MSU students’ research ranges from brain waves to Carnegie rating controversy

Debra Kraner spent two years figuring out how farmers can do a better job growing medicinal herbs so they’re as potent as wild herbs, and now she’s sharing her results with national and international audiences.

Kraner, 24, a junior majoring in sustainable food and bioenergy systems, will get to present her findings this summer in China, where people are overharvesting wild herbs. Her research found that when herbs like basil and mint are stressed and have to struggle, they work a little harder and turn out more medicinal compounds than if they’re pampered.

By Gail Schontzler Chronicle Staff Writer

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