Events: 2016
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- 01 Jan 2016
- 6:00 am EST
- to 31 May 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and QUBES are pleased to offer a unique networking and professional development opportunity from January – May 2016 for faculty interested in bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms. Faculty will implement selected Teaching Issues in Ecology...
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- 01 Jan 2016
- 6:00 am EST
- to 31 May 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
ESA Data Discovery Faculty Mentoring Network
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) and QUBES are pleased to offer a second networking and professional development opportunity from January to May 2016 for faculty interested in bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms. Faculty will implement selected Teaching Issues in...
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- 25 Jan 2016
- 6:00 am EST
- to 04 Apr 2016
- 4:00 pm EDT
DryadLab - Using real data to engage students in scientific inquiry
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
Join us for an online network that will be focused on testing hands-on, data-driven modules in the undergraduate classroom. Registration: Closed Contact: Samantha Swauger
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- 01 Feb 2016
- 6:00 am EST
- to 01 Apr 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Teaching quantitative biology with agent-based models and NetLogo
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
This faculty mentoring network will provide participants with a basic introduction to teaching agent-based modeling with NetLogo. The goal is to increase faculty awareness of how NetLogo-based activities can be used to build student understanding of the modeling process and complex biology...
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- 01 Feb 2016
- 1:00 pm EST
- to 30 Apr 2016
- 9:00 pm EDT
Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics (AIMS)
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
This faculty mentoring network will provide participants with a basic introduction to image analysis and using image analysis and interesting biological contexts to motivate student learning of mathematics and statistics. Registration: Closed for Spring 2016. Contact: Jeremy Wojdak
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- 11 Mar 2016
- 6:00 pm EST
- to 12 Mar 2016
- 9:00 pm EST
Category: Workshop
Systems Biology is a field of biology that argues that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and that true understanding of complex and dynamic biological systems requires the incorporation and integration of fundamental principles derived from mathematics, physics, engineering and...
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- 18 Mar 2016
- 12:00 pm EDT
- to 19 Mar 2016
- 9:00 pm EDT
3rd Life Discovery - Doing Science Education Conference
Category: Meeting
Creating Connections - Biology in Action!The theme for the 3rd Life Discovery – Doing Science Conference (LDC) focuses on stimulating approaches to Life Science instruction that:Connect learning to life science careers in research and practice: What is it like to be a Biologist?Connect learning...
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- 21 May 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 25 May 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Human Anatomy & Physiology Conference 2016
Category: General
Join HHMI BioInteractive for a special film screening of "The Biology of Skin Color" on Sunday, May 21! Then come to our workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday 9-10:30am: “Wait, how many genes?” HHMI BioInteractive Resources for Teaching Cancer Biology in the...
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- 27 May 2016
- 1:00 pm EDT
- to 27 May 2016
- 2:00 pm EDT
Category: General
Initiating and sustaining change on the institutional level is a critical component of supporting teaching for a sustainable future, but knowing where to start is not easy. In this 60-minute webinar, participants will be guided through the steps for launching change efforts at one's...
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- 01 Jun 2016
- 7:00 am EDT
- to 15 Dec 2016
- 5:00 pm EST
HHMI Biointeractive Faculty Mentoring Network
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
BioInteractive offers free, engaging multimedia resources on a variety of science topics. In this group, participants will work in collaborative groups to adapt existing BioInteractive materials that focus on quantitative skills, have rich data sets, and are paired with primary literature for use...
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- 01 Jun 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 31 Jul 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: General
Project BudBurst is seeking plant observations from across the country during June and July! Celebrate summer and contribute valuable data to a national plant phenology database by observing plants in your community during Project BudBurst's Summer Solstice Snapshot campaign.
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- 02 Jun 2016
- 2:30 pm EDT
- to 02 Jun 2016
- 3:30 pm EDT
Webinar: Transforming Teacher Preparation to Teach for Sustainability
Category: General
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- 16 Jun 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 20 Jun 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: General
The field of microbial sciences is evolving. More and more important discoveries are occurring at the intersections between disciplines, and trans-disciplinary collaboration has never been more important than it is now. Integrating ASM's two premier events, General Meeting and ICAAC, the...
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- 18 Jun 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 19 Jun 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
2016 Teaching Native Cases Summer Institute
Category: General
The mission of the Enduring Legacies Native Cases Initiative is to develop culturally relevant curriculum and teaching resources in the form of case studies on key issues in Indian Country.
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- 19 Jun 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 24 Jun 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Lowering the Activation Energy: Making Quantitative Biology more Accessible
Category: Seminar
Biology requires a rapidly expanding set of quantitative skills including data analysis and management, statistics, modeling, computational reasoning, and visualization. If you are interested in developing your biology students' quantitative skills, this is the summer workshop for you! Join...
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- 19 Jun 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 24 Jun 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: Workshop
The 2016 BioQUEST Summer Workshop will be an exciting meeting, bringing together the BioQUEST, QUBES and Science Case Net again in a National Academies Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education. For more information, contact Kristin Jenkins (kristin.jenkins_at_bioquest.org).
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- 19 Jun 2016
- 9:00 am EDT
- to 24 Jun 2016
- 9:00 am EDT
Category: Meeting
Modeled on the National Academies Summer Institutes, the Quantitative Biology Summer Institute (QB SI) is presented by BioQUEST, Science Case Net and QUBES. This will be a working meeting during which participants will learn about and use evidence-based teaching strategies such as backward...
