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Understanding farmer participation in conservation auctions to enhance ecosystem services

8.25.15

KBS LTER graduate student Leah Harris Palm-Forster talking with farmers at a pilot auction in Paulding, OH in July, 2013. In the pilot auction, farmers participated in hypothetical conservation auctions so that we could test different auction designs before conducting the real auction in 2014. Photo credit: Scott Swinton.

Each year the KBS LTER program awards one full-year Graduate Student Fellowship. Here Leah Harris Palm-Forster describes her research that was supported by the 2014 LTER Graduate Fellowship. Leah obtained her Ph.D. working with Professor Scott Swinton in MSU's Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics. ~~ Going once, going twice, … bought from the lowest bidder! Hold on, what kind of auction is that? Why is the auctioneer buying something and why does the

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Mud matters: reflections from a KBS LTER grad

2.26.15

KBS LTER graduate student Dustin Kincaid emerging from a mud-filled wetland. Photo credit: Steve Hamilton.

Each year the KBS LTER program awards two graduate students with summer research fellowships. Here Dustin Kincaid describes the research his summer fellowship supported. Dustin is a Ph.D. student in Steve Hamilton's lab. ~~~ “ . . . the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful” -ee cummings Mud matters. Especially in shallow water bodies. Or at least I’m convinced it matters—enough to spend most of my 2014 field season hip and often eyeball deep in mud anyways. As water flows across the landscape, interactions with mud, or more appropriately, sediments, influence the fluxes of

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When science meets policy: a grad student’s experience on the Hill

5.15.14

KBS LTER grad Christine Sprunger presented Senator Debbie Stabenow with the Soil Science Excellence Award in Washington D.C. this March.

Every year the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America (ASA-CSSA-SSSA) hold a Congressional Visits Day (CVD) in Washington, D.C. during appropriations season. The goal is to have a strong presence of faculty, students, and crop advisors advocating for agricultural and natural resources research on Capitol Hill. This past March, I had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 CVD. I was one of 18 students who received a Future Leader in Science Award, which included an all expense paid trip to D.C. Awardees were chosen based

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KBS LTER Graduate Student Fellowships for 2014

12.6.13

MSU grad students: multiple fellowship opportunities are now available! The KBS LTER has year-long and summer funding available. The KBS GK-12 program is accepting fellows for their sustainable biofuels education program, which helps grads gain skills in science communication and education. Application information available at: http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/get-involved/job-openings/

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Gi-normous global issues, one little person, and a community of collaboration

4.16.13

Our congratulations to Bonnie McGill, KBS LTER graduate student, who was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. We’ve asked Bonnie to write a blog post about her research. Enjoy! The earth and our society face such “gi-normous” problems like climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, food security—what can a little person like me do about it?  This question has been rolling around inside my head for the last 11 years or so, and it seems like my quest is starting to gain more traction. I’ve narrowed my research focus to water quality,

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KBS LTER Graduate Fellowships for 2013

2.1.13

The KBS LTER Graduate Fellowship provides stipend support ($30,000) plus tuition and fees for one year beginning each May. Additional funds (up to $5,000) are available for travel and meeting expenses. The fellowship is open to prospective graduate students or current MSU PhD students who are interested in or currently conducting research in association with the KBS Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Program (lter.kbs.msu.edu ). For more details click here >>.  

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KBS GK-12 Fellowship Announcement for 2013-2014

12.6.12

Former KBS LTER graduate students Melissa Kjelvik (left) and Liz Schultheis (right). Their favorite aspect of the Partnership was getting students excited about their research areas and other cutting-edge science done at MSU.

The KBS GK-12 Bioenergy Sustainability Project is accepting applications for graduate student fellowships for 2013-14. This graduate training project is funded by grant from the NSF Division of Graduate Education. Fellowships are intended for students who have completed at least their first year of graduate coursework.

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KBS LTER scientist wins photo contest

11.14.12

Photo from the LTER ASM

This September, hundreds of LTER scientists from around the world gathered in Estes Park, CO for the 2012 All Scientists Meeting (ASM). Over 750 LTER scientists, staff, and students were in attendance. ASM wasn’t all work and no play. In addition to the engaging plenary talks and working group sessions, participants took part in fun-filled activities, including trivia and photo contests. Dr. Sarah Placella, a research associate from the KBS LTER, was the overall winner of the ASM Photo Contest. With the help of KBS LTER graduate student Leah Harris, along with LTER colleagues from sites

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KBS LTER Graduate Student Fellowships for 2013

10.2.12

If you are an MSU graduate student interested in or currently conducting research in association with the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Program, two KBS fellowship opportunities will be of interest. Capstone Fellowships offer a year of graduate support for advanced PhD students and Summer Fellowships  offer summer support for both MSc and PhD students. For more details click here >>.

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Recent News and Events

  • Similar invasive insects coexist through slight differences in environmental responses
  • KBS Long-Term Ecological Research program awarded $7.65 million NSF grant
  • Article featuring KBS research wins outstanding paper award
  • Welcoming the new LTAR Associate Director for Engagement, Tayler Ulbrich
  • KBS LTER helps prospective biological science grad students envision the field

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