The USC Undergraduate Science Journal (USJ) is a student run online publication that serves to highlight research projects here at the University, with an emphasis on research conducted by undergraduate students. We also cover research done by USC faculty and graduate students. Our goal is to promote scientific literacy by showcasing the pioneering research done at USC in way that is engaging and accessible to the entire USC community. We cover a broad range of the sciences, including the life sciences, physical sciences, behavioral sciences, public health, and engineering. Our inaugural issue is now online so feel free to visit our website at uscusj.weebly.com!
If you're interested in becoming part of the USJ team next year, please email us at uscusj@gmail.com for more information and to receive an application.
Since 1997, JYI has published over 500 research and features articles reviewed by members of our staff, who currently represent over 50 academic institutions from six countries. Featured in Nature, The New York Times, and Science, JYI aims to promote undergraduate science research through monthly publications of scientific manuscripts, features and news articles, and information pertinent to careers in science.
Students interested in joining our staff are encouraged to submit applications for available positions. All JYI staff members contribute their time on an unpaid basis, so a strong passion for promoting scientific research is desired. For more information on joining our journal's staff, please go to: http://www.jyi.org/participate.php. We are currently actively seeking candidates for the following positions:
Executive Board (average commitment of 10 hours/week)
Director of the Career Center
Director of Human Resources
Chief Development Officer
Chief Technical Officer
Director of Public Relations
Managing Editor
Senior Research Editor
General Staff (average commitment of 3-5 hours/week)
Science Journalist
Research Associate Editor
Career Researcher
We are also soliciting submissions for our research departments, which include Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and Psychology and Social Sciences. Our editorial staff members carefully review and consider manuscripts for publication on our website. Senior honors theses and summer research papers are especially welcomed.
Tim Xu Director of Public Relations Journal of Young Investigators http://www.jyi.org
On Monday, April 18, Trojan Health Connection is coming out with its inaugural print publication, and we will be distributing papers throughout campus. Also, feel free to stop by our table on Trousdale from 10am-2pm for free food and a copy of our first issue. As you may know, we are USC's student-run pre-health newspaper and your #1 source for pre-health news. If you want to find out what types of stories we cover, check us out at www.trojanhealthconnection.com. Otherwise, we look forward to your feedback on Monday.
USCience Review is USC’s undergraduate-run, online science magazine that publishes student-written articles about a variety of scientific topics. Our articles elucidate various scientific phenomena and recent research in different scientific fields, including medicine, biological sciences, physical sciences, and others. We also feature USC science-related news stories and Mini Insights that elaborate on the scientific mechanisms that play a role in our daily lives.
Please contact us at uscience@usc.edu if you have any questions about our magazine. We hope you enjoy our first issue and continue to read our articles in the future.
Apply now to join our team at the Daily Trojan. Our diverse sections and team invite all to apply -- whether you are interested in news, sports, lifestyle, opinion, photo, design, online, art or editing -- Apply by Friday and be a part of one of the country’s top student newspapers!
Trojan Health Connection is USC's first pre-health newspaper, and we are looking to recruit editors, managers, writers, and photographers. We cover all the stories that will be of interest to pre-health students as well as the health news pertinent to the entire USC community. If you are interested in joining our organization or if you are curious to learn more, please attend one of the following informational sessions:
Thursday, January 20 at 5:00 p.m. Location: GFS Lobby Wednesday, January 26 at 4:30 p.m. Location: GFS Lobby
Food and drink will be provided at both sessions. Prior journalism experience is also not a requirement as we will be offering on the job training.
This Conference will examine evidence of climate change, its natural and human causes, its ecosystemic impacts and its human impacts. The Conference will also concern itself with technological, social, ethical and political responses to climate change.
Brazil is the perfect location to discuss the issues surrounding climate change. As a developing nation, Brazil is not required to set targets for the reduction of CO2 emission. However, they have decided to go beyond that and pledged to reduce emissions to 38.9% by 2020. Nearly half of the world's remaining tropical rainforest lies in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest. The country has already reduced deforestation in the Amazon from 28,000 square kilometers in 2004 to 7,000 in 2009, and pledges to continue the effort to find sustainable ways to graze cattle and allow native people to earn a dignified living.
