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Author Greg Bear to Kick Off
New Science Writing Program
Noted science fiction author Greg Bear will visit in September 2006, as part of a new science writing initiative at Emory.
Bear will serve as a visiting a Nat C. Robertson Distinguished Professor in Science & Society during his Emory visit September 25-26. He will present an undergraduate seminar for the Writing Science Fact and Fiction class, conduct two workshops for graduate students and present a public lecture.
Bear will help launch a new graduate and undergraduate science writing program that encourages writing across genres. Faculty from Journalism, Creative Writing, Science Education, Science and Society and other programs are planning a graduate curriculum to foster better writing for expert and general audiences. Writing Science Fact and Fiction is a new senior seminar to introduce undergraduates to writing science journalism, fiction and essays.
Click on the topics list to the left to learn more about the initiative and Greg Bear's visit to Emory.
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