Looks like something I can use for my chemistry classes! BT On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Cheryl Nowak <cheryl_nowak@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I would like to tell you about a new Harvard initiative aimed at helping > middle and high school students perform thoughtful and provoking science > research and giving these students the opportunity to publish their work. > This would be a great resource to students and teachers alike and we would > like to bring it to their attention. > > We are a group of Harvard University graduate students that recognizes the > importance of stepping outside of our research laboratories in order to > promote science education. To encourage and facilitate student learning > through the challenging yet immensely rewarding process of scientific > inquiry, we have created a Harvard GSAS (Graduate School of Arts and > Sciences) Organization called *The Journal of Emerging Investigators*: an > open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the natural and physical > sciences that publishes original research articles written by middle and > high school students. Students that submit work to JEI will learn about > the scientific review process and receive feedback from PhD students that > work in the field. And of course, the top submissions will be published in > our online journal! This not only serves to recognize talented young > researchers but also helps them share their exciting work with the public. > We have started accepting submissions and more information can be found at > our website: *www.emerginginvestigators.org.* > >