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Inaugural Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 1, May, 2007

Table of Contents:

A Message from the Director

Science and Synthesis

  • New Short Term Visitors Program
  • Recent Awards
  • Call for Proposals
  • Recent Publications by NESCent Scientists

Informatics

  • Call for White Papers
  • Phyloinformatics Hackathon
  • Recently Funded Informatics Projects

Education and Outreach

  • Evolution Symposium at the National Association of Biology Teachers
  • NESCent Databases Aim to Increase Diversity in Evolutionary Biology Fields

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Newsletter Vol. 1 No.2, October, 2007

Table of Contents:

A Message from the Director

Science and Synthesis

  • New Awards
  • December/January Call for Proposals


Informatics

  • Tutorial Available
  • Upcoming Workshop on Evolution and Ontologies
  • Upcoming Hackathon on Comparative Phylogenetic Methods in R
  • 2007 Google Summer of Code at NESCent

Education and Outreach

  • Outreach to Underrepresented Students
  • Evolution: Applications in Human Health and Populations
  • Evolution Curriculum for Elementary School
  • Broader Impacts Ideas – Workshops for Educators

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Newsletter Vol. 2 No.1, May, 2008

Table of Contents:

A Message from the Director

Science and Synthesis

  • New Awards
  • Call for Proposals
  • Darwin Day Symposium 2008

Informatics

  • R Hackathon
  • Upcoming workshops and Courses
  • Dryad
  • Employment and Internship Opportunities

Education and Outreach

  • Education Resources from the 2007 NABT Evolution Symposium
  • Darwin Day Symposium 2008
  • Evolution in the News with Understanding Evolution
  • Tools for Teaching Evolution Workshop
  • Summer Workshop for Elementary School Teachers
  • Increasing Undergraduate Diversity at the Evolution Meetings

 

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