Tag Archives: Education/Outreach

Tennessee Education Leaders Learn About NIMBioS Outreach

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Hundreds of school principals and superintendents at the Tennessee Educational LEADership Conference viewed Biology in a Box materials and were introduced to NIMBioS outreach programs in Nashville last week. About 1,800 educational professionals attended in all. All ten Biology in … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Outreach: Girl Scouts Identify Wildlife Tracks

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

By examining wildlife tracks imprinted in clay, area Girl Scouts learned how to identify the animal that would have made them in a recent outreach activity led by NIMBioS at Cherokee Caverns in Knoxville.  Using materials from Biology in a … Continue reading →

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New NIMBioS Education Module: Writing the Abstract

Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin

The abstract can be tough and time-consuming to write, but it can make or break a paper’s success. One little paragraph ends up being the most widely read portion of a study, and also its emissary to encourage others to … Continue reading →

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Panelists Advise ‘Flexibility’ as Key to Career Success

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

Flexibility is the key to finding your future career, according to the consensus of four panelists representing diverse careers in mathematics and biology. REU and REV students listened to this advice and more during a recent career panel at NIMBioS. … Continue reading →

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REU and REV’s Wild About Knoxville Zoo Tour

Posted on June 24, 2011 by admin

Veterinary professor Juergen Schumacher recalled the first time he met a gibbon at the Knoxville Zoo: the young ape surprised him by climbing atop his shoulder, and for a split moment, Schumacher thought maybe his ear was about to become … Continue reading →

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Graduate Students Advise ‘Talk to Other Grads’

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

Talking to other graduate students is key to choosing a good mentor and deciding what classes to take and when, according graduate students who recently shared their advice with undergraduates in Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs at NIMBioS and … Continue reading →

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