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Education and Outreach Spotlight
Blogging from NIMBioS Education & Outreach
Read our blog to hear about the latest news and happenings related to NIMBioS education and outreach activities.
Applications Open: 2012 Summer REU
Looking for a fun and challenging summer research experience? The NIMBioS Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is now taking applications for the 2012 program, which runs from June 11 to August 3. REU provides undergrads in math, biology and related fields the opportunity to conduct research in teams with UT professors, NIMBioS researchers, and collaborators on projects at the interface of math and biology. Application deadline: February 17. For more information and how to apply, click here.
Undergrads Present Research at the Interface
More than a 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 networking game using their name tags and listened to a panel discussion on careers. Click here for more information.
Registration Underway for Undergraduate Research Conference
The third annual undergraduate research conference at the interface of mathematics and biology will be held Oct. 21-22, 2011, at the Univ. of Tennessee Conference Center. The conference provides opportunities for undergraduates to present their research in talks and posters. A panel discussion on careers will also be included. The plenary speaker is Dr. J. Carl Panetta, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Click here for more information.
Summer Research Program Underway
NIMBioS' summer research program for undergraduates, veterinary students, and high school teachers is underway. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary Students (REV) programs run for eight weeks and include 16 undergraduates, five veterinary students and one high school science teacher. Participants live on campus and work in teams with NIMBioS postdocs and UT faculty on research at the interface of mathematics and biology. The six research projects for the 2011 program are modeling feral cat populations, modeling E. coli in cattle, investigating the maternal investment in the offspring of bird species, modeling intracellular movements in plants, modeling the effect of essential oils on a biocontrol fungus, and modeling the early dynamics of simian immunodeficiency virus. For more information about the NIMBioS REU/REV program, click here.
Measuring a Forest
NIMBioS helped put the 'M' in mathematics during the day-long "Gadget Girls: Adventures in STEM" event held at the University of Tennessee. NIMBioS hosted all of the math-related activities for the 150 middle school girls who attended. In "Measuring a Forest," participants learned why it's important to measure and monitor forests, and in the "Calculating Biodiversity" lesson, participants learned how to apply probability to measure biodiversity. Another lesson, "Fun with Triangles," taught the math behind shapes. For more information, click here.
Biology in a Box Reaches 80 School Districts
With activities for a brand new Biology in a Box K-12 unit on STEM under development, several members of the Biology in a Box team traveled to Nashville to the Area Conference for the National Science Teacher’s Association to gauge teachers’ reactions to the new activities. Biology in a Box is a hands-on, inquiry-based program now in 80 school districts in Tennessee and several surrounding states. If you are interested in having Biology in a Box in your classroom, click here.
Undergraduate Research Conference 2010
More than 100 undergraduates from around the country attended the second annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics, Nov. 19-20, 2010, at the University of Tennessee Conference Center. Students presented their research in talks and posters. The keynote speaker was Dr. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Howard University.
Ecology Education Webinar
An EcoEd Webinar: Math, Computing, Undergraduate Ecology Education and Large Datasets: An Example from a Citizen Science Program, sponsored by NIMBioS and the Ecological Society of America (ESA), was held Sept. 8, 2010, at NIMBioS. The webinar focused on math and computational education for ecology undergrads and illustrated how a large field dataset can be used to motivate hypothesis formulation and assessment by undergraduates.
You can view the archived webinar in its entirety by clicking the links below:
Video and audio to view in web browser (PC works best for this option)
Audio only (.wav format)
PDF version of the slideset presented
Summer Research Program Called "Life Changing"
Thirteen undergraduates, three veterinary students and two high school teachers from 16 different institutions across the United States recently completed the 2010 summer Research Experience for Undergraduates and Research Experience for Veterinary Students. Participants lived on campus at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT), and worked in teams with UT faculty to conduct research at the interface of mathematics and biology. Click here to read about participants' experiences.
2010 NIMBioS/UBM Award Winners Chosen
Nine undergraduate students from across the nation have been selected to receive a 2010 NIMBioS/UBM award to attend the Beyond BIO2010 Celebrations and Opportunities Symposium, May 21-22, in Washington, DC. The conference focuses on initiatives underway at the nation's colleges and universities to transform the way biology is taught at the undergraduate level. The award covers transportation to and from the conference, where students will present their research.
NIMBioS Undergrad Wins Research Award
Steve Fassino, who participated in the 2009 Research Experience for Undergraduates
at NIMBioS, has won an undergraduate research award from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Fassino, a junior majoring in mathematics at UT, won a EURēCA award in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources division.
NIMBioS Undergrad Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Nathan Stebbins, a biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named a 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. Stebbins, who is currently conducting research on cancer biology as an undergraduate, was nominated by NIMBioS to attend the Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education: Mobilizing the Community for Change conference held in Washington, DC, in July.
NIMBioS Hosts Undergraduates at National Research Conference
Nearly 200 undergraduates and faculty from more than 40 academic institutions in North America gathered Oct. 23-24, 2009, in Knoxville for the first annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics sponsored by the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS).
Apply for the Teacher Collaboration Program
NIMBioS is now accepting applications from math and biology/science teachers for The Teacher Collaboration Program, which provides links between teachers, scientists, and educators with an interest in making connections between mathematics and biology. NIMBioS will pair teachers with an interest in mathematics and biology with active researchers in the math biology community.
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UT Undergraduates Selected for National Education Conference
Two undergraduates from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were invited to share their views on how to improve biology education at a national conference held in Washington, DC, July 15-17.
Jonathan Lockhart, a senior majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, cellular, and molecular biology, and Nathan Stebbins, a junior majoring in biochemistry, cellular, and molecular biology, were among 12 undergraduate students from universities across the country who were selected for the
Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education: Mobilizing the Community for Change
conference organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
