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Tag Archives: ecology
Save the Salamander: Epidemiological Modeling Deployed to Halt Killer Fungus
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
Grizzlies Feel the Heat
A short term visit to NIMBioS two years ago has resulted in a study showing the effect of climate change on the diets of grizzly bears in Yellowstone. Lead author Jack Hopkins, an assistant professor of wildlife biology at Unity … Continue reading
Science Pub for Postdoc Martin
Research on adaptation and climate change by Ryan Martin while a postdoc at NIMBioS appears this month in Science. “Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection” quantifies how climate variation influences selection. With plant and animal data from multiple terrestrial biomes, temperature explained … Continue reading
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Working Group Publishes New Habitat Management Guide
A new management guide for selecting habitat- and patch-specific metrics in spatially-structured populations was published yesterday in Ecological Indicators. The paper is a result of efforts by the NIMBioS Working Group on Habitat for Migratory Species. The paper reviews the many … Continue reading
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Math and Biology Interface Meets Steampunk
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
Posted in Education/Outreach, graduates, Middle School, postdocs, STEM, Wildlife
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Tennessee Environmental Educators Connect Biodiversity & Probability
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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Earl Talks Math Ecology to Fisk REU
NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Julia Earl traveled to Nashville recently to present her work on movement ecology to undergraduates participating in Fisk University’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program. A rewarding experience, Earl said her talk, “Animals as ecosystem connectors: Does their movement path matter?” particularly … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, Education/Outreach, MSIs, postdocs, REU/REV, undergraduates, Wildlife
Tagged ecology, Education/Outreach, Fisk University, postdocs, research, REU/REV, seminars, undergraduates, wildlife
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Bender Receives Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Award
Congratulations to 2013 NIMBioS REU student Nicole Bender for receiving a 2014 Mathematical Association of America Outstanding Poster Award. Nicole, a senior at Marist College, presented her NIMBioS work “Automatic Detection of Rare Bird Species Using Neural Networks” at the … Continue reading
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NIMBioS Helps Ignite Kids’ Interest in STEM at National Festival
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. What does math have to do with mushrooms? Hundreds of kids and their families found out by visiting the interactive NIMBioS and University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s “Fungus Among Us” booth at last month’s USA Science and Engineering … Continue reading
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NIMBioS and University of Tennessee to Exhibit at ‘Superbowl of STEM’ in DC
NIMBioS and the University of Tennessee hopes to inspire the next generation of innovators at the 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo and Book Fair, to be held April 26-27 in Washington, DC. The Festival Expo, which takes place … Continue reading
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