Category Archives: gender diversity

Triangle Fun: NIMBioS Assists With Gadget Girls

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

Fiber optics, plant tissue science, solar energy, and of course, mathematics were among the topics explored by middle school girls on Saturday as a part of the second annual “Gadget Girl Adventures in STEM” program held at the University of … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Hosts Women in Science Meeting

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Catherine Crawley

Outreach to middle school girls, better treatment for international graduate students, tenure and promotion for women on UT campus — these are among the top issues for the members of the Association of Women in Science (AWIS) Tennessee chapter, who … Continue reading →

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Girls Compare Insect Biodiversity in Smoky Mountain Grasslands

Posted on June 15, 2012 by admin

NIMBioS visited the Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont today to help participants in Girls in Science Camp explore insect biodiversity data. The 21 young ecologists — all middle school-aged girls from North Carolina and Tennessee — had collected various … Continue reading →

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A perfect trio of women mathematical biologists

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

Over the last three days, we have posted three videos of three different women pioneering their way in the field of mathematical biology. Dr. Julia Arciero is an assistant professor in the mathematical sciences department at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Outreach: Girl Scouts Identify Wildlife Tracks

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

By examining wildlife tracks imprinted in clay, area Girl Scouts learned how to identify the animal that would have made them in a recent outreach activity led by NIMBioS at Cherokee Caverns in Knoxville.  Using materials from Biology in a … Continue reading →

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Girls in Science Campers Do the Data Crunch

Posted on June 20, 2011 by admin

A group of 24 girls visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park for Girls in Science Camp last week learned how they could take their insect data, gathered the day before, and use math to turn it into real results. Dr. … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Puts the M in Girls Scouts’ STEM Day

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

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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Girls Get Their Hands Dirty at SHADES Workshop

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS helped inspire sixth and seventh grade girls about careers in math, science and engineering at the annual Sharing Adventures in Engineering and Science (SHADES) workshop organized by the Greater Knoxville Math/Science Coalition last weekend. Thirty-eight local students got their … Continue reading →

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