{"144541":{"#nid":"144541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Volunteers Wanted for Charged Magazine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Leavey created \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chargedmagazine.org\/\u0022\u003ECharged Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E with one thought in mind \u2014 to create an online science magazine for people who don\u2019t know much about science.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI wanted to create a magazine that could show people who don\u2019t come from science backgrounds how interesting it can be,\u201d said Leavey, integrated sciences curriculum coordinator for the College of Sciences. \u201cI wanted Charged to be a science magazine that read like a fashion or entertainment magazine.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe magazine has featured the work of students with and without science backgrounds, with articles focusing on everything from how to celebrate DNA Day with a chocolate smoothie to the psychology of Facebook. Shorter articles (500 to 1,000 words) are preferable given the blog format of the website, Leavey added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSome of our stories are personal accounts of how science or the study of science affects us,\u201d she said. \u201cOther posts take complicated topics and explain them in an edgy, creative way.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECharged will officially launch this fall, and while Leavey hopes that the venture will gain popularity among students, she would also like to see more faculty and staff members become engaged. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI would love to see more submissions from Tech faculty and staff and want volunteers to help with managing the operations of Charged,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I also see Charged as a way to increase interaction between faculty and students. It\u2019s a way for both groups to get to know each other better.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeavey is also incorporating the magazine into the courses she teaches by asking students to write articles for Charged; she hopes that other professors will consider giving similar assignments. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWriting an article like this is an effective way to teach a student how to communicate what is often complicated information in a simple, more easily understood fashion,\u201d she added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeavey is currently looking for faculty, staff and student volunteers to contribute to writing, editing, designing, marketing and managing Charged. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt would also be helpful to find someone who can help with the functionality of our website, as well as the coding,\u201d she added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWriting, sketch, photography and recording submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:editor@chargedmagazine.org\u0022\u003Eeditor@chargedmagazine.org\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.leavey@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELeavey\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJennifer Leavey created Charged Magazine with one thought in mind \u2014 to create an online science magazine for people who don\u2019t know much about science.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jennifer Leavey created Charged Magazine with one thought in mind \u2014 to create an online science magazine for people who don\u2019t know much about science."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-08-06 15:17:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:36","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"144471":{"id":"144471","type":"image","title":"Charged Magazine","body":null,"created":"1449178739","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:59","changed":"1475894777","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:17","alt":"Charged Magazine","file":{"fid":"195038","name":"charged_logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/charged_logo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/charged_logo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":209672,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/charged_logo_0.jpg?itok=twONLUhT"}}},"media_ids":["144471"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/chargedmagazine.org\/","title":"Charged Magazine"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"39671","name":"Charged Magazine"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"27071","name":"Jennifer Leavey"},{"id":"167040","name":"science"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"39681","name":"writing opportunities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.leavey@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECharged Magazine\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}