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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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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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Lee to Apply Math Modeling Skills as Rhodes Scholar

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to former NIMBioS REU Lindsay Lee who will begin graduate studies at Oxford University next year as a 2014 Rhodes scholar. Lee plans to apply the mathematical modeling that she learned as a participant in NIMBioS’ Summer Research Experiences … Continue reading →

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Bird Study Highlighted in Nature

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Jeremy Beaulieu’s recent work in a study of evolution in pigeon and doves garnered a mention in Nature last week. “Behavioural changes and the adaptive diversification of pigeons and doves,” published in Proceedings of the Royal Society … Continue reading →

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Teaching Evolution Without Tears

Posted on November 9, 2012 by admin

Teaching evolution without tears can be a tall order for science teachers in a nation where 46 percent of Americans believe in creationism over science (Gallup Poll), but NIMBioS is trying to help get good information into the hands of … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Signs Partnership with Tennessee State University

Posted on September 10, 2012 by admin

NIMBioS has signed a new minority-serving institution partnership with Tennessee State University to promote diversity in math and science. As part of the agreement, NIMBioS-affiliated scientists will visit TSU, give seminars and talk about opportunities at NIMBioS. TSU faculty and … Continue reading →

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This Week @ NIMBioS: Helping the Dairy Cow

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

Dairy cows, and other ruminants, are the focus of a new Working Group meeting this week at NIMBioS. The “Within-host modeling of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infections” Working Group focuses on the bacterial pathogen MAP, which causes an intestinal … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Shares Biology & Math at USA Science & Engineering Festival

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

NIMBioS had a great time in DC last weekend exhibiting to a crowd of more than 150,000 at the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Billed as “the largest celebration of science in the USA,” special guests included “rock stars” of … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Darwin: Hip-Hop Version

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence Baba Brinkman brought his hip-hop exploration of modern biology to an enthusiastic audience at UT last week when he performed an hour-long excerpt from his critically acclaimed Off-Broadway show, “Rap Guide to Evolution.” He was accompanied by DJ … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Outreach Featured on AAAS Site

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

NIMBioS’s Education and Outreach program is a featured story on the AAAS Member Central website. Padmini Rangamani, UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow and past NIMBioS workshop participant, interviewed Kelly Sturner, NIMBioS Education & Outreach Coordinator for the story. Sturner discusses how … Continue reading →

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