Category Archives: high school

Prizes for Young Scientists: Mold Growth and an App Predicting Seizures

Posted on April 14, 2014 by admin

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Junior and Senior NIMBioS Prizes for Research at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology, presented annually at the Southern Appalachian Science Engineering Fair, held at the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville. This year’s Junior … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to SRE 2014 Undergrads and Teachers!

Posted on March 24, 2014 by admin

NIMBioS is pleased to announce the 20 participants selected for the 2014 Summer Research Experience (SRE) for undergraduates and teachers program. The program will run for eight weeks this summer from June 9-August 1. Participants will come from all over … Continue reading →

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Biology in a Box Aligned to Mathematics Common Core

Posted on January 9, 2014 by admin

Teachers of K-12 looking for hands-on, memorable enrichment activities for teaching the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics need look no further — the alignment for Biology in a Box is now complete and published online. Forty-five states, the District … Continue reading →

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Teaching Science in a Climate of Denial at Tennessee Teacher Conference

Posted on December 4, 2013 by admin

Social controversy surrounding certain scientific theories poses a great challenge for teaching science in the United States — up to 60 percent of U.S. high school biology teachers report capitulating in some way to antievolution pressure, reports one study. NIMBioS and … Continue reading →

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Meet Education & Outreach Intern Kelsey Bratton

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

NIMBioS is pleased to introduce Kelsey Bratton, our education & outreach intern who began her work here in January. A junior in mathematics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Bratton is enrolled in the VolsTeach program, which enables students to graduate … Continue reading →

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Young Scientists Merit NIMBioS Science Fair Prizes for Swimmer Physiology, Mutated DNA

Posted on April 5, 2013 by admin

Congratulations to this year’s young recipients of the NIMBioS Prize for Research at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology, awarded at the regional Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair. Each year NIMBioS presents a junior and senior level award to … Continue reading →

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Women Researchers Share Their Stories with Aspiring Girls

Posted on March 22, 2013 by admin

With less than 25 percent of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) jobs in the United States currently held by women, women researchers and faculty from NIMBioS hoped to change that sobering statistic and inspire young girls from the L&N … Continue reading →

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New K-12 Forestry Math Activities for Biology in a Box

Posted on January 9, 2013 by admin

A newly revised activity book with K-12 math activities for the forestry-themed Biology in a Box is now available on the NIMBioS web site. NIMBioS’ Education and Outreach team collaborated with the University of Tennessee’s Biology in a Box program … Continue reading →

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Teaching Evolution Without Tears

Posted on November 9, 2012 by admin

Teaching evolution without tears can be a tall order for science teachers in a nation where 46 percent of Americans believe in creationism over science (Gallup Poll), but NIMBioS is trying to help get good information into the hands of … Continue reading →

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Students Named Regional Finalists With NIMBioS Research

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

Two local high school students have been named regional finalists in the 2012 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology with a project on sexual imprinting that they completed at NIMBioS under the guidance of former postdoc Tucker Gilman. Dalton … Continue reading →

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