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NIMBioS/NISER Efforts Highlighted in NSF Report to Nation

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

A new National Science Foundation report highlights NIMBioS’ and NISER’s efforts in the “bold, new initiative in broadening participation in STEM” called NSF INCLUDES. A comprehensive national initiative begun in 2013, NSF INCLUDES aims “to enhance U.S. leadership in science and … Continue reading →

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Enhancing STEM Diversity at Field of Dreams

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Catherine Crawley

Math students from diverse groups attended the Field of Dreams Conference in St. Louis this month to hear about graduate opportunities in the mathematical sciences, and NIMBioS was represented as a part of its commitment to enhance diversity in the STEM … Continue reading →

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Blackwell-Tapia Conference Makes the Grade

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Catherine Crawley

The final report of the ninth annual Blackwell-Tapia Conference and Award Ceremony, held Oct. 28-29, is out and feedback from the participant feedback shows that by all measures the conference was a success. NIMBioS was the lead organizing institute, along with … Continue reading →

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Vazquez Receives Nation’s Top Math Prize at Blackwell-Tapia

Posted on November 1, 2016 by admin

Over 100 researchers, faculty, graduate students and others gathered last week to witness Mariel Vazquez, a professor of mathematics and microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of California, Davis, receive the nation’s highest research award for minority mathematicians, the 2016 … Continue reading →

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“Life at the Interface” Shared with Undergraduate Researchers at NIMBioS Conference

Posted on October 14, 2016 by admin

Plenary speakers shared the challenges and rewards of their careers at the interface of mathematics and biology at this year’s eighth annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics. Keynote speaker Jorge X. Velasco Hernández (Mathematics and Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma … Continue reading →

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Vazquez to Receive 2016 Blackwell-Tapia Prize

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

KNOXVILLE — The National Blackwell-Tapia Committee is pleased to announce that the 2016 Blackwell-Tapia Prize will be awarded to Mariel Vazquez, a professor in the departments of mathematics and of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of California, Davis. … Continue reading →

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2015 NIMBioS Undergraduate Conference Attendance Tops 100

Posted on December 1, 2015 by admin

With topics ranging from modeling an Ebola outbreak to studies of pathogenic genetic mutations, the seventh annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology was a success with more than 130 undergraduates and faculty participating. More than 50 presentations — … Continue reading →

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Awards Grant to NIMBioS for 2016 Blackwell-Tapia Conference

Posted on October 15, 2015 by admin

NIMBioS’ plan to host the 2016 Blackwell-Tapia Conference and Awards Ceremony, an event focused on fostering the careers of minority groups underrepresented in the mathematical sciences, received a big boost this month from a $26,364 award from the Alfred P. Sloan … Continue reading →

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Evolution Featured at Tennessee Teacher Conference

Posted on November 13, 2014 by admin

While socio-cultural forces continue to pressure teachers not to talk about evolution through intimidation and confusing laws, many science teachers remain committed in the face of adversity to helping each other teach their students the scientific consensus of evolution as … Continue reading →

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Math for Cholera, Drug Discovery, Environment & More at 2014 NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference

Posted on November 4, 2014 by admin

More than 100 undergraduates and faculty in math, biology and related fields convened in Knoxville at the weekend to share research and network at the 6th Annual NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology. Highlights of the … Continue reading →

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