Konza Prairie News

Konza Prairie Biological Station

A Biological Field Station of Kansas State University

News from Konza Prairie
Current News
FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING HELPS K-STATE ECOLOGISTS BRING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS TO KONZA PRAIRIE FOR RESEARCH COMBINING ECOLOGY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Federal stimulus research funding means Kansas State University ecologists will get more help studying the tallgrass prairie. The funding is supporting research opportunities for eight to 10 undergraduate students each summer through 2011. K-State researchers Brett Sandercock and Ari Jumpponen, associate professors of biology, and Bruce Snyder, instructor of biology, have received more than $210,000 from the National Science Foundation to help K-State continue to be part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates Site program in Biology. The program at K-State began in 1995 and is one of the longest running Research Experience for Undergraduates programs in the country. It brings outstanding undergraduate students to K-State for a 10-week summer research program. The students are mentored by individual faculty members. The students undertake independent research projects that tackle questions in ecology and evolution using molecular and genomic techniques. The focus of the K-State site is to study the biota of the tallgrass prairie with implications for predicting and mitigating the consequences of global change. For more information about the Research Experience for Undergraduates Site program in Biology, visit the WWW page.
Past News Former K-State professor donates 87 acres of land to university Konza Prairie Researcher Awarded National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Digitized Prairie Natural History Collections Available Through K-State's New Biodiversity Web Portal KONZA PRAIRIE BIOLOGICAL STATION (KPBS) BURN TRAINING AND REFRESHER PROGRAM: Over fifty individuals braved the snow and bitter north winds tolearning about the KBPS burning program, the protocols used in burning the prairie and enjoying home-made cookies, the winners of the highly coveted Crimson Torch awards were announced and awarded their prizes. K-STATE RESEARCHERS FIND THAT POLLUTION OF FRESHWATER BY NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOROUS COSTS THE UNITED STATES AT LEAST $4.3 BILLION ANNUALLY: Pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen isn't just bad for lakes, streams and other bodies of fresh water. According to researchers at Kansas State University, it's also bad for Americans' pocketbooks. K-STATE RESEARCH SHOWING THAT NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN RESTORED ONES COULD INFLUENCE LAND USE POLICY: In some communities, getting permission to develop on a wetland can be as easy as creating a new wetland in its place. Research by a Kansas State University professor and a group of graduate students shows that second best may not be good enough for delicate ecosystems. K-STATE KONZA PRAIRIE BARN UNDERGOES RENOVATION: Surrounded by rolling hills of tallgrass prairie near Manhattan is an old 10,000 square foot limestone barn, rich with historic value and over the past 35 years, ecological importance. Konza selected as a candidate NEON site Konza Prairie Biological Station Visitors' Day - September 27, 2008 Konza Prairie photo exhibit at Dept. of Interior museum John Briggs, new director of Konza Prairie Biological Station K-STATE BIOLOGIST, RESEARCH TEAM FIND THAT MICROORGANISMS FILTER NITROGEN FROM SMALL STREAMS, KEEPING LARGER WATERWAYS CLEANER: To understand how nitrogen accumulates in large rivers and oceans miles and miles away, scientists like Walter Dodds looked at small streams flowing closer to home. K-STATE'S KONZA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM SEEKING DOCENTS: The Konza Environmental Education Program, offered through Kansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station, will begin its 2008 docent training program at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Please send any new stories about research/activities on KPBS to John Briggs (jbriggs1@ksu.edu) K-State Perspectives Life and Research on a Tallgrass Prairie WEBZINE

Contact Us || Site Map