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John Zhou, who along with Shoshana Tell is co-editor-in-chief of the new student science research journal THURJ, said the mix of research and feature stories was intended to mirror the formula of well-known scientific journals, such as Nature and Science.

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New journal highlights undergraduate research

Spanning topics as diverse as cancerous tumors and the overfishing of grouper in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a new journal aims to highlight the serious scientific research regularly undertaken by Harvard undergraduates.

Editors of the glossy magazine — launched last month and called “THURJ” for “The Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal” — plan to print an issue every six months and create a self-sustaining publication that will last long after they’ve graduated.

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