Category Archives: STEM

Girls Dig STEM at NIMBioS

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

Fifty middle school girls dug deep into science-technology-engineering-and-math at NIMBioS on Saturday with the Expanding Your Horizons Network STEM Activity Day. The event was organized by Suzanne Lenhart and Greg Wiggins at NIMBioS, in consultation with Judith Iriate-Gross from Middle Tennessee State … Continue reading →

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STEM Adventures for Middle School Girls

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

In nationwide assessments of technology and engineering skills, middle school girls on average outperform boys, and three-quarters of elementary school girls say they’re interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math. But by high school, interest wanes, to just … Continue reading →

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STEM Group Broadens Participation for Students with Disabilities

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

Improving the success of students with disabilities in the STEM disciplines has been the goal of the UT-NIMBioS STEM Alliance. The group has been busy this fall with scholarships for its members, local local high school outreach, and professional development … Continue reading →

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Modeling with Math for Teachers

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

A new resource for teachers, “Modeling with Mathematics,” with examples and exercises to illustrate modeling concepts using mathematics from Algebra I and II is now available on the NIMBioS website. Simple models with discrete time steps are included, as well … Continue reading →

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Students with Disabilities Reach Out to High Schoolers

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

When Julia Williams was a high school student in Nashville, she aspired to study science in college. But with her diagnosis of ADHD, she wondered about the unique challenges she might encounter and didn’t know who to turn to for … Continue reading →

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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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Spanning the Globe: Fall Updates from Education & Outreach

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS Education & Outreach has been busy this fall with events that have spanned the globe. Associate Director Suzanne Lenhart presented at the SAMSA-Masamu Program STEM Education Workshop in Tanzania in November. Held at Arusha Technical College in Arusha, the … 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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Lenhart Named National Women in Math Fellow

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to NIMBioS Associate Director for Education & Outreach Suzanne Lenhart whose sustained and lasting commitment to women in the mathematical sciences has led to her selection to the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS-UT Partner to Help Students With Disabilities

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS and UT have partnered to create a new organization on campus — the STEM Alliance — which aims to improve the success of students with disabilities in the STEM disciplines. The STEM Alliance is part of the South East … Continue reading →

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