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Elena Litchman, associate professor of zoology, will lead a team of researchers through a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s new Dimensions of Biodiversity program to study how microorganisms in Siberia’s Lake Baikal adapt to a changing environment. Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is acknowledged as the world’s largest (by volume) and [...]
Associate Professor Elena Litchman was among 94 researchers honored by President Obama today as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Ten Federal departments and agencies join [...]
Research by three CNS faculty and a former post-doc was highlighted in the Editors’ Choice section of the July 1 issue of Science. Maayke Stomp, a former post-doc at Kellogg Biological Station, along with professors Gary Mittelbach (zoology), Elena Litchman (zoology), and Christopher Klausmeier (plant biology) co-authored the Ecology paper “Large-scale biodiversity patterns in freshwater [...]
The June 3 registration deadline is approaching for incoming freshmen to enroll in SpartaNature – a 4-day, 2-credit course giving students a jump on fall classes and hands-on college-level science learning. SpartaNature begins with a 4-day summer program at MSU’s Kellogg Biological Station – a field research facility in southwest Michigan. Students participate in three [...]
Zoology Professor Stephen Hamilton has published a study in the current issue of the Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences indicating the role of rivers and streams as a source of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere now appears to be twice as high as estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Read more…
Research published in the December issue of Ecology Letters by Associate Professor Elena Litchman examines invasive microbes and their potential to significantly impact terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The study sheds light on why invasive microbial invaders shouldn’t be overlooked or underestimated. Read more…
Alumnus Meghan Duffy (Ph.D. ’06) and former postdoc Spencer Hall have been awarded the 2010 George Mercer Award from the Ecological Society of America. The award recognizes their research published in American Naturalist in 2008. The paper defines the processes by which two species of parasites affect their host, Daphnia, in different ways. Read more>>
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) presented awards to an MSU alumnus and the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program during their annual awards program this week. The 2010 AIBS Distinguished Scientist Award was presented to the LTER program. Accepting the award was Philip Robertson, MSU Professor of Ecosystem Science and PI for the [...]
Jennifer Lau, a plant evolutionary ecologist with the Dept. of Plant Biology and Kellogg Biological Station, received a $630,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how genetic variation in native and non-native plant species affects biological invasions. The research aims to improve the ability to predict and prevent damaging plant invasions. Read more [...]
Plant biology professor Jeff Conner of Kellogg Biological Station is featured in a Jan. 17 ScienceNews article discussing the noise of honeybees as a pest deterrent.
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