Konza Prairie News
KNZ LTER Graduate Students Earn Honors |
Three KNZ LTER graduate students recently received honors for their research. Elise Grabda was awarded a Weaver Grant. Elise is a student in Dr. Kim Komatsu's lab at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. KSU graduate students, Alec Glidden and Klara Stevermer, both were awarded grants from the Grassland Heritage Foundation. Alec is a student in Dr. John Blair's lab, while... |
Blair interviewed on Within Reason with Mike Matson |
KPBS director and KNZ LTER investigator, John Blair, was interviewed on Within Reason with Mike Matson on March 24. Dr. Blair talked about the tallgrass prairie ecosystem and you. |
Dodds receives Higuchi-KU research award |
KNZ LTER investigator, Dr. Walter Dodds, is the recipient of the Olin Petefish Award in Basic Science. This Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Award is the state higher education system's most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. |
Woody encroachment research featured by LTER Network |
KNZ LTER's woody encroachment research was featured in a recent LTER Network article entitled, "Shrubs take over the prairie: Cascading changes reshape grassland water systems." |
Ratajczak's research featured in Kansas Reflector |
Dr. Zak Ratajczak's recent research regarding reintroducing bison to Kansas is featured in a Kansas Reflector article. |
KNZ-related synthesis working group funded by LTER |
Konza LTER grad students and investigators are part of a synthesis group examining how management status and climate affect the resilience of primary production. The group will supplement natural ecosystem data from the LTER with data from two other research networks -- the Nutrient Network (NutNet) and the Long-Term Agricultural Research Network (LTAR). |
Haukos featured on KMUW's Hidden Kansas |
KNZ LTER environmental educator, Jill Haukos, discusses wildflowers on this month's edition of KMUW's Hidden Kansas. |
Kirk named fellow of Geological Society of America |
Konza LTER investigator, Dr. Matthew Kirk, associate professor in the K-State department of geology, has been named a fellow of the Geological Society of America. |
Nippert awarded KSU Biology Haymaker Award |
Konza LTER undergraduate researcher, Kalea Nippert, was awarded KSU Division of Biology's Haymaker Award. |
Hope selected as Fullbright Scholar |
Konza LTER investigator, Dr. Andrew Hope, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2024-2025. Hope will conduct bat biodiversity research in remote regions of Nepal in collaboration with his doctoral student Basant Sharma and Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal. |