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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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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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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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Science-y love blooms into 250-tulip proposal

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:50:10 -0700
Sometimes life is a bed of tulips. (Credit: John Gottula) John Gottula is a patient man. His proposal to girlfriend Kelly Voll took more than six months. No, this wasn't the slowest knee-lowering in history. It was a carefully hatched horticultural plot. When it comes to geek love, we've come across proposals involving Super Mario , iPhone apps , " Back to the Future ," and Twitter . Gottula, a ...
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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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Gourmet butterflies speed north: study

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:59:12 -0700
A new study led by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York has shown how a butterfly has changed its diet, and consequently has sped northwards in response to climate change. Their study is published in the latest issue of Science.
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Research and Markets: 2012 Encyclopedia of Radicals in Chemistry, Biology and Materials Highlights the Growing ...

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:27:00 -0700
Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Encyclopedia of Radica
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