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Category Archives: Education/Outreach
NIMBioS a Partner on Grant to Train Math and Science Teachers
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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Biology in a Box — The Movie!
In this video about Biology in Box, you’ll discover how the program helps kids from kindergarten to 12th grade learn about the wonders of the natural world, while also learning the scientific methods and math skills needed to understand that … Continue reading
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NIMBioS Outreach: Girl Scouts Identify Wildlife Tracks
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 TalkingScience Post: Epidemic!
TalkingScience now features our latest post: “Epidemic! The Handshake Game.” In the game, 4th through 8th graders learn a simple disease model by being an active participant in a mock “outbreak” of handshake disease. The game was created by Rebecca … Continue reading
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Research Results: REU Students Talk About Their Experience
“I’ve learned so much, and it really feels like the research we’re doing is going to have a major impact. It’s not often I get to feel that way about my work,” said Lindsay Lee of her summer spent at … Continue reading
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New NIMBioS Education Module: Writing the Abstract
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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Panelists Advise ‘Flexibility’ as Key to Career Success
Flexibility is the key to finding your future career, according to the consensus of four panelists representing diverse careers in mathematics and biology. REU and REV students listened to this advice and more during a recent career panel at NIMBioS. … Continue reading
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REU and REV’s Wild About Knoxville Zoo Tour
Veterinary professor Juergen Schumacher recalled the first time he met a gibbon at the Knoxville Zoo: the young ape surprised him by climbing atop his shoulder, and for a split moment, Schumacher thought maybe his ear was about to become … Continue reading
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Down on the Farm: Students Learn Cow Facts for E-coli Study
How a cattle herd is managed can affect how e-coli bacteria spreads, so students from NIMBioS’ REU/REV program visited a farm today to learn about cattle management methods. The group hopes to incorporate some of what they learned into the … Continue reading
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Graduate Students Advise ‘Talk to Other Grads’
Talking to other graduate students is key to choosing a good mentor and deciding what classes to take and when, according graduate students who recently shared their advice with undergraduates in Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs at NIMBioS and … Continue reading
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