If you have ever doubted the strength of a cup of coffee, let me be the first to tell you just how practical it can be. An early morning jumpstart is all it takes to reinforce my excitement for work each day as a student researcher in the ... Read More
Having lots of fun-gi: A summer of mushrooms
It is rare to find a person who is willing to have an hourlong conversation about mushrooms with you. However, at KBS I easily found multiple people willing to do just that. When I showed up at KBS, I had no idea what to expect and was ... Read More
Digging into summer: Research and recreation at KBS
For Ceco Maples, summer at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station means spending as much time outdoors as possible. Ceco is a rising junior at Michigan State University, studying biology and anthropology. He is an Undergraduate Research ... Read More
Stepping out into a new field: A summer student’s venture into ecology
In anticipation of spending the summer in a research lab, Katherine Egeler had some uncertainties. “I was really nervous that I would get to my lab and I would not know how to do anything,” says Katherine. “I don’t really know why I was ... Read More
No summer like a #KBSsummer: Apply for research experiences or register for summer courses
Update, March 24, 2020: We're sorry to announce that the summer 2020 REU program at KBS has been canceled. We will share any other updates on KBS summer programs as we receive them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Though it can be difficult to ... Read More
My experience at KBS: Challenges and rewards in the lab, the classroom, and the field
This summer I had the privilege of working with my mentor, Dr. Tatiana Severin, as an undergraduate research apprentice, or URA, in the Litchman Lab at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. I had heard about the program frequently since I ... Read More
Waders half full, or half empty?
KBS 2018 undergraduate summer researcher Sharon Carpenter is a junior at Michigan State University. She wrote about her Undergraduate Research Assistant project working with mentor Dr. Sarah Fitzpatrick. ... Read More
My opportunity of a lifetime
Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) 2018 undergraduate summer researcher, Samantha Turner, is a junior at Michigan State University (MSU) and a Human Biology major, with aspirations of becoming a physician. She wrote about ... Read More
Ally Brown: My summer as an Undergraduate Research Apprentice at KBS
Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) is an extension of MSU campus and a hub for research relating to agriculture and ecology. Not many undergraduates know about KBS or are aware that they have the opportunity to spend the summer there. However ... Read More
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