Category Archives: Education

Stories from Science Fairs

The Biophysical Society has been sponsoring awards for high school students with outstanding biophysics-related science fair projects since 2009, with Society members serving as volunteer judges. Last year saw the highest number of volunteers yet. A couple of Society members … Continue reading

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Summer Course in Biophysics: Why Apply?

Hi, my name is Michael Jarstfer and I am the new director of the Biophysical Society’s NIH-sponsored Summer Course, hosted at the beautiful University of North Carolina campus in the southern part of heaven. If you are considering this course, … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania Regional Networking Meeting Takes Off

The BPS Networking meeting took place on Friday 11-11-11 at The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine in Hershey, PA. The meeting was extremely well attended with representation from throughout the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast Regions including PA, NJ, NY, … Continue reading

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Art and Self-Assembly: Wei Li’s BiophysJ Cover Art

Wei Li of Lehigh University’s Physics Department, creator of the cover image on the latest issue of Biophysical Journal, describes how he made this image and where he saw artistic opportunity in his scientific research. 1) How did you compose … Continue reading

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Minnesota Regional Networking Event a Success

The Minnesota Regional Networking Event was held at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN on October 28, 2011. Over sixty students and biophysicists, representing over ten educational institutions (high school, undergraduate, and graduate) and industries from Minnesota attended the event. … Continue reading

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Gender Inequalities in STEM Workplaces

The good news is that the gender wage gap is much smaller in STEM jobs than non-STEM jobs. The bad news is that there still is a gender wage gap. This is the message that the US Department of Commerce … Continue reading

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Biophysics Across America

The Biophysical Society gave out many Biophysics Awards this past year at science fairs in nine different states and the District of Columbia. Society members across the country volunteered as judges to determine which student had the best biophysics-related project, … Continue reading

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Welcome, Students of Biophysics!

Eleven students from various academic and cultural backgrounds have gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a common goal: to spend the summer immersed in biophysics. As the fourth class of students to attend the NIGMS-funded … Continue reading

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The Science Fair of Science Fairs: Intel International

Most kids love science fairs. They get to use their brains and hands to create something out of thin air—often something that grows, whirrs, glows in the dark, flies, conducts heat or light, freezes, or explodes. The only thing that … Continue reading

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