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Science Seminar, Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster
Metcalf Institute will team with Louisiana State University and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) to offer fellowships to informal science educators and journalists in 2011. The 2.5-day science seminar, Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster, will be held April 6-8, 2011 in Cocodrie, Louisiana.
Participants will gain hands-on knowledge of oceanographic techniques in labs and on board LUMCON's R/V Acadiana and will discuss the latest research on the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster with leading experts. Informal science educators (people who work in organizations such as aquariums, museums, education centers, or provide outreach programs) and professional journalists from the Gulf of Mexico region are encouraged to apply.
The 2011 Science Seminar is tuition free and includes room and board. Applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2011. Applications may be downloaded at www.metcalfinstitute.org.
For additional program information, call 401-874-6211 or email [log in to unmask]
The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, based at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, promotes clear and accurate reporting of scientific news and environmental issues; works to strengthen understanding and working relationships between members of the scientific community and members of the news media; and provides opportunities for beginning journalists to learn, on both a formal and an informal level, how to improve their skills in marine and environmental reporting.
The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, based at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, was established in 1997 with funding from three media foundations, the Belo Corporation, the Providence Journal Charitable Foundation and the Philip L. Graham Fund, and from the Telaka Foundation. It is named for the late Michael P. Metcalf, a visionary in journalism and publisher of The Providence Journal Bulletin from 1979-1987. In addition to providing science training for reporters and editors, Metcalf Institute administers The Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. For more information, contact Metcalf Institute at 401-874-6211 or visit online at www.metcalfinstitute.org.
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