Tag Archives: Education/Outreach

Special Issue Dedicated to Lenhart

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

The November issue of Natural Resource Modeling is dedicated to Suzanne Lenhart, NIMBioS Associate Director for Education and Outreach and a Chancellor’s Professor in Mathematics at UT. Three former students of Lenhart’s—Rachel Leander, Wandi Ding and René Salinas—guest edited the … Continue reading →

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Southern African Mathematics Teachers Train at the Interface

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

Teachers from Southern African countries received specialized training in mathematical biology last week from NIMBioS Associate Director for Outreach and Education Suzanne Lenhart at the Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA) Annual Conference in Palapye, Botswana. Lenhart taught lessons on using … 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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New Quantitative Skills Curriculum Wins Funding

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

A unique program developed by NIMBioS to bring quantitative education to graduate students in the life sciences has been awarded funding from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), one of only three BWF awards to be made nationally. “Enhancing Quantitative and Data Science … 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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A Decade of Summer Undergrad Research Underway

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

The NIMBioS Summer Research Experience (SRE) program kicked off yesterday, celebrating a decade of providing students with opportunities to conduct research at the interface of mathematics and biology. Fifteen undergraduate students from around the country arrived at NIMBioS to begin the … 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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New Roster of Summer Undergrads Announced

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is pleased to announce the 15 participants selected for its highly competitive 2018 Summer Research Experience (SRE) program. Participants were selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants from around the country. The program runs for eight weeks, from May 29-July 20. … 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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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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