The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 14 December 2010. Future deadlines will be announced on the conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission.
We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Brazil in July 2011.
This conference addresses the social impacts, values, pedagogies, politics and economics of science. It is an inclusive forum that welcomes a breadth of perspectives on science from practitioners, teachers and researchers representing a wide range of academic disciplines.
The Science in Society Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. The Conference was inaugurated in 2009 at Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, and was held at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in 2010. We are pleased to hold this year's conference at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.
Full details of the conference, including an online proposal submission form, may be found at the conference website, www.scienceinsocietyconference.com.
We look forward to receiving your proposal and hope you will be able to join us in Washington DC in August.
Yours Sincerely, Prof. Karim Gherab Martin University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Hello fellow Trojans, I wanted to make you aware of exciting opportunities in scientific publishing at The Journal of Young Investigators, the premier science journal for undergraduates. I currently serve as an Associate Editor with the Department of Biology at JYI, which has staff members represented at over 50 institutions around the world. We are currently accepting submissions in the form of research and features articles and applications for positions on our editorial staff. For more information about these opportunities, please visit www.jyi.org. JYI is also currently holding its Virtual Poster Session competition, which will take place on YouTube until November 2010. If you have recently presented a science poster or plan to in the coming months, this would be a great opportunity to win a prize for your work. For further details, please visit the Virtual Poster site.
I am attaching the 2010 JYI Fact Sheet and a flyer for this year's Virtual Poster Session. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, or JYI's Director of Public Relations (Tim Xu - dpr@jyi.org).
Sincerely, Christopher Hrvoj hrvoj@usc.edu Associate Editor, Department of Biology The Journal of Young Investigators
Are you interested in broadening your resume or expanding your writing skills? Interested in journalism or writing about pressing science topics or being part of a weekly discussion about science in the news? If so, then Neon Tommy is the place for you. We are a student based website organized, run and supported by USC students, writing about local news. We are looking for people to write about science, medicine, health, environment, technology and more! We are looking for people from all walks and backgrounds, interested in contributing stories, ideas and willing to participate in our weekly science podcast, which is a panel of students discussing science topics in the news. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm! If interested, please contact Erin Richards at erin.richards@neontommy.com.
My name is Tim Xu, and I am the current Director of Public Relations at the Journal of Young Investigators (JYI). I am writing to make you aware of several exciting educational opportunities in scientific publication, science writing, and mentoring for your students. We deeply appreciate your dedication to the sciences and hope that you will continue to encourage student involvement in research at your institution.
To tell you a bit about our organization, JYI is the premier science journal for undergraduates and is run entirely by talented students from over 50 academic institutions around the world. Featured in Nature, The New York Times, and Science, among others, JYI aims to promote undergraduate science research through monthly publications of scientific manuscripts, features and news articles, and information pertinent to careers in science. Please see the attached Fact Sheet of our organization or visit our website at www.jyi.org for further details about our operations.
Students interested in joining our staff are encouraged to submit applications for available positions. All JYI staff members contribute their time on an unpaid basis, so a strong passion for promoting scientific research is desired. For more information on joining our journal's staff, please go to: http://www.jyi.org/participate.php. We are currently actively seeking candidates for the following positions:
Executive Board (average commitment of 10 hours/week)
Director of the Careers Center
Director of Human Resources
Chief Development Officer
General Staff (average commitment of 3-5 hours/week)
Science Journalist
Research Associate Editors
Career Researcher
Human Resources Officer
Public Relations Graphics Designers
We are also soliciting submissions for our research departments, which include Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and Psychology and Social Sciences. Our editorial staff members carefully review and consider manuscripts for publication on our website. Senior honors theses and summer research papers are especially welcomed.
JYI also maintains a Science Career Center (http://www.jyi.org/SCC/index.php), which includes a database of over 150 summer opportunities sorted by academic focus.
We would be very grateful if you could share these opportunities with your students. If you would prefer not to receive the occasional email from us (3-5 per year), please simply respond to this email with “Unsubscribe” in the subject. If there is another individual at your institution who you think would be interested in JYI, we invite you to forward his or her email address.
Thanks so much for your help!
Sincerely,
Tim Xu Director of Public Relations Journal of Young Investigators http://www.jyi.org
