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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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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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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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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Bear Tavern has largest science fair to date
Sat, 26 May 2012 23:07:18 -0700
   Bear Tavernâs fifth annual Science Fair took place Friday, April 13.
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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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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: 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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The science of a sexless future
Sat, 26 May 2012 11:30:00 -0700
Mumbai, May 27 -- In 2004, researchers experimenting with mice in Japan managed to fuse two ovarian eggs and trigger the growth of an embryo, which was then implanted in the uterus of an adult female mouse.The embryo eventually grew into a healthy female mouse, named Kaguya, the first animal to be born of two mothers.At just over a year old, a still-healthy Kaguya mated with a male and gave ...
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