{"id":3186,"date":"2013-08-06T12:46:09","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T16:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2024-06-13T08:29:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T12:29:07","slug":"its-not-dirt-its-soil-reflections-from-a-k-summer-internship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/its-not-dirt-its-soil-reflections-from-a-k-summer-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not dirt, it\u2019s SOIL: Reflections from a K summer internship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Monica Cooper \u203214<\/strong>says she is &#8220;really excited about pursuing a masters and\/or Ph.D. after I graduate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3192\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3192 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/08\/14-in-lab1.jpg\" alt=\"Monica Cooper \u203214 in a lab\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monica Cooper \u203214 prepares a 96 well micro plate in Dr. Sarah Emery\u2019s lab at the University of Louisville. Photo credit: Phung Nguyen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A big reason for her enthusiasm is taking place right now&#8211;her summer internship working on the Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research experiment, or KBS LTER, part of Michigan State University\u2019s\u00a0Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, funded by the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The KBS is located in Hickory Corners, Mich., not far from Kalamazoo. 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