Fin Channel.com, May 6 - Georgia State University was recently awarded a nearly $900,000 grant from the NSF to increase the number of science teachers in metro Atlanta schools. The grant, titled "Impacting Metro-Atlanta Science Teaching," or I-MAST, will be used to recruit, prepare and support 36 high quality science educators over the next five years... "The partnership between GSU and Georgia Tech is a great way to bring bright young scientists into the classroom," said Jennifer Leavey, director of Undergraduate Academic Services in the Georgia Tech School of Biology. "Tech is a nationally-ranked leader in undergraduate science education, but has no route for certifying K-12 teachers. GSU has an excellent College of Education and is only a few blocks away." (full story)
The Scientist , Jun 8 - You've unpacked your next-generation sequencing system and popped in some DNA or RNA. Five days later, you've sequenced 50 million tiny strings of nucleotides. Then what? Tolerating Mismatches USER: Nicholas Bergman, assistant professor of biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Project: Mapping the transcriptome of anthrax-causing bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) and measuring gene expression levels Bergman's group uses Applied Biosystems' SOLiD gene sequencer, because it produces more data than do other new platforms... "It would take [an inaccuracy] and say this read is unmappable," Bergman says. The group needed a new algorithm that would tolerate these errors and move through vast amounts of data. (Full Story)
The Whistle, Jun 15 - While many Tech students are attending to their coursework during the summer, the Institute has opened its campus to elementary and high school students for several academic camps.
From classes about engineering, robotics, biotechnology, architecture or the investing nuances of Wall Street, high school students from across the state can participate in programs overseen by Tech faculty and staff. (full story )
Ms. Padilla's Abstract entitled âApplication of an Oligo-nucleotide Microarray for Reductive Dechlorination Biomarker Identification and Process Monitoringâ was one of the 2 winning entries, at the "Sustainability Live" event held recently in Birmingham, UK!
Sustainability Live is the UKâs largest exhibition for excellence and innovation in environment, water, energy and land. The Environmental Science Student Awards Initiative sponsored by Adventus. This was a new award for 2009 and gives students the opportunity to be rewarded for their innovative thinking and creative approach to long standing issues.
There were 2 overall winners of the Environmental Science Students Award:
Elizabeth Padilla-Crespo of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, for her work on "Application of an Oligo-nucleotide Microarray for Reductive Dechlorination Biomarker Identification and Process Monitoring"
And secondly, Behnaz Razavi of the University of California in Irvine, for her work on "Free-Radical-Induced Oxidative and Reductive Degradation of Fibrate Pharmaceuticals: Kinetic Studies and Degradation Mechanisms".
The presentations were judged by representatives of Adventus and the Conference Scientific Advisory Board - on the criterion of originality, organization, research techniques and overall quality of work.
For full article select the following link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31206671/
Ms. Padilla's Abstract entitled âApplication of an Oligo-nucleotide Microarray for Reductive Dechlorination Biomarker Identification and Process Monitoringâ was one of the 2 winning entries, at the "Sustainability Live" event held recently in Birmingham, UK!
Sustainability Live is the UKâs largest exhibition for excellence and innovation in environment, water, energy and land. The Environmental Science Student Awards Initiative sponsored by Adventus. This was a new award for 2009 and gives students the opportunity to be rewarded for their innovative thinking and creative approach to long standing issues.
There were 2 overall winners of the Environmental Science Students Award:
Elizabeth Padilla-Crespo of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, for her work on "Application of an Oligo-nucleotide Microarray for Reductive Dechlorination Biomarker Identification and Process Monitoring"
And secondly, Behnaz Razavi of the University of California in Irvine, for her work on "Free-Radical-Induced Oxidative and Reductive Degradation of Fibrate Pharmaceuticals: Kinetic Studies and Degradation Mechanisms".
The presentations were judged by representatives of Adventus and the Conference Scientific Advisory Board - on the criterion of originality, organization, research techniques and overall quality of work.
For full article select the following link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31206671/
Associate Professor Eric Gaucher Highlighted in Astrobiology Magazine. Link to article: http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3114
Associate Professor Eric Gaucher Highlighted in Astrobiology Magazine. Link to article: http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3114
The College of Sciences Faculty Mentor Awards are sponsored by the College and the COS ADVANCE Professor in order recognize the time and effort that faculty members spend in mentoring and to appreciate the mentors' services to the community. This year Professor Julia Kubanek, School of Biology and School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, was awarded CoS Faculty Mentor Award.
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