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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Coffee and Pi Anyone?
NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence Timothy Sellers performs his song Coffee and Pi at WDVX Blue Plate Special. “It’s a song about what a mathematician might be thinking as he or she is sitting down with a cup of coffee,” says Sellers. Does … Continue reading
Dr. Agusto To Discuss Math Modeling and Disease
“Mathematical modeling and optimal control of transmission of avian influenza” is the topic of an April 28 joint seminar sponsored by the Maryville College Science Literacy Series and the Maryville College Math Club. The event, which is free and open … Continue reading
Lenhart Awarded UT’s Highest Faculty Honor
NIMBioS Associate Director for Education, Outreach & Diversity Suzanne Lenhart has been named a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of Tennessee (UT), where she is professor of mathematics. This is the highest lifetime honor that can be awarded to UT … Continue reading
Murray State, UTK Students Tour NIMBioS
A group from Murray State University including undergraduate students, a graduate student and a faculty member, traveled to UT-Knoxville over the weekend to attend the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference hosted by UT’s Department of Mathematics. While here, they stopped … Continue reading
Moran Talks Global Change Modeling at Fisk
Dr. Emily Moran, NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow (center-right, tan jacket), traveled to Nashville last week to give a seminar on modeling global change at NIMBioS partner Fisk University. Moran presented “Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling and Ecology: two global-change case studies” to Fisk … Continue reading
NIMBioS Puts the M in Girls Scouts’ STEM Day
In STEM education, ‘M’ is for mathematics! NIMBioS helped host 150 middle school girls and 50 chaperones recently for the day-long “Gadget Girls: Adventures in STEM.” Organized by the Southern Appalachians Girl Scout Council and the Office of Arts and … Continue reading
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NIMBioS On the Trail
NIMBioS took to the trail on Saturday in search of spring wildflowers, and the hikers were well-rewarded. Along Porter’s Creek, these intrepid explorers found white-fringed phacelia, trout lily, rue anemone, wild geranium, wild ginger, spring beauty, many varieties of violets … Continue reading
Postdoc Talks Proteins at University of Texas-El Paso
Dr. Yi Mao (center front in white shirt), NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow, recently visited students and faculty at the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) to present a seminar on her work with proteins. Her talk was titled: “Dynamic Simulation of Proteins: … Continue reading
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A Niche at Howard University
Dr. William Godsoe, NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow, visited Howard University in Washington, DC, to present a seminar titled “I Can’t Define the Niche But I’ll Know It When I See It: Why We Need Mathematics to Understand Species Distribution.” The talk … Continue reading
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Lenhart Named SIAM Fellow
Dr. Suzanne Lenhart, professor of mathematics at the Univ. of Tennessee and NIMBioS Associate Director for Education, Outreach and Diversity, has been selected as a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The fellowship honors SIAM members … Continue reading