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Science magazine prize awarded to course that brings biology and math worlds closer
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:21:12 -0700
( American Association for the Advancement of Science ) An undergraduate course that allows students to build mathematical models of biological phenomena -- and to experience a convergence of disciplines with potential in areas ranging from cancer treatment to reforestation -- is the winner of the Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction,
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Framingham High student makes Biology Olympiad finals
Sat, 05 May 2012 21:52:24 -0700
Biology Olympiad champs are apparently made, not born. At least that was the case for Sitara Chapman, who remembers being a freshman “walking into Framingham High ... and not being very excited about taking a science course.” Four years and countless textbooks later, Chapman, 17, now a senior, scored seventh in the country on the latest U.S. Biology Olympiad, punching a ticket to the finals next ...
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CWRU class earns Science magazine prize for innovation
Thu, 24 May 2012 10:59:02 -0700
Science magazine has awarded a prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction to a Case Western Reserve University class that melds biology, computer modeling, mathematical analysis and writing.
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SF State biology department receives $1.5 million to support science teaching
Thu, 24 May 2012 03:18:23 -0700
( San Francisco State University ) The San Francisco State University Department of Biology has received a $1.5 million education grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support the faculty as they refine their teaching skills and explore new resources and new ways to assess their students' learning.
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Funding will establish platform technology for emerging synthetic biology field
Thu, 24 May 2012 07:05:11 -0700
( Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will help the UK's world-leading researchers in synthetic biology to establish platform technology in the emerging field with a new grant of almost £5 million. Platform technology is the crucial next step necessary for applications to be produced and commercialized.
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Fish biology offered at WSCC
Wed, 23 May 2012 21:05:16 -0700
Have an interest in fish — and some background in science? Hamdy Helal, West Shore Community College professor of biological sciences, is offering a fish biology course (ZOO 257 51) beginning next week that may be of interest to you.
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GIRL SCOUTS: MORE SCIENCE!
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:48:11 -0700
Girl Scouts are now getting more of what they want...and it's not just cookies.
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EPSRC to help researchers in synthetic biology to establish platform technology
Fri, 25 May 2012 02:43:44 -0700
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will help the UK's world-leading researchers in synthetic biology to establish platform technology in the emerging field with a new grant of almost -5 million. Platform technology is the crucial next step necessary for applications to be produced and commercialised.
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Girl Scouts: Not just cookies. We want science!
Fri, 25 May 2012 09:03:52 -0700
Girl Scouts are now getting more of what they want...and it's not just cookies.
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Reed College biology professor wins prestigious $986,000 National Science Foundation grant
Thu, 17 May 2012 16:05:56 -0700
The National Science Foundation awarded its prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program grant of $986,000 to Sarah Schaack, a Reed College biology professor who specializes in the genetics of mutation.
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