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Undergraduate Research Wins Award

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

A team of undergraduate researchers from the NIMBioS 2019 Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) program received a best poster award this month at the 15th annual Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Abby Williams, … Continue reading →

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Learning from Failures: Lemon Labs, NIMBioS Partner

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” That’s the proverbial expression driving new data science workshops organized by NIMBioS and the University of Arizona through a National Science Foundation TRIPODS+X award. The first of two Lemon Labs workshops was held … Continue reading →

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In Their Own Words: Spotlight on Graduate Research

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS awarded $50,000 in scholarships to graduate students from across campus last month, and we’ve got them on video! Check out the recipients of the 2019 Graduate Awards in their video interviews and find out what they’re studying. The awards … Continue reading →

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Spring Kudos to Dr. Lenhart

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

As the academic year draws to a close, two laurels go out to NIMBioS Associate Director for Education & Outreach Suzanne Lenhart. At the end of March, Lenhart was named Disability Champion by UT’s Student Disability Services. Lenhart directs the … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Awards $50,000 to UT Graduate Students

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to the 20 graduate students who will each receive a $2,500 award to supplement their funding for research and education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The NIMBioS Graduate Award program was announced in March 2019, and students submitted … Continue reading →

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Special Issue Dedicated to Lenhart

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

The November issue of Natural Resource Modeling is dedicated to Suzanne Lenhart, NIMBioS Associate Director for Education and Outreach and a Chancellor’s Professor in Mathematics at UT. Three former students of Lenhart’s—Rachel Leander, Wandi Ding and René Salinas—guest edited the … Continue reading →

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Templeton Foundation Funds Project to Advance Study of Cultural Evolution

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

KNOXVILLE—What is the relationship between genes, culture and the individuals that comprise the great collective structures of human society? While our genes have evolved so too has our culture, and yet science has not quite kept up with understanding the … Continue reading →

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New Quantitative Skills Curriculum Wins Funding

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

A unique program developed by NIMBioS to bring quantitative education to graduate students in the life sciences has been awarded funding from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), one of only three BWF awards to be made nationally. “Enhancing Quantitative and Data Science … Continue reading →

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How Will Species Adapt to Climate Change? g2p2pop Seeks Answers

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

What is g2p2pop? The catchy abbreviation describes a new effort to model genomes to phenomes to populations in a changing climate. The project grew out of activities of the NIMBioS Working Group on Modeling Organisms-to-Ecosystems, and received a $500,000 Research … Continue reading →

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TN State Assembly Honors Director Gross

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS Director Louis Gross was honored on Friday when State Representative Eddie Smith presented Gross, along with two other UT professors, a resolution commending them for recent achievements. House Joint Resolution No. 1013 honors Gross, noting his venerable list of … Continue reading →

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