{"id":74055,"date":"2018-06-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/this-summer-camp-has-a-little-more-bite-than-most\/"},"modified":"2018-06-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T00:00:00","slug":"this-summer-camp-has-a-little-more-bite-than-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2018\/06\/this-summer-camp-has-a-little-more-bite-than-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarified information: This summer camp has a little more bite than most"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. — June 6, 2018 — Most people try to spend their summers away from sharks, but students from Central Falls High School <\/strong>and Paul Cuffee High School in Providence<\/strong> will get the chance to do the opposite at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s first Summer Shark Camp.<\/p>\n

The University is recruiting students from each of the schools to participate in the camp from July 23 to 27, and conduct empirical research on sharks and ocean life. Spots in the camp are restricted to students in those schools who must meet a variety of standards, including those for academic performance.<\/p>\n

Each day, after being bused to 溏心vlog免费B站, students will head to Point Judith, where they\u2019ll board the 溏心vlog免费B站 research vessel Cap’n Bert and spend six hours exploring on the water.<\/p>\n

Led by Biological Sciences Professor Bradley Wetherbee, students will fish for sharks, tag them, and then release them back into the ocean, all while learning about their biology. Wetherbee said they\u2019ll learn everything about the different species, morphological features and what sets sharks apart from other ocean life.<\/p>\n

Michelle Fontes-Barros, assistant director of Diversity Recruitment and Retention for the College of Environment and Life Sciences, said that this camp is about more than just learning about sharks.<\/p>\n

\u201cExposure is huge,\u201d Fontes-Barros said. \u201cA lot of students that come to our University with a specific focus, to be a nurse, doctor, or pharmacist, but they don\u2019t learn all of the different ways to explore what they\u2019re interested in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fontes-Barros said that in urban communities students are only exposed to some aspects of science. She sees this summer camp as one way to introduce students to the opportunities available to them. But even better than telling them, she said, is showing them.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents need to know what [opportunities are] here, not a presentation about it, but to let them see what it means to do it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want to create programs that expose students to diverse career fields.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wetherbee started studying sharks more than 30 years ago, and since then he\u2019s tagged hundreds of them. He\u2019s excited to show students his field of study, and hopes that they\u2019ll use this experience to help influence their career choices in the future.<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Michelle Fontes-Barros at mfontes@uri.edu<\/a>, or at 401-874-4616.<\/p>\n

Emma Gauthier, a student writer in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Marketing and Communications Department and a journalism major, wrote this press release.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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