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Dr. Jason Rowntree leans on a fence post in front of a pasture.

Thursday, March 21 | Dessert with Discussion

02.29.24

Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, for the spring Dessert with Discussion talk. The basics About The title of the next Dessert with Discussion event is " Good Food That is Better ... Read More

Head shot portrait of Sarah Fitzpatrick, taken against a green background.

KBS faculty member awarded Fulbright grant to continue research in conservation genomics

02.29.24

Sarah Fitzpatrick, associate professor in Michigan State University’s Department of Integrative Biology and resident W.K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member, has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for the 2024-25 ... Read More

Robin Waterman stands in the middle of a rectangular plot marked with small white flags on a sunny summer day, one of four field plots for her reciprocal transplant field experiment. Credit: Brooke Catlett.

KBS graduate student awarded fellowship to continue research on common Michigan weeds

11.01.23

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

Close-up view of a California tiger salamander, one of the endangered species that might benefit from the use of genetic rescue. Credit: Adam Clause/UC Davis/Fws.gov

KBS research identifies underused strategy for recovering endangered species

11.01.23

During a recent review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recovery plans for more than 200 endangered and threatened vertebrate species in the United States, Michigan State University researchers found that two-thirds of those species ... Read More

A side-by-side image of a wild radish’s stamen shows that, on the left, natural wild radishes have stamens of two easily discernible lengths. On the right, the difference in length is much less pronounced because of artificial selection.

New research: Natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations

09.22.23

Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change. When organisms deviate from the norm, they may gain advantages that let their lineages outlast those of their less-adaptable relatives. But according to new research from ... Read More

Close-up view of a Mitchell’s Satyr butterfly, a tan and brown butterfly with orange lines black spots lining the edges of its wings. Credit to Bill Bouton.

Rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 24 | Fall Dessert with Discussion Talk

08.25.23

Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station community at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, for a talk on the concept of genetic rescue and how it’s being used to save imperiled species in Michigan and elsewhere. Note: This event has been rescheduled ... Read More

One seedbank plot with germinating seeds growing from the Cedar Creek, Minn. site. Credit to Katie Schroeder.

Don’t bank on seed banks: Study suggests they might not serve as grassland biodiversity reservoirs

08.16.23

As biodiversity loss wreaks havoc on grasslands worldwide, many have hoped that soil seed banks, or seeds stored in the soil waiting to sprout, would act as a biodiversity reservoir, preserving species that are disappearing ... Read More

Close-up of soil between rows of corn in a field.

New endowment supports soil ecology research at KBS

07.28.23

A new endowment has been created to support soil ecology research at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The Dazil Soil Sciences Endowment Fund will provide funding for research projects and other activities that focus on the understanding ... Read More

Head shot photo of Dr. Ken Cummins with trees in the background.

In memoriam: Dr. Ken Cummins

07.28.23

Kenneth W. Cummins, a stream and watershed ecologist formerly based at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, died Thursday, June 8, 2023, in San Francisco. He was 90 years old. Ken was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 28, 1933, to Mary ... Read More

An undergraduate student stands with folded hands while answering questions for three symposium attendees.

Wednesday, July 26 | Undergraduate Summer Symposium

06.23.23

Since May, some 25 undergraduate students have been living, learning, and conducting research or professional projects at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. Members of the community are invited to learn about those projects and their ... Read More

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