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FELLOWSHIPS Annual Workshop for Journalists
Eligibility & Application
Also see: Annual Public Lecture Series
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Twelfth Annual Science Immersion Workshop for JournalistsEnergy Impacts: Environmental Science for Journalists |
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Metcalf's weeklong workshop is held at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, a leading marine science research campus. The program teams journalists with scientists and regulatory experts to work in the field, lab and at the conference table to consider research and policy on marine and coastal environmental issues. |
From June 6 to June 11, 2010, ten Metcalf Institute Fellows will explore the challenges of transitioning from a fossil fuel-based to a renewable energy system. On Block Island, Narragansett Bay, and in the built environments of Rhode Island, fellows will gather the kind of data that inform marine spatial planning and wind farm siting, learn first-hand how biodiesel production is impacting southern New England, and gain insights into the options for maximizing energy efficiency in residential and commercial properties.
Linking the science to communication and policy, Metcalf fellows learn about the route that research takes from hypothesis to funding to publication, how to translate peer-reviewed science articles for a news audience, and how to dig into databases and find the information needed for impactful reporting.
Fellows attend the public lecture series, Scientists and Journalists: Getting the Point Across, with a focus this year on opportunities for renewable energy nationwide.
The 2010 Metcalf Institute Science Immersion Workshop and concurrent public lecture series are made possible in part through the generous support of Charlotte Metcalf, Lucy Metcalf, Pamela Thye & J. Frederick Thye through the J. Frederick Thye Charitable Trust, Helen Buchanan, The Energy Foundation, The Chicago Tribune Foundation, Mrs. Robert H.I. Goddard, Mr. Robert Kilmarx, Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Thorndike, and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Penney.
For information not found at our website, please contact us in writing or by phone/fax/e-mail at:
Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting
URI Graduate School of Oceanography
Narragansett, RI 02882
tel 401 874 6211 * fax 401 874 6486 * E-mail
