Since the spring of 2004, the Black Rock Forest News has included a column called Student Research Spotlight. In  each issue, an undergraduate or graduate student (and, occasionally, a high school student) describes research he or she has carried out at Black Rock Forest. 

• Winter 2008.  Coarse Woody Debris by Christopher Burdette 
• Spring 2007.  The Role of Understory Biodiversity by Jason Sircely
• Winter 2007.  Is There Cosmic Debris in Black Rock Forest by Jessica Leber (a journalism student, not a researcher)
• Fall 2006.  Deer Browsing on Logged, Girdled Plots by Morgan Parkes
• Spring 2006.  Stand Age, Regeneration, the Understory by Maskit Ronen
• Winter 2006.  Carbon Dioxide Efflux from Tree Trunks by Will Bowman
• Spring 2005.  Urbanization and Protected Areas by Liz Nichols
• Winter 2005.  Analyzing Turtle Census Data by Amy Lee
• Fall 2004.  Impact of Deer Browsing on Forest Growth by Collin Law
• Spring 2004.  Carbon Stored in Coarse Woody Debris by Susanna Blankley