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
KBS graduate student honored with award for outstanding leadership
Natali Gonzalez, a W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Ph.D. student, received a 2024 Outstanding Student Leadership Award from Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The award recognizes students who have ... Read More
Haas wins community engagement award for her work with K-12 educators
Kara Haas, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station KBS K-12 outreach and education coordinator, has been honored with an award from the Michigan State University Office of University Outreach and Engagement. The Graduate Student Award for ... Read More
KBS alum nabs early-career award from entomological journal
Lindsey Kemmerling, who completed her Ph.D. studies at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in the Haddad Lab, is the recipient of a 2023 Royal Entomological Society Journal Award. Insect Conservation and Diversity, the awarding publication, ... Read More
Paintbrushes, plants, and Pieris rapae: Combining art and science through mural painting at Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
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
Envision EEB weekend returns to KBS
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
KBS Broader Impacts: Mentoring the next generation of community-engaged scholars
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
Growing connections at KBS: A reflection on science education and outreach
As I reflect on my time as a science education and outreach fellow, I’m thinking about connections – the connections between scientists and communities, and more generally, between humans and the natural world. W. K. Kellogg Biological ... Read More
KBS graduate student awarded fellowship to continue research on common Michigan weeds
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
KBS visit helps to provide a taste of graduate life through Envision EEB program
In October, Michigan State University’s Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior program presented its annual Envision EEB event, which previews the pathway to a graduate school career for prospective graduate students. This year’s event included a ... Read More
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