Konza Prairie News
KNZ LTER investigator, Blair, featured in USA Today |
Konza Prairie Biological Station director, John Blair, was featured in a recent USA Today article. |
KNZ LTER Undergrad named KSU Biology most promising student |
KNZ LTER undergraduate student, Kalea Nippert, was named one of KSU Division of Biology's most promising students. Nippert is a sophomore majoring in biology and environmental science. She works as a research technician. |
KNZ LTER grad student earns honorable mention |
KNZ LTER graduate student, Greg Tooley, earned a NSF National Graduate Research Fellowship honorable mention. Tooley's research focuses on the mechanisms that enable woody scrubs to successfully encroach the Kansas tallgrass prairie. Tooley is a member of the Nippert lab. |
Konza's declining grasshopper population featured on State Impact Oklahoma |
State Impact Oklahoma covered Konza's declining grasshopper population and researching surrounding the issue for both radio and print media. |
Konza art featured at School of Art Institute of Chicago exhibit |
Work by Konza artist, Erin Wiersma, and Katie Kingery-Page was included in the School of Art Institute of Chicago exhibit, "Earthly Observatory" from August 30 - December 3, 2021. |
KNZ LTER Research highlighted in ESA LTER Special Issue |
Konza LTER research is highlighted in the ESA Ecosphere LTER Special Issue, Slow Research to Understand Fast Change. The issue highlights how LTER research generated new understanding in 5 key areas. |
Konza Prairie's 50th anniversary celebrated in K-Starter |
Konza Prairie is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. K-Stater, the alumni magazine of KSU, featured Konza Prairie in its latest edition. |
Sullivan is AGU Section Awardee |
Konza LTER investigator, Pam Sullivan, has been named an 2021 AGU Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Awardee. Dr. Sullivan is a professor at Oregon State University. |
Nippert lab article recognized |
A recent article, "Spatio-temporal differences in leaf physiology are associated with fire, not drought, in a clonally integrated shrub", authored by several current and former members of Dr. Jesse Nippert's lab was selected as the Editor's Choice by AoB Plants. Co-authors are Emily Wedel, Kimberly O'Keefe, Jesse Nippert, Braden Hoch, and Rory O'Connor. |
KNZ LTER Lead PI, Nippert, awarded NSF grant |
KNZ LTER Lead PI, Jesse Nippert, received a collaborative research award from the National Science Foundation to study the interaction between climate, bedrock and vegetation. |