User:Marielle Fields Newsome

I am an undergraduate in the school of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and am originally from Stow, MA. I entered the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as an entomology major in fall of 2003, but later switched to majoring in biology with a concentration in neurobiology and behavior. My expected date of graduation is May 2008. I'm planning to go to graduate school in neurobiology and behavior after graduation, and am applying in the fall of the upcoming year.

My primary interest in contributing to the Citizendium is in the field of neurobiology and behavior; however, I've contributed to articles on Wikipedia in other areas of biology, chemistry, and physics, and expect to do so here as well. I am also interested in scientific classification, although I am unsure how large a part this will play in the Citizendium. My organisms of choice generally belong to the class Insecta, although I have an interest in herpetology as well. As for nonscientific interests, I am a member and part of the executive board of the Cornell Japanese Animation Society. Anime, manga, and other aspects of Japanese popular culture are a hobby of mine. I watch a great deal of it, and am interested in how they reflect how Japan deals views their social problems as well as their role in history as an aggressor. I am also an avid reader of both fiction and non fiction, and am always happy to contribute information about various authors and works that I have come across.