Author Archives: Catherine Crawley

Announcing the New Roster of Participants for the 2016 Summer Research Experience at NIMBioS

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is pleased to announce the 16 undergraduates selected for its highly competitive 2016 Summer Research Experience (SRE) program. Participants were selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants. The program runs for eight weeks, from June 6-July 29. Participants will come to … Continue reading →

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Welcome New Evaluation Associate

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS welcomes new staff member Sondra LoRe who will serve as Evaluation Associate in NIMBioS Evaluation Services. LoRe brings nearly 20 years experience in education, instruction, educational leadership, and evaluation with pre-K-20 programs and STEM schools. She has also served as a … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Dr. Brothers!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS Associate Director for Diversity Enhancement Ernest Brothers has been elected president of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools. Brothers is the associate dean of UT’s Graduate School, director of the Office of Graduate Training and Mentorship, and adjunct assistant professor … Continue reading →

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You’re Invited to Celebrate Darwin!

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

Today marks the kick-off of the annual Darwin Day festivities at UT, a month-long celebration all things Darwin (and Wallace). Festivities kick off this evening with the giant Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace puppets. Look for them on Market Square and other spots … Continue reading →

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Simon Levin Wins National Medal of Science

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to Simon Levin who has been awarded the National Medal of Science for his work unraveling ecological complexity using observational data and mathematical modeling. Levin is Princeton University’s George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and Professor of Ecology and … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Collaboration Targets HIV Infection

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Research arising from a recent collaboration with a short-term visitor to NIMBioS and one of our senior personnel members has resulted in a publication in PLOS Computational Biology that investigates immune response to HIV infection. “Broad CTL Response in Early … Continue reading →

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SRE Students Win Award for ComFlo

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to Ashish Gauli, Nathan Wikle and Ryan Yan — the three undergraduate students who developed mapping tool ComFlo as a part of their 2015 Summer Research Experience at NIMBioS. The team has been invited to attend the NatureServe EcoInformatics … Continue reading →

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Lenhart Receives Lorayne Lester Award

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to NIMBioS Associate Director for Education and Outreach Suzanne Lenhart who has received the Lorayne W. Lester Award for 2015 from UTK’s College of Arts and Sciences. The purpose of the annual award is to recognize a faculty member who has … Continue reading →

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Bishop Joins NIMBioS Leadership Team

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Pamela Bishop to Associate Director for STEM Evaluation. A new offering at NIMBioS this year, NIMBioS Evaluation Services is geared toward providing external evaluation services to the STEM research and education … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Workshop Inspires New Theme Issue

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

A new theme issue published this week in Philosophical Transactions B was inspired in part by the recent NIMBioS Workshop on Evolution and Warfare. “Solving the puzzle of collective action through inter-individual differences: evidence from primates and humans” is compiled and edited … Continue reading →

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