2023 Summer Fellowship Archive

by Ella Gay (’24). I was initially drawn to this internship because of the environmental research aspect that it seemed to offer. As a biology major interested in research and an environmental studies minor looking to explore the effects of climate change, it seemed like […]

By Luis M. Bou (’25). Thanks to my summer fellowship, I was able to research this summer in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico about bioregionalism and how it addresses the struggles and crises that humanity is living right now in the midst of climate change. I was […]

By Matthew Kline (’24). This past summer, I spent over seven weeks at a research station in the Peruvian Amazon gaining hands-on research experience.  Most of my work was with bats, but I was also able to assist the bird, herp, caiman, and mammal teams […]

by Hunter Szewczyk (’24). I was an intern for Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida doing environmental conservation work. I worked with the Sea Turtle Research and Conservation Program, where I was on the morning beach patrol that tags, verifies, and excavates sea turtle nests […]

By Valeria Torres (’24). I joined Dr. Velázquez-Runk’s research, which focused on identifying the effects of urbanization on Native Americans communities in Coclé, Panama. One of the effects is that they are forced to migrate into the forest for new land. As a result, Native […]