Coastal Biology Unessays
Students of my Spring 2024 Coastal Biology class will be posting their unessays in this page.
The Unessay project created by Dr. Medina for her Coastal Biology class at Penn State, provides students with the opportunity to explore, create, and exhibit their understanding of Earth’s coasts and oceans, a unique opportunity for students to demonstrate their new knowledge, analytical skills, and curiosity. There are no rigid requirements in terms of structure, length, or format. Instead, students are encouraged to design a product that reflects their own thinking on course topics that interest them the most. Whether it’s a podcast episode, a piece of artwork, a poem, or another creative endeavor, the possibilities are wide open.
Our Team maintain a resource for the Cassiopea community Cassiopeabase.org and for increasing representation in ocean sciences Diversify Ocean Sciences. And Scientific Initiatives.
A portal for information and registration for the International Cassiopea Workshop, a gathering of researchers already working on or interested in working on the Cassiopea system.
As universities everywhere wonder how to retain underrepresented minority students in STEM, we have started this project to document the work and lives of underrepresented doctorates in marine science.
The purpose of this project is to gather data and create networks of the scientific Colombian diaspora internationally.
Music & Coral Reef Awereness a collection of various artists world wide seeking to promote coral reef protection.
International Cassiopea Workshop:
The Cassiopeabase.org portal is also the source for information and registration for the International Cassiopea Workshop, a gathering of researchers already working on or interested in working on the Cassiopea system. Held annually in Key Largo, one of the many global locations Cassiopea sp. are found, this event is a combination conference and workshop where scientists interested in conducting field research after the research presentations at the conference may stay and work at the Key Largo Marine Station.
Diversify Ocean Sciences:
Our Goal
The goal of this project: “Public face of most science fields tends to follow a mold; white, heterosexual, able-bodied male. The marine sciences are no different, and this public facade hides the true diversity of ocean scientists. As universities everywhere wonder how to retain underrepresented minority students in STEM, we have started this project to document the work and lives of underrepresented doctorates in marine science. Through recorded interviews we give them a lasting voice, and through publicly available Wikipedia pages we increase their public presence so students, faculty, and the public alike know how colorful this field can be.”