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A bright orange harlequin frog, Atelopus bomolochos. Credit: Kyle Jaynes

Discovery of frogs ‘back from the dead’ welcome news amid amphibian declines

11.11.22

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

Program co-chair Toby SantaMaria (left) poses with Envision EEB attendees on the grounds of KBS near Gull Lake.

KBS helps prospective biological science grad students envision the field

10.20.22

The second annual Envision EEB event was held Sept. 16-17, 2022, and this year W.K. Kellogg Biological Station hosted a tour that gave a glimpse into life as a grad student in the Ecology, Evolution and Behavior—EEB—program. The Envision ... Read More

Autumn view of the Academic Building at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.

Meet the 2023 KBS Science Education and Outreach Fellows

09.12.22

Meet the team that will work together over the next year to develop programs like the KBS K-12 Partnership, Exploring with Scientists and more! The focus of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Science Education and Outreach Fellows is to ... Read More

A narrow green strip of prairie runs through a wheat field. Credit to Kurt Stepnitz.

A little prairie can go a long way: Increasing biodiversity in agricultural lands

08.19.22

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

Waterman at field site in 2019 with the smartweed, lady’s thumb (Persicaria maculosa)

Meet the KBS graduate students supporting outreach and science education

02.04.22

Meet the team that works together to create programs like the KBS K-12 Partnership, Exploring with Scientists and more! Our focus is to share science in meaningful ways with K-12 educators, students and families. Read on to meet Elizeth, ... Read More

Female and male Trinidadian guppies against a grey background. Credit to Emily Kane.

Should we stay or should we go? KBS researchers study guppies to discover motivations for travel

01.31.22

“Traveling can be dangerous and it takes energy. Given all the risks, why do things move around at all?” The question posed by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher and Michigan State University assistant professor Sarah ... Read More

Isabela Borges poses with arms outstretched to show the size of the large plant next to her.

Award-winning KBS researcher earns new accolade

07.01.21

A KBS scientist who recently was recognized for her research has received another prestigious award. Isabela Borges, a Ph.D. candidate in the Fitzpatrick Lab, recently won a Student Research Award from the American Society of ... Read More

Isabela Borges crouches in a field at the KBS Long-term Ecological Research site, using a trowel to dig up plants.

KBS’s Borges earns sought-after award for ‘novel and important’ research

04.16.21

A W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher is the recipient of a highly regarded award from the American Society of Naturalists, the oldest scientific society dedicated to the study of ecology, evolution and behavior. Isabela Borges, ... Read More

Joelyn de Lima, Elizeth Cinto Mejia and Kyle Jaynes socially distanced, masks on, standing on Windmill Island at Kellogg Biological Station, Gull Lake shore

Meet the 2020-21 KBS Science Education and Outreach Fellows

09.10.20

Welcome to the 2020-2021 academic year--starting off like no other! We'd like to introduce this year's cohort of Science Education and Outreach Fellows: Joelyn de Lima, Kyle Jaynes, and Elizeth Cinto Mejia. As a team, we will go ... Read More

Stephanie Clark examines plants in an agricultural field.

KBS researchers earn coveted NSF fellowships, honorable mention

04.11.20

Five Michigan State University W.K. Kellogg Biological Station graduate students have been recognized through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program, or GRFP. Stephanie Clark, Corinn Rutkoski, Moriah Young ... Read More

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