Category Archives: Education/Outreach

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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Math and Biology Interface Meets Steampunk

Posted on July 30, 2015 by admin

Science and math educators are always looking for innovative ways to make their messages memorable  — which is why NIMBioS participated in a unique outreach event for middle school kids this week blending STEM and the science fiction genre “steampunk.” … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Staff, Postdocs & Graduate Students Give Middle School Girls STEM Adventures!

Posted on July 17, 2015 by admin

Sixteen middle school girls enjoyed a fun and exciting week of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) adventures last week during a day camp organized and hosted by NIMBioS and the engineering center at the University of Tennessee called CURENT. Girls toured … Continue reading →

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Testing the Waters: Summer Research Good Preparation

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

The NIMBioS Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Teachers (SRE) program helps prepare its participants for all the pressures and learning pleasures of graduate school, say a number of our SRE students. NIMBioS interviewed a participant from each of this year’s five … Continue reading →

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Fireflies, Farms, Food: NIMBioS SRE 2015 Underway!

Posted on June 29, 2015 by admin

The 2015 NIMBioS Summer Research Experpience (SRE) for undergraduates and teachers just wrapped up its third whirlwind week. Already participants have gone on the annual pilgrimage to see the synchronous fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, eaten yummy food at … Continue reading →

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Workshop to Support Research Collaboration Between Junior and Senior Women

Posted on April 28, 2015 by admin

Yet another barrier facing women in academia is that senior women faculty are less likely to collaborate with junior women. A study in Current Biology found evidence for this in the field of psychology, a field getting very close to … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Undergrads – Where are They Now?

Posted on April 23, 2015 by admin

Their lives once converged here for a summer research experience at NIMBioS, but now our undergraduate alumni study pipets at Stony Brook University, viral evolution at UCLA, and computational ecology at the University of Oregon, among many other experiences. NIMBioS has … Continue reading →

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Fractals and Fruit Flies Win Awards at Regional Science Fair

Posted on April 21, 2015 by admin

NIMBioS awarded its annual prizes for Research at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology last month to budding young scientists and mathematicians at the Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair. The junior prize went to Piper Halcrow and Olivia Ricche … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Hits 5,000 Mark

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Since our first activity in March 2009, more than 5,000 visitors have participated in NIMBioS research and educational opportunities. We recently surpassed the 5,000 mark with last week’s Investigative Workshop on Lymphoid Cells in Acute Inflammation. NIMBioS was established in … 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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