Category Archives: BEACONites

The Evolution of the NSF-Funded BEACON Center: 2010-201

Posted on August 29, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by Patty Farrell-Cole, Ph.D., Marilyn Amey, Ph.D., Sarah Fitzgerald (Ph.D. candidate) and Alex Gardner (Ph.D. student) The National Science Foundation (NSF) holds expectations of transformational research and education for Science and Technology Centers (STC). In 2010, the … Continue reading →

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4th Annual Big Data in Biology Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin

Posted on May 31, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by University of Texas at Austin grad student Rayna Harris On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 The Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics hosted the 4th Annual Big Data in Biology Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin. … Continue reading →

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Mass Extinctions, Evolution, and…. Robots?

Posted on May 3, 2016 by hageyt

Check out this great video produced by the UT Alumni Association talking about research by BEACONites Joel Lehman and Risto Miikkulainen at UT Austin. Lehman and Miikkulainen published an awesome paper in PLOS ONE looking at evolution after a mass extinction.  I, for one, … Continue reading →

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UI BEACON Director James Foster to Receive Highest Faculty Rank at the University of Idaho

Posted on April 7, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by UI IBEST Communications Coordinator Amberly Beckman. The University of Idaho recently named Prof. James A. Foster a University Distinguished Professor, the highest rank for faculty at the University. Foster is one of only fourteen faculty members to receive … Continue reading →

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Introducing BEACON’s New Science Outreach and Communication Postdocs

Posted on April 3, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU postdoc Alexa Warwick. Alexa Warwick is the new Evolution Education and Outreach Postdoc at BEACON working with Dr. Louise Mead. Alexa worked on her Ph.D. with Drs. Emily Lemmon and Joseph Travis at Florida State … Continue reading →

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Deputy Director Charles Ofria Receives College of Engineering Withrow Distinguished Scholar Senior Award

Posted on March 24, 2016 by hageyt

BEACON is very excited to congratulate our Deputy Director Charles Ofria on his selection for the College of Engineering Withrow Distinguished Scholar Senior Award. This is the MSU College of Engineering’s highest award for research and a significant achievement. The … Continue reading →

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3rd Annual Big Data in Biology Summer School

Posted on March 9, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by UT Austin graduate student Rayna Harris The Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to host the 3rd Annual Big Data in Biology Summer School May 23–26, 2016. The 2016 … Continue reading →

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2nd Active LENS Workshop: June 2016

Posted on February 29, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU postdoc Mike Wiser  The 2nd annual Avida-ED Active LENS Workshop will be held at Michigan State University June 9-11, 2016 in East Lansing, MI. The purpose of this workshop is to train instructors in the use … Continue reading →

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Publicizing Your Research

Posted on February 1, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU Media Communications Manager/Spartan Science Storyteller Layne Cameron. First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Layne Cameron, the Spartan Science Storyteller. My job is to help publicize the research that is being conducted at MSU. … Continue reading →

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Point Break: My experiment with dropping PowerPoint in a large lecture course

Posted on January 25, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU Associate Professor Chris Waters. A Change is necessary I am the course administrator and sole instructor for the junior/senior level course “MMG 431:Microbial Genetics” of about 150 students at Michigan State University. Entering my seventh … Continue reading →

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