Konza Prairie News
Grad students, O'Connor and Connell, earn honors at Research and the State |
KNZ LTER graduate students, Rory O'Connor and Kent Connell, were two of ten students chosen to present their research in Topeka at the 16th Capitol Research Summit. O'Connor is a member of the Nippert lab. Connell is a member of the Blair lab. |
KNZ LTER grad student, Sarah Winnicki, featured in SEEK magazine |
Konza LTER graduate student, Sarah Winnicki's research is featured in the recent edition of Seek Research Magazine. Winnicki is a member of the Boyle lab at KSU. |
Nippert, Zeglin, and Wilcox receive Department of Energy grant |
Konza LTER investigators Jesse Nippert, Lydia Zeglin, and Kevin Wilcox receive nearly a $1 million Department of Energy grant to study carbon cycle science in the tallgrass prairie. |
KNZ LTER Investigator, Alice Boyle, awarded grant |
KNZ LTER Investigator, Alice Boyle was awarded $542,060 to study population changes in Kansas birds. |
Two Faculty Positions in Ecology at Kansas State University |
The Division of Biology at Kansas State University is seeking two new faculty colleagues with expertise that will complement a productive and diverse ecology group and, most importantly, participate fully as a core investigator in the highly collaborative NSF-funded Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research program. Specific details on search criteria, deadlines, and application instructions... |
Recent Baer article featured in LTER Science Update |
A recent article published in BioScience, entitled "Advancing Theories of Ecosystem Development through Long-Term Ecological Research", was featured in the latest edition of LTER Science Update. Konza LTER investigator, Sara Baer, is one of the article's authors. |
Blair named director of KPBS |
John Blair, university distinguished professor of biology, has been named the director of Kansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station. Blair follows John Briggs, who retired. |
KNZ LTER grad student, Emily Wedel's article featured in Science Snapshots |
Emily Wedel, a KSU graduate student in the Hartnett lab, writes about how African grasses shield themselves from drought. |
Recent Nippert lab activities featured by The Prairie Ecologist |
Nippert lab grad students, Seton Bachle and Marissa Zaricor, recently conducted research at the Platte River Prairies. |
After the Burn - Making Art Out of Grassland Fires |
Erin Weirsma, Associate Professor of Art at Kansas State University, uses the charred remains from prescribed burns at the Konza Prairie Biological Station to create unique one-of-a-kind art pieces. |