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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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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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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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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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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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This Week in Genome Biology
Wed, 23 May 2012 09:03:55 -0700
In a research highlight published online in advance in Genome Biology this week, Siavash Kurdistani from the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses the epigenomic enhancer profiling of colon cancer study from Case Western Reserve University's Batool Akhtar-Zaidi et al ., recently published in Science , noting how it "has implicated distal gene regulatory DNA sequences in the ...
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Grinnell College Awarded $1 Million from HHMI for Science Education
Thu, 24 May 2012 06:45:44 -0700
HHMI capstone award to Grinnell for "sustained excellence and important contributions to undergraduate science education"
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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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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Bear Tavern has largest science fair to date
Thu, 24 May 2012 01:26:42 -0700
   Bear Tavernâs fifth annual Science Fair took place Friday, April 13.
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Singapore to host 23rd International Biology Olympiad
Tue, 22 May 2012 19:44:29 -0700
SINGAPORE: Singapore will be hosting the prestigious International Biology Olympiad for the first time from July 8 to 15.
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