The Journal of Young Investigators: An Undergraduate, Peer-Reviewed Science Journal

2011 JYI Virtual Poster Session Results

By Selina Dobing
M.D., University of Alberta

The Journal of Young Investigators is proud to announce the success of the second annual Virtual Poster Session (www.jyi.org/virtualposter). Undergraduate students participated in this one-of-a-kind event, demonstrating the variety and quality of research that can be found around the world.

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They come ten days after the full moon, swarming to shore, nearly invisible and wielding poison-loaded tentacles. A few days later, they disappear just as mysteriously as they had come, leaving behind their microscopic spawn. No, this isn’t the plot of another science-fiction movie; it is a real, monthly occurrence on the beaches of Oahu, Hawaii. These creatures are aliens, but they aren’t from space. They are an alien species of box jellyfish that has been invading Hawaii’s waters for almost tw ...More »