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Panelists Advise ‘Flexibility’ as Key to Career Success

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

Flexibility is the key to finding your future career, according to the consensus of four panelists representing diverse careers in mathematics and biology. REU and REV students listened to this advice and more during a recent career panel at NIMBioS. … Continue reading →

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REU and REV’s Wild About Knoxville Zoo Tour

Posted on June 24, 2011 by admin

Veterinary professor Juergen Schumacher recalled the first time he met a gibbon at the Knoxville Zoo: the young ape surprised him by climbing atop his shoulder, and for a split moment, Schumacher thought maybe his ear was about to become … Continue reading →

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Graduate Students Advise ‘Talk to Other Grads’

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

Talking to other graduate students is key to choosing a good mentor and deciding what classes to take and when, according graduate students who recently shared their advice with undergraduates in Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs at NIMBioS and … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Visits Smoky Mountain Science Teacher Institute

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

      Fourteen middle and high school science teachers learned how to quantify biodiversity yesterday when Dr. Suzanne Lenhart, NIMBioS Associate Director for Education, Outreach and Diversity, and Kelly Sturner, NIMBioS Education and Outreach Coordinator  arrived at Great Smoky … Continue reading →

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Hiking in the Smokies with Summer REU/REV Students

Posted on June 20, 2011 by admin

Summer REU and REV students at NIMBioS took a much-deserved break from their projects to hike and picnic in Great Smokey Mountain National Park. The hikers took the trail from Big Creek up to Mouse Creek Falls, a pleasant two-mile … Continue reading →

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Girls in Science Campers Do the Data Crunch

Posted on June 20, 2011 by admin

A group of 24 girls visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park for Girls in Science Camp last week learned how they could take their insect data, gathered the day before, and use math to turn it into real results. Dr. … Continue reading →

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REU and REV Students See Synchronous Fireflies

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

NIMBioS REU/REV participants took a field trip this week to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to see a biological phenomenon found in only one other place in the world: fireflies flashing in synchrony. The students arrived early and picnicked … Continue reading →

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Teachers Do the Math: Predator-Prey Modeling in Soils

Posted on May 2, 2011 by admin

NIMBioS introduced teachers to simple predator-prey models and their importance to the field of soil ecology at a Soil Biology Workshop hosted by the University of Tennessee’s Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Department. Seven middle and high school biology and … Continue reading →

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Lenhart Awarded UT’s Highest Faculty Honor

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

NIMBioS Associate Director for Education, Outreach & Diversity Suzanne Lenhart has been named a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of Tennessee (UT), where she is professor of mathematics. This is the highest lifetime honor that can be awarded to UT … Continue reading →

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Murray State, UTK Students Tour NIMBioS

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

A group from Murray State University including undergraduate students, a graduate student and a faculty member, traveled to UT-Knoxville over the weekend to attend the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference hosted by UT’s Department of Mathematics. While here, they stopped … Continue reading →

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