Category Archives: Education/Outreach

Two Days of STEM Fun: Over 100 Middle School Students, Teachers & Parents Visit NIMBioS

Posted on November 11, 2014 by admin

NIMBioS hosted two events for middle school students last week that resulted in over 100 students, parents and teachers visiting the institute. On the agenda were fun activities to inspire students to pursue higher education in science, technology, engineering and … 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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Building New Connections at SACNAS 2014

Posted on October 27, 2014 by admin

This year’s Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual Conference in Los Angeles had a mighty NIMBioS presence: two members of the the NIMBioS leadership team, two postdoctoral researchers, and four SRE undergraduates all … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Environmental Educators Connect Biodiversity & Probability

Posted on September 30, 2014 by admin

NIMBioS showcased its “Measuring Biodiversity with Probability” at the Tennessee Environmental Educators Association Conference last week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The conference drew 114 environmental educators from across the state to a day and a half of sessions … Continue reading →

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Meet Education & Outreach Intern Virginia Parkman

Posted on September 9, 2014 by admin

Virginia Parkman joined the NIMBioS team in the summer as Education & Outreach Intern and will be with us again for the fall semester. Virginia is a sophomore in mathematics at the University of Tennessee and also participating in the the teacher … Continue reading →

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NSF Awards $2.9 Million to QUBES: Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education & Synthesis

Posted on August 27, 2014 by admin

The National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education has awarded a five-year, $2.9 million in grants to the project “Supporting Faculty in Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES).” This intiative “addresses the Nation’s growing need to better prepare undergraduate … Continue reading →

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New Textbook Introduces Undergraduates to Mathematics for the Life Sciences

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Catherine Crawley

KNOXVILLE—Today’s students in college biology and other science courses are increasingly being asked to analyze problems in quantitative ways, and now they have a new textbook to help them do so. “Mathematics for the Life Sciences,” published this month by … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Undergrads Present Summer Research at MBI

Posted on August 19, 2014 by admin

Our 2014 Summer Research Experience students and teachers may have left NIMBioS for the summer, but friendships forged and research completed carry on! Four NIMBioS SRE undergraduates recently attended the week-long Math Biosciences Institute (MBI) Undergraduate Capstone Conference in Columbus, … Continue reading →

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Summer Research STEM Symposium Largest Ever

Posted on July 25, 2014 by admin

Last week’s STEM Symposium for undergraduates, teachers and young scholars conducting summer research at the University of Tennessee featured a total of 53 projects, an all-time high for the event now in its third year. NIMBioS collaborates with three other NSF-supported research … Continue reading →

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Girls in Science Campers Quantify Smokies Stream Biodiversity

Posted on July 23, 2014 by admin

For the fifth year, the NIMBioS Education and Outreach Team headed to the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont in June to help Girls in Science campers analyze stream biodiversity data using mathematical biology concepts. During the week-long resident camp, the 24 girls, … Continue reading →

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