Tag Archives: ecology

Lend Your Ears to the Sounds of Howls

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Catherine Crawley

Attention scientists and citizen scientists! NIMBioS is supporting a new project that aims to source the crowd for help in analyzing thousands of howls from wolves, coyotes, dogs and other canid species. At the new Canid Howl Project website, volunteers … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Celebrates Diversity in STEM at National Conference

Posted on October 21, 2013 by admin

NIMBioS researchers and staff shared their passion for science this month at the 2013 SACNAS Annual Conference, as well as the many opportunities available to diverse STEM students and faculty at NSF math institutes and biology centers. SACNAS, the Society … Continue reading →

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Dolphin Communication on the Menu for Science Café

Posted on September 16, 2013 by admin

NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow Arik Kershenbaum led a lively discussion on the topic “Can We Talk to Dolphins?” at a Knoxville Science Café last week. All members of the community were invited. “Science Cafés are events that take place in casual settings … Continue reading →

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Solving South Florida’s Polluted Water Problem

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Catherine Crawley

The New York Times published a science story this week focusing on the challenges of water management in South Florida, especially at Lake Okeechobee with its 80-year-old earthen dike and polluted water. Climate change – in this case, unusually heavy … Continue reading →

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Kids Have a Ball With Math and Biology

Posted on May 21, 2013 by admin

How can you use an Earth beach ball to estimate the area of forest on our planet’s surface? Andersonville Elementary School students figured this out and more at the interface of math and biology on their visit last week to … Continue reading →

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Discover Birds Program Makes the Grade

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

In light of the success of the Discover Birds program among Tennessee elementary schools, the Tennessee Ornithological Society (TOS) voted at their annual meeting in Knoxville last weekend to order a second printing of the popular Discover Birds activity book. … Continue reading →

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Kids Discover Birds with Math

Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin

Two fun math activities for kids from the exciting world of birds are now available to download from our website. Both activities were designed at NIMBioS and recently published in Discover Birds, a 36-page activity book with fun facts about … Continue reading →

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Postdoc Wins F1000 Travel Grant

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Jiang Jiang who was recently awarded a 2013 F1000Prime Travel Grant in the Ecology category. F1000Prime is an in-depth directory to the top articles in biology and medicine. Articles are selected by a peer-nominated global … Continue reading →

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Students Model Rabies at Wildlife Disease Association Meeting

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

The University of Tennessee student chapter of the Wildlife Disease Association met at NIMBioS last week for an introduction to mathematical modeling of wildlife diseases including rabies. Participants learned about the value of mathematical models for describing and understanding biological phenomena … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Postdoc’s Innovative Modeling Wins First Prize

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow Jiang Jiang for winning first prize in the MCED Award for Innovative Contributions to Ecological Modelling competition for his mathematical model used to understand coastal vegetation changes in storm surges. MCED, which stands for Modelling … Continue reading →

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