Tag Archives: Education

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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NIMBioS at the Fair

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

NIMBioS sponsored two awards for biological research projects using mathematical methods at this year’s Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair. Samiha Ahsan and Ashley Parks, both of Oak Ridge High School, share the senior level prize for their project “Mathematical … Continue reading →

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Ngonghala Presents the Buzz on Mosquitos and Malaria

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow Calistus Ngonghala shared his research in modeling mosquito transmission of malaria at Howard University earlier this month. His talk, titled “The role of mosquito demography and nourishment habits on the dynamics of malaria transmission,” was presented to … Continue reading →

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Botesteanu Wins MAA Outstanding Presentation Award

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

Dana-Adriana Botesteanu, a participant in NIMBioS’ 2011 REU program, has won an “Outstanding Presentation” award from the Mathematical Association of America for her poster at the Undergraduate Poster Session at the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings. Botesteanu’s poster presentation, “How does … Continue reading →

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It’s in Your Genes: Tree Diagrams, Probability, & Inheritance

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

Our latest post over at Biology by Numbers on Talking Science teaches a lesson in genetics. Poker chips are used not for gambling but to represent genes. In this lesson, borrowed with permission from Biology in a Box, students draw … Continue reading →

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The Nerd Superbowl: the Hidden Gems of REU

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

You might call it the “Nerd Superbowl,” but it is lots of fun. In this new video about the NIMBioS REU program, find out what REU participant Alice Bugman (above) means when she describes one of the extra-curricula REU activities … Continue reading →

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The Beetle Invasion: New Activity on Talking Science

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

Today’s post on Talking Science, Forest Pests: Beetle Attack!, describes an activity in which participants play the role of forester who creates strategies to deal with a forest pest. While a certain level of damage to forests from pests is … Continue reading →

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A Unique Partnership: the Teacher Collaboration Program

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

Educational partnerships between scientists/faculty and K-12 teachers offer mutual professional benefits. NIMBioS brings the two communities together through its Teacher Collaboration Program (TCP). The program pairs K-12 teachers with interest in mathematics and biology with active researchers in the math … Continue reading →

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Oh the Possibilities (for Undergraduate Research at NIMBioS)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

College students can delve into a variety of different research experiences here at NIMBioS. A column in today’s student newspaper, The Daily Beacon, by NIMBioS Education and Outreach Coordinator Kelly Sturner highlights some of the best, including the summer Research … Continue reading →

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Undergraduates Present Their Research at the Interface

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

More than one hundred undergraduates from around the country gathered Oct. 21-22 to present their research at the third annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology. In addition to talks and posters, participants played a fun … Continue reading →

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