Student Oceanus articles

This past summer, 14 JP students took the course How not to write for peer-reviewed journals: talking to everyone else.  The course, taught by Chris Reddy (Chemistry) and Lonny Lippsett (managing editor of Oceanus), aimed to teach the students "how to write an article related to [their] research (or other topics in marine science) geared to non-scientist audiences and to develop engaging graphics to accompany it." Funding for the course came from the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professorship in Oceanography. 

A unique aspect of the course was that it paired students with professional science journalists. These journalists helped the students edit their final projects, many of which have now been published online in Oceanus. Among these are articles by biology students Elizabeth Haliday, Kelton McMahon, Christine Mingione, and Kristen Whalen. The pieces by Elizabeth and Christine have also appeared in the Cape Cod Times. Annette Hynes has an article in preparation. Eventually, all of the articles will be collected into a complete Oceanus issue.

Update (Dec. 4, 2008): Annette Hynes' article has now been posted on the Oceanus website.