Category Archives: Leadership

Top of Class: Quantitative Bioscience at UT

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

As a service to the university, NIMBioS has unveiled a new Quantitative Bioscience website showcasing the multiple routes to success for graduate education in quantitative bioscience at the University of Tennessee. With 20 different research areas to explore, UT has … Continue reading →

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NISER Makes a Move

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

The National Institute for STEM Evaluation and Research (NISER), which was established as a part of NIMBioS in 2016, is now a core operation of the University of Tennessee’s lead research administration unit, the Office of Research & Engagement (ORE). … Continue reading →

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Humans Added to Ecology Equation

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

The first ever Ecological Society of America Symposium on integrating human behavior into theoretical ecology was held at this year’s ESA Annual Meeting, courtesy of NIMBioS and DySoC. NIMBioS and DySoC faculty organized the symposium, titled “Theory in Ecology: Adding … Continue reading →

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Spring Kudos to Dr. Lenhart

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Catherine Crawley

As the academic year draws to a close, two laurels go out to NIMBioS Associate Director for Education & Outreach Suzanne Lenhart. At the end of March, Lenhart was named Disability Champion by UT’s Student Disability Services. Lenhart directs the … Continue reading →

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Special Issue Dedicated to Lenhart

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

The November issue of Natural Resource Modeling is dedicated to Suzanne Lenhart, NIMBioS Associate Director for Education and Outreach and a Chancellor’s Professor in Mathematics at UT. Three former students of Lenhart’s—Rachel Leander, Wandi Ding and René Salinas—guest edited the … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Extracurriculars & the Mathematics of Dance

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

No, this is the not the first interdisciplinary workshop on the mathematics of English country dance, but perhaps it could be. A man of many talents, NIMBioS Director Louis Gross donned his Elizabethan attire last week to join other local … Continue reading →

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TN State Assembly Honors Director Gross

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS Director Louis Gross was honored on Friday when State Representative Eddie Smith presented Gross, along with two other UT professors, a resolution commending them for recent achievements. House Joint Resolution No. 1013 honors Gross, noting his venerable list of … Continue reading →

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Landmark Collaborations Lead to UT Successes via NIMBioS

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

In recent years, NIMBioS has developed productive partnerships with faculty in many units at the University of Tennessee, collaborating on and helping manage a variety of sponsored projects. Totaling more than $3.2 million, these grants, contracts and cooperative agreements span … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Director Gross!

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to NIMBioS Director Louis Gross, who has received a top award from the Southeastern Conference. Gross was honored with the 2018 SEC Faculty Achievement Award, the SEC announced today. The prestigious, university-level award recognizes professors from the 14 SEC universities … Continue reading →

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Lenhart Named National Women in Math Fellow

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to NIMBioS Associate Director for Education & Outreach Suzanne Lenhart whose sustained and lasting commitment to women in the mathematical sciences has led to her selection to the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics … Continue reading →

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