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NIMBioS Attends Largest Mathematics Meeting in the World

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

More than 7,000 mathematicians descended upon Boston last week for the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meeting, the world’s largest mathematics meeting, and NIMBioS was there.  NIMBioS researchers, faculty and staff contributed talks on research and outreach. Two posters from the NIMBioS … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Promotes Diversity in Science

Posted on November 8, 2011 by admin

NIMBioS collaborated with NSF math and biology centers this month to bring exciting programming in modern math and life science to the SACNAS national conference for advancing Hispanics, Chicanos, and Native Americans in science. Postdoctoral fellow Sharon Bewick and Associate … Continue reading →

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Math’s Usefulness to Ecology Presented by Gaoue at Howard U

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Orou Gaoue visited Washington, D.C. last week to inspire Howard University students and faculty to think about real-life ecological questions that mathematics can answer. Gaoue gave a colloquium titled “Modeling the short- and long-term consequences of plant harvest by … Continue reading →

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Math and Biology Activities Shared at National Teacher Conference

Posted on October 18, 2011 by admin

High school and junior high biology teachers tried out classroom activities combining math and life science learning last week at the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) conference in Anaheim, CA in a session organized by NIMBioS. Kelly Sturner, NIMBioS … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Education Leaders Learn About NIMBioS Outreach

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Hundreds of school principals and superintendents at the Tennessee Educational LEADership Conference viewed Biology in a Box materials and were introduced to NIMBioS outreach programs in Nashville last week. About 1,800 educational professionals attended in all. All ten Biology in … Continue reading →

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NSF CAREER Grant Awarded to Board Member

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

Mariel Vazquez, a member of the NIMBioS Board of Advisors, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her innovative work on DNA topology. Vazquez is an associate professor of mathematics at San Francisco State University. Her … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS a Partner on Grant to Train Math and Science Teachers

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

A STEM education seminar series co-hosted at NIMBioS and a chance for pre-service teachers in math and biology to join the summer NIMBioS REU program are the planned collaborations resulting from a national grant awarded to UT’s VolsTeach program.  VolsTeach … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Outreach: Girl Scouts Identify Wildlife Tracks

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

By examining wildlife tracks imprinted in clay, area Girl Scouts learned how to identify the animal that would have made them in a recent outreach activity led by NIMBioS at Cherokee Caverns in Knoxville.  Using materials from Biology in a … Continue reading →

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New NIMBioS Education Module: Writing the Abstract

Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin

The abstract can be tough and time-consuming to write, but it can make or break a paper’s success. One little paragraph ends up being the most widely read portion of a study, and also its emissary to encourage others to … Continue reading →

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Networking Builds Relationships to Meet Career Goals

Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin

The biggest barrier to networking is overcoming shyness, but practice helps, according to Brian Roe, Trainer for UT Employee and Organizational Development.  Roe gave networking tips in a recent training session for students in the NIMBioS REU/REV program and the … Continue reading →

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