Author Archives: Kelly Sturner

Ingersoll Shares Bat Ecologist Experience with UTEP

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow Tom Ingersoll recently visited the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) to share his experiences in bat ecology and modeling by meeting with students and leading a workshop and field trip to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. In Ingersoll’s … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Shares Biology & Math at USA Science & Engineering Festival

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

NIMBioS had a great time in DC last weekend exhibiting to a crowd of more than 150,000 at the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Billed as “the largest celebration of science in the USA,” special guests included “rock stars” of … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Outreach Featured on AAAS Site

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

NIMBioS’s Education and Outreach program is a featured story on the AAAS Member Central website. Padmini Rangamani, UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow and past NIMBioS workshop participant, interviewed Kelly Sturner, NIMBioS Education & Outreach Coordinator for the story. Sturner discusses how … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS at the Fair

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

NIMBioS sponsored two awards for biological research projects using mathematical methods at this year’s Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair. Samiha Ahsan and Ashley Parks, both of Oak Ridge High School, share the senior level prize for their project “Mathematical … Continue reading →

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High School Scholars Visit NIMBioS

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

Tennessee high school students visited NIMBioS last week as a part of the annual Tennessee Junior Science and Humanties Symposium. Suzanne Lenhart, NIMBioS associate director for education, outreach and diversity, spoke to the students and their teacher sponsors about how … Continue reading →

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Ngonghala Presents the Buzz on Mosquitos and Malaria

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow Calistus Ngonghala shared his research in modeling mosquito transmission of malaria at Howard University earlier this month. His talk, titled “The role of mosquito demography and nourishment habits on the dynamics of malaria transmission,” was presented to … Continue reading →

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Botesteanu Wins MAA Outstanding Presentation Award

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

Dana-Adriana Botesteanu, a participant in NIMBioS’ 2011 REU program, has won an “Outstanding Presentation” award from the Mathematical Association of America for her poster at the Undergraduate Poster Session at the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings. Botesteanu’s poster presentation, “How does … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Darwin! NIMBioS Celebrates at Teacher Workshop

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

In honor of Charles Darwin’s birthday last week, NIMBioS participated in a training-the-teacher workshop on strategies for teaching evolution for around 30 local middle and high school teachers in East Tennessee. NIMBioS Education & Outreach Coordinator Kelly Sturner led teachers … Continue reading →

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Extreme Makeover, NIMBioS Edition: Renovations Underway at NIMBioS’ New Home

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

Renovations began this month on the first floor of Claxton Education Center, the future home of NIMBioS in the heart of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s campus. From the beginning NIMBioS has been slated to move to accommodate its growing number … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Attends Largest Mathematics Meeting in the World

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Kelly Sturner

More than 7,000 mathematicians descended upon Boston last week for the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meeting, the world’s largest mathematics meeting, and NIMBioS was there.  NIMBioS researchers, faculty and staff contributed talks on research and outreach. Two posters from the NIMBioS … Continue reading →

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