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OTS on the Move: Science, Students, and Strategy at 2025 Conferences

OTS on the Move: Science, Students, and Strategy at 2025 Conferences Section by Elizabeth Braker. OTS CEO. June was a busy time for OTS Academic staff, with three scientific congresses in the books. Dr. Laurence Kruger (OTS Director of South Africa Programmes) presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the...
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July 24, 2025 by Jennifer Kelley
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Joyous Experiences with OTS 

Joyous Experiences with OTS  By: Joy Schochet, OTS Experiences Alumni Class of 2024 and 2025  I had the good fortune to grow up in a village on a lake in northern Minnesota.  I waited eagerly for spring, when chipmunks emerged from under the leaves in our window wells where they sheltered...
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July 23, 2025 by Jennifer Kelley
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Wandering with Wonder: A First-Time Explorer’s OTS Experience

Wandering with Wonder: A First-Time Explorer’s OTS Experience By Nancy Bilello   It is still hard to put into words all the amazing sights, sounds, and experiences of my first trip to Costa Rica. Unlike most of my fellow travelers, I have no background in research or science (aside from my...
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July 23, 2025 by Jennifer Kelley
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Our secret Wild neighbors

Our secret Wild neighbors  By Alexia Pereira-Casal  When you ask, most people will say that they love nature and animals and that they enjoy a walk in the woods, observing birds, and the thrill of a close encounter with a wild creature. However, when those close encounters happen in their...
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July 22, 2025 by Jennifer Kelley
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Science at OTS 

Science at OTS  Section by Elizabeth Braker. OTS CEO. Why do large groups of harvestmen bob more frequently and longer than small groups? Aggregations of harvestmen (arachnids in order Opiolones) are often spotted on a branch or between tree buttresses in forests. When disturbed, these animals may begin to bob...
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July 21, 2025 by Jennifer Kelley
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Data Rescue: from degraded pasture to model system

Guest Essay by Dr. Eugenio González, Director, The Soltis Center for Research and Education in Costa Rica, Texas A&M University.  Preface by Dr. Deedra McClearn, scientific advisor to OTS.  Research projects often expand in new and unanticipated ways. That has certainly been the case with the data rescue effort for...
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July 21, 2025 by Jennifer Kelley