KBS has always been committed to creating spaces for education and outreach to the wider community. Much of the research and community engagement work at KBS is funded by the National Science Foundation, which places a strong emphasis ... Read More
KBS community welcomes Erica Bradshaw, the 2024 KBS LTER artist-in-residence
A Kalamazoo-area author, illustrator and muralist is the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research program’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence. Erica Bradshaw, the owner of To Draw Attention Illustration, arrived at KBS May 20 ... Read More
Ecologists to gather at KBS for US LTER Science Council meeting
Principal investigators from research sites in the Long-term Ecological Research—LTER—program are gathering at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station this week for an LTER annual meeting. The 2023 Science Council meeting will take place at the ... Read More
Research at KBS helps explain a switchgrass mystery
Michigan State University researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on fossil fuels, in part through research conducted at the the ... Read More
LTER artist-in-residence program continues KBS’s exploration of art-science collaborations
This spring marks the return of an artist to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research program site to examine the intersections of art and science. The new program, titled Farmscapes to Forests, will welcome artists ... Read More
KBS joins multi-state effort to increase the adoption of prairie strips across the Midwest
Before there were the gently rolling hills of farmland and forest we see today, southwest Michigan’s landscape included large areas of prairie habitat. Dominated by wildflowers, grasses, and sedges, these habitats were maintained by ... Read More
Zoom in to your video meetings in style with KBS-themed backgrounds
Do you miss the sights of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station? You're not alone. If you work or study in the Academic/Stack buildings, conduct research in the fields of Kellogg Farm, volunteer at the Manor House, enjoy delicious meals at ... Read More
KBS researchers earn coveted NSF fellowships, honorable mention
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
KBS’s Rutkoski selected for national leadership award focused on public policy
A member of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station research community is headed to Washington D.C. this spring to share her thoughts on science policy. Corinn Rutkoski, a graduate student in the Evans Lab, has been selected to receive a ... Read More
Perennial biofuels show promise in meeting energy needs, supporting crucial ecological functions
When we think of biofuel crops, a sprawling field of corn is often what we imagine. Though corn (Zea mays) is the most commonly planted biofuel in the United States, its climate mitigation potential is diminished by the need to till, ... Read More
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