Category Archives: REU/REV

Down on the Farm: Students Learn Cow Facts for E-coli Study

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

How a cattle herd is managed can affect how e-coli bacteria spreads, so students from NIMBioS’ REU/REV program visited a farm today to learn about cattle management methods. The group hopes to incorporate some of what they learned into the … Continue reading →

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Graduate Students Advise ‘Talk to Other Grads’

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

Talking to other graduate students is key to choosing a good mentor and deciding what classes to take and when, according graduate students who recently shared their advice with undergraduates in Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs at NIMBioS and … Continue reading →

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Hiking in the Smokies with Summer REU/REV Students

Posted on June 20, 2011 by admin

Summer REU and REV students at NIMBioS took a much-deserved break from their projects to hike and picnic in Great Smokey Mountain National Park. The hikers took the trail from Big Creek up to Mouse Creek Falls, a pleasant two-mile … Continue reading →

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REU and REV Students See Synchronous Fireflies

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

NIMBioS REU/REV participants took a field trip this week to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to see a biological phenomenon found in only one other place in the world: fireflies flashing in synchrony. The students arrived early and picnicked … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Today: Dr. Thibert-Plante Teaches MATLAB

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

The NIMBioS classroom is packed this morning as the REU/REV participants learn MATLAB in preparation for their summer research projects. Postdoc Xavier Thibert-Plante is today’s instructor. The program is “a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Welcomes 22 REU/REV Participants Next Week

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is excited to welcome 22 participants next Tuesday to the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program and the Research Experiences for Veterinary Students (REV) program. The programs runs for eight weeks. Participants will live on campus and work in … Continue reading →

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