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- 24 Jun 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 28 Jun 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
American Society of Mammalogists 2016 Annual Meeting
Category: Meeting
The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was established in 1919 for the purpose of promoting interest in the study of mammals. In addition to being among the most charismatic of animals, mammals are important in many disciplines from paleontology to ecology and evolution....
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- 05 Jul 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 08 Jul 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: Meeting
The themes of the conference will aim to provide a forum for mathematics and statistics applied to weather and climate science, and will include: The development of novel methodologies to paleoclimates; Planetary system modelling; Weather and climate forecasting, and; Coupled...
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- 11 Jul 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 15 Jul 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: Meeting
SIAM’s Annual Meeting provides a broad view of the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science, and their applications through invited presentation, prize lectures, minisymposia, contributed papers and posters. Organizing Committee Co-Chairs David Gleich, Purdue...
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- 12 Jul 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 12 Jul 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Citizen Science Academy - Summer 2016
Category: General
Summer term for Citizen Science Academy begins, make sure to register in advance to participate. Explore the many ways in which citizen science can be incorporated into your classroom or institution. Developed and facilitated by leaders in the field, our professional development...
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- 18 Jul 2016
- 6:00 am EDT
- to 01 May 2017
- 3:00 pm EDT
SimBio Faculty Mentoring Network
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
SimBio invites applications for a Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) focused on using SimBio’s SimUText Ecology™ as a platform to incorporate more active learning into ecology classrooms. Because students typically complete SimBio chapters before class instructors can focus class time on...
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- 18 Jul 2016
- 11:00 am EDT
- to 22 Jul 2016
- 8:00 pm EDT
Teaching Individual/Agent-based Modeling
Category: Workshop
Applications are being accepted until April 8 The course is designed primarily for college professors and instructors who want to add individual-based modeling to their teaching and research skills. Individual-based (or "agent-based") models (IBMs, ABMs) are a popular new...
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- 18 Jul 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 22 Jul 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
2016 Earth Educators' Rendezvous
Category: General
Design your own professional development opportunity at the second annual Earth Educators' Rendezvous in Madison, WI. Events will include workshops, oral and poster sessions, plenary talks, and working groups. Capitalize on experience from your colleagues at a variety of workshops, present...
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- 21 Jul 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 24 Jul 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: Seminar
Now in its twenty-third year, ASMCUE® gathers over 350 microbiology and biology educators for an interactive four-day conference. Educators come from colleges, universities and international institutions to learn and share the latest information in the biological sciences and education...
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- 03 Aug 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 07 Aug 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: Meeting
The annual summer meeting of the Mathematical Association of America is the largest summertime gathering of mathematicians. MAA MathFest 2016 will officially open with the Grand Opening Reception on Wednesday, August 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the evening before the scientific program commences...
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- 07 Aug 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 12 Aug 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: Meeting
This meeting's theme is “Novel Ecosystems in the Anthropocene”.
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- 24 Aug 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 26 Aug 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Scenarios And Models Of Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services In Support Of Decision-Making
Category: Meeting
The conference covers scenarios and modelling applications in marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. It intends to mobilise experts in all relevant disciplines of natural and social sciences as well as policy makers and practitioners. Conference topics focus on: Exploring recent...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 31 Oct 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
Category: General
Celebrate the beauty of autumn by observing plants in your community with our Fall into Phenology campaign. During September and October take a moment and make an observation of plants as the seasons change. Are your plants flowering, fruiting, changing leaf color? Tell us! Participating is easy...
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- 12 Sep 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 02 Dec 2016
- 5:00 pm EST
Math attitudes and anxiety in undergraduate Biology students
Category: Faculty Mentoring Network
QUBES is pleased to offer a unique networking and professional development opportunity from September – December 2016 for faculty interested in alleviating math anxiety in undergraduate biology students. This mentoring network will familiarize faculty with background on how math...
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- 28 Sep 2016
- 3:00 am EDT
- to 15 Dec 2016
- 5:00 pm EST
2016 ASM M(icro)OOCs: Improving Microbiology Students' Quantitative Skills
Category: Workshop
The fall 2016 ASM M(icro)OOCs Course is a four-part webinar series, sponsored by ASM and QUBES focuses on increasing quantitative biology in undergraduate education. Each of the four 60-minute sessions will address common issues around teaching quantitative skills and reasoning, ranging from...
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- 30 Sep 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 02 Oct 2016
- 5:00 pm EDT
SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth
Category: General
Climate change, biodiversity, infectious diseases, sustainability, energy, food, and water are among the areas of greatest global concern. The new SIAM Activity Group on Mathematics of Planet Earth (SIAG/MPE) provides a forum for mathematicians and computational scientists engaged in these...
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- 03 Nov 2016
- 8:00 am EDT
- to 06 Nov 2016
- 5:00 pm EST
2016 Professional Development Conference
Category: Seminar
Join other leaders in biology and life science education for four days of renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, informative sessions and special events that you can't get anywhere else!
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- 07 Nov 2016
- 8:00 am EST
- to 09 Nov 2016
- 5:00 pm EST
Next Generation Genetic Monitoring
Category: Workshop
Genetic variation underlies key ecological processes and economic activities, and is thus a collective resource for sustaining future species, ecosystems and human society. As biodiversity loss accelerates and environmental challenges mount, there is need for quantitative evaluation of the status...
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- 12 Dec 2016
- 8:00 am EST
- to 16 Dec 2016
- 5:00 pm EST
American Geophysical Union 2016 Annual Meeting
Category: Meeting
NEON scientists and educators will participate in a number of oral and poster sessions. Check back to this page as more information becomes available.