We?re excited to announce our new postdoctoral and sabbatical fellows who will bring their research to NIMBioS this summer and fall. Read all about them.  

Spotted hyenas are affected by the structure of their social network when forming and maintaining social bonds, according to a new study on the long-term dynamics of hyena social networks.  Read more.

Caroline Farrior's latest publication, which appeared last week in PNAS, describes how plant competition amplifies forest carbon sinks. Find out more about her research in this  video and Q&A .

Their lives once converged here for a summer research experience at NIMBioS, but now our undergraduate alumni study pipets at Stony Brook University, viral evolution at UCLA, and computational ecology at the University of Oregon, among many other experiences. Read more about our summer undergraduates.

Bringing Math to the High School Biology Classroom, A NIMBioS/BioQUEST Tutorial will be held July 20-22. The program features hands-on experience with inquiry activities that use real data, tools for graphing, modeling, and more. Application deadline: June 6, 2015. For more information, click here.

The NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Morphological Plant Models will be held September 2-4.  The workshop aims to set new frontiers in combining plant phenotyping with recent results from shape theory at the interface of geometry and topology. Application deadline: June 29, 2015. For more information, click here.

Heading to annual Ecological Society of America meeting in August? Join the national synthesis centers for a meet-and-greet reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. August 11. Hosted by: NIMBioS, SESYNC, NCEAS, USGS Powell Center. #ESA100  For more information, click here.

The 2015 Modern Math Workshop will be held Oct. 28-29, preceding the 2015 SACNAS National Conference in Washington, DC. Application deadline: July 31, 2015. For more information, click here.

The Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013+ Workshop: Education for the Planet Earth of Tomorrow will be held Sept. 30 - Oct. 2. The workshop focuses on planning for the multidisciplinary education of students. Applications accepted until all slots are filled.  For more information, click here.

September 1 is the next deadline for submitting requests for new scientific and educational activities at NIMBioS, including Working Groups, Investigative Workshops, Postdoctoral Fellowships and Sabbatical Fellowships. Click here for details.