UNIVERSITY
Biology journal to make debut
By Jen Ellison
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Publishing in a scientific jour
nal was nearly impossible for
undergraduates — until now
Next week, the University
Department of Biology will pub
lish its first issue of Biospheres,
an undergraduate biology jour
nal.
The first of its kind at the Uni
versity. the journal is designed
to give undergraduates experi
ence in writing about their
research and the process of get
ting published, said Janice
Weeks, the faculty adviser of the
publication.
During the 1991-92 school
year, the Howard Hughes Med
ical Institute donated $1 million
to the biology department for the
enhancement of undergraduate
learning, said biology depart
ment head Dan Udovic.
A portion of this grant was
used in the development and
production of Biospheres,
Udovic said.
The purpose of Biospheres is
to recognize people for what
they've done in their undergrad
uate years. Weeks said. The jour
nal is designed to include
undergraduate research those*,
lah profiles, project progress
reports, editorials and stories
about undergraduate teaching
experiences.
Weeks emphasir.es that the
journal is a non-competitive way
for undergraduates to learn
about research writing
"It gets students published
and gives them recognition for
their undergraduate work,”
Weeks said. "Many undergradu
ates don’t gut the opportunity to
write about what they do in lab.
This is the perfect opportunity
for them."
Six undergraduate students
worked as the editorial board for
the journal Each published an
article in the first issue, and an
additional article was con
tributed to make a total of seven.
Editorial board member
Joanne Van Sickle, a biology stu
dent researching the characteris
tics of a mutant plant named
umbers hoot, benefited from the
production perspective.
"Learning the editing process,
how to use PageMaker, and the
process of getting a paper into a
journal was helpful." Van Sick
le said. “It was good experience
to be able to write about my
it gats students
published mnd
gives them
recognition for
their
undergraduate
work/
Janice Weeks.
faculty adviser for Biospheres
research. which is something
I've never done before "
Turry Shroyer. a biology stu
dent and on editorial board
member who will work on the
journal next year, said his expe
rience with Biospheres will help
him in the future.
"Its best benefit is for anyone
wanting to go to graduate or
medical school who will have to
do a lot of writing about their
research," Shroyer said.
Weeks plans to publish Bios
pherrs twice next year Informa
tion for those interested in being
involved with the journal will
be available in the fall in the
biology peer advising office.
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