Monthly Archives: November 2012

BEACON Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Program

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

Reminder: The deadline is approaching for BEACON’s Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Program. BEACON is an NSF Science and Technology Center headquartered at Michigan State University with partners at North Carolina A&T State University, University of Idaho, University of Texas at Austin, … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Journey from Microbiology to Microsoft

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Michelle Vogel. Since this is the tale of how I ended up as an intern and future employee of Microsoft, I guess I should tell you a bit … Continue reading →

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How a heavy metal musician became a scientist

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

Jeff Morris used to play in a heavy metal band but is now a BEACON postdoctoral researcher in Rich Lenski’s lab. As he explains in this video, “Being an independent musician pre-adapts you for what you’re going to have to do … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: The tale of the tail-less sea squirt

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by University of Washington graduate student Max Maliska. I have found my work as a PhD. candidate in Billie Swalla’s lab at University of Washington in Seattle to be highly integrative; spanning … Continue reading →

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BEACON Summer REU Students Shine

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

BEACON’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program is a 10-week intensive residential program targeting the recruitment of underrepresented students to conduct research with a faculty mentors. This past summer, BEACON funded sixty-seven students across the partner schools at six … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Reproducing the evolutionary path to human-level intelligence

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Randal Olson. For well over a decade, I have been fascinated with the idea that computers could achieve the same level of intelligence as humans. I would often … Continue reading →

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