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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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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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Save the Salamander: Epidemiological Modeling Deployed to Halt Killer Fungus

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

We like to hear what former NIMBioS postdocs are up to, so we were happy to learn from UT professor Matt Gray that his mentee Angie Peace was recently awarded part of a large $2.5 million grant from the National … 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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US Defense Department Supports New DySoC Research on Political Instability

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

KNOXVILLE—The Arab Spring, the collapse of democracy in Turkey, civil wars in Africa, and continued violence in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq—imagine the possibilities if we could truly understand the socio-political forces at play, make better predictions about when violent outbreaks … 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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