow-mo
A paper that used slow-motion videos of pollinators to study why wild radish flowers have four long plus two short pollen-producing stamens, was published in September 2025 in the journal Royal Society Open Science. The paper, titled ... Read More
MSU colleges of Natural Science and Agriculture and Natural Resources, KBS students present at ESA’s annual meeting
Numerous students from Michigan State University’s colleges of Natural Science and Agriculture and Natural Resources were selected to present their research at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, or ESA. Several ... Read More
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