Monthly Archives: April 2015

Workshop to Support Research Collaboration Between Junior and Senior Women

Yet another barrier facing women in academia is that senior women faculty are less likely to collaborate with junior women. A study in Current Biology found evidence for this in the field of psychology, a field getting very close to … Continue reading

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NIMBioS Undergrads – Where are They Now?

Their lives once converged here for a summer research experience at NIMBioS, but now our undergraduate alumni study pipets at Stony Brook University, viral evolution at UCLA, and computational ecology at the University of Oregon, among many other experiences. NIMBioS has … Continue reading

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Fractals and Fruit Flies Win Awards at Regional Science Fair

NIMBioS awarded its annual prizes for Research at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology last month to budding young scientists and mathematicians at the Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair. The junior prize went to Piper Halcrow and Olivia Ricche … Continue reading

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NIMBioS Postdocs Join the Mammal March Madness Fun!

NIMBioS postdoctoral fellows and staff participated in the March Mammal Madness this year, a wildly popular scientific take on the NCAA College Basketball March Madness Championship Tournament. In March Mammal Madness, mammals, and even some mythical creatures, compete in computer simulated rounds for … Continue reading

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