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The University of Kansas is mourning the death of Lee Ann Bennett, a senior research assistant at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research. Bennett, a Lawrence resident, died June 30.

Amble through Kansas prairies and cornfields as we learn how treasuring the ground beneath our feet can lead to farms that better withstand climate change, use less fertilizer and suck carbon out of the atmosphere.

Community members are invited to a semiannual tour of KU’s Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden, set for the day after the summer solstice.

The public is invited to the summer semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 7 p.m. June 21, one day after the summer solstice.

Nine middle school science teachers from Kansas converged at the KU Field Station, just north of Lawrence, this week. They took part in the Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute, an immersive program that gives secondary educators the chance to work with KU scientists to explore resources and gain…

A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms is out now from University Press of Kansas. Ben Sikes, associate scientist and associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and Caleb Morse, collection manager at KU's McGregor Herbarium, worked with Sherry Kay on this new edition.

Each year, a team of people from various organizations gather to perform intensive nighttime surveys of a reintroduction site in western Kansas. Wendy Holman and Nathaniel Weickert took part in a recent survey.

The Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research at the University of Kansas has awarded $7,500 in funding this spring for student research to be conducted this year. Seven students will receive assistance through the research center’s 2024 Student Research Awards.

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the University of Kansas Field Station will open its core research area from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 for its first public Visitors’ Day in more than 20 years. Members of the public will be welcomed behind the scenes to tour restricted-access research areas.

According to researchers, just nine colonies of monarchs were located this season in their winter home, covering less than one hectare of land. To help put these numbers into perspective, CBC Windsor reached out to Kristen Baum, the director of Monarch Watch, an education, conservation and research…