Author Archives: Catherine Crawley

Carlos Castillo-Chavez Appointed to President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science

Congratulations to past NIMBioS Advisory Board Member Carlos Castillo-Chavez who has been appointed to President Obama’s 2013 Committee on the National Medal of Science. Castillo-Chavez will be part of a committee of 12 engineers and scientists appointed by the president … Continue reading

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Postdoc Wins F1000 Travel Grant

Congratulations to NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Jiang Jiang who was recently awarded a 2013 F1000Prime Travel Grant in the Ecology category. F1000Prime is an in-depth directory to the top articles in biology and medicine. Articles are selected by a peer-nominated global … Continue reading

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Bird Study Highlighted in Nature

NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Jeremy Beaulieu’s recent work in a study of evolution in pigeon and doves garnered a mention in Nature last week. “Behavioural changes and the adaptive diversification of pigeons and doves,” published in Proceedings of the Royal Society … Continue reading

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New Research Opportunities for Grad Students at NIMBioS

NIMBioS is excited to unveil its newest research and educational opportunity: the Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship. The fellowship supports visits for up to several months and is designed to facilitate graduate student training while fostering research at the interface of … Continue reading

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The Sound of Fear, Right at Your Desktop!

We are pleased to begin offering the audio and video recording of NIMBioS’ Interdisciplinary Seminars, beginning with Dan Blumstein’s talk about marmot vocalizations. If you missed “The sound of fear: A journey from marmot meadows to Hollywood” on Jan. 17, … Continue reading

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NIMBioS Postdoc’s Innovative Modeling Wins First Prize

Congratulations to NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow Jiang Jiang for winning first prize in the MCED Award for Innovative Contributions to Ecological Modelling competition for his mathematical model used to understand coastal vegetation changes in storm surges. MCED, which stands for Modelling … Continue reading

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New Web Interface for Species Distribution Modeling Unveiled

With the help of NIMBioS, UT’s Remote Data Analysis and Visualization Center (RDAV) has improved the efficiency and usability of the web interface used for species distribution modeling. Using the Nautilus supercomputer managed by the National Institute for Computational Sciences … Continue reading

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Undergrads Present Research at Fourth Annual Conference

More than 100 students from 44 different institutions in 19 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and two Canadian provinces converged on Knoxville on Nov. 17-18 to present their research at the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics … Continue reading

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Triangle Fun: NIMBioS Assists With Gadget Girls

Fiber optics, plant tissue science, solar energy, and of course, mathematics were among the topics explored by middle school girls on Saturday as a part of the second annual “Gadget Girl Adventures in STEM” program held at the University of … Continue reading

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NIMBioS Inspires Science Rap on New EP

A new branch of the hip-hop family tree has emerged with the release of Baba Brinkman’s new Infomatic EP, which takes its inspiration from Brinkman’s 2012 songwriting residency at NIMBioS. The Canadian rap artist, who spent April and May as … Continue reading

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