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Announcements from Admissions

The OTS Admissions team was thrilled to welcome 15 students from across the United States and Guam, Costa Rica, and South Africa for our Tropical Biology on a Changing Planet and African Ecology and Conservation Fall 2025 undergraduate semester programs, and our next cohort of students arrived in January. We...
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April 30, 2026 by Ian Crowell
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Welcome to the Restoration Corner!

In our last newsletter, we shared the vision for the new Center for Tropical Restoration Science (CTRS), an initiative created to strengthen the connections between restoration science, field practice, and community needs across the tropics. Over the past few months, we have been laying the groundwork for this effort. Although...
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April 30, 2026 by Rebecca Cole
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The Grandparents of the Dry Forest: New Guayacan Finds in Palo Verde

Some places don’t reveal themselves all at once. They ask for repetition—another walk, another set of eyes, another quiet moment where the forest decides what to show.    After last year’s GIS field trip in Palo Verde, I kept thinking about the Guayacan trail—not only because of the giant tree we met, or because we...
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April 30, 2026 by Orlando Jiménez
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Chasing Peccaries, Watching Monkeys, Becoming a Scientist

I’ve gone backpacking in the wilderness with my mom every year since I was eight. Those trips are where I learned resilience, adaptability, and a love for nature so deep it still makes my heart overflow with passion. Growing up, those weeks in the forest were the highlight of my...
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April 30, 2026 by Aquinnah Machesney
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La Selva Environmental Fair Oct 2025

Each year, it is a tremendous source of satisfaction for the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) and our La Selva Research Station to welcome hundreds of people from neighboring communities and other regions of our country. On October 19, 2025, it was a day filled with excitement and energy for...
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April 30, 2026 by Charles Acuña OTS La Selva Administrator; UNA Vice-Rectory of Extension; and Naomy Luna OTS Communication and Marketing Coordinator
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Message from Elizabeth Braker, OTS President and CEO, and Chelsea Ward, Chair of the OTS Board of Directors (February 2026)

With deep sadness, we mourn the death of Dr. Jay Savage on November 3, 2025. OTS is profoundly grateful for his singular dedication to building the tropical biology community through his leadership and vision linking research, education, collaborative leadership, and mentorship—four pillars of OTS. Jay Mathers Savage was a pioneering...
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April 30, 2026 by Elizabeth Braker and Chelsea Ward