Hello Ecologers, The start of a new calendar year is the ideal time to update you on the existing and new education and research opportunities offered by OTS. Although the deadlines are approaching, there is still time to apply. Please circulate the information below to those that might be interested.
We will be offering the following graduate courses this summer: Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach 2016-3<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-biology-an-ecological-approach.html> - application deadline: March 1st, 2016 Tropical Biology 2016-3 is our hallmark field ecology course that immerses graduate students in hypothesis-driven research learning and features a science communication workshop in which students learn to communicate their research through videos and podcasts. Watch the OTS Grad Video<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-biology-an-ecological-approach.html> to see what this classic course is all about! Tropical Plant Systematics 2016-9<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-plant-systematics.html> - application deadline: March 1st, 2016 We will be offering the following graduate specialty courses this summer: · Systematics, Ecology, Evolution and Uses of Palms - rolling admissions now through March 1st, 2016 · Tropical Fungi and Fungal-like Organisms <http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-fungi-and-fungi-like-organisms.html> - rolling admissions now through March 1st, 2016 · Tropical Conservation and Sustainable Development: Law, Policy and Professional Practice<http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/tropical-conservation-sustainable-development-law-policy-professional-practice.html> (offered in collaboration with the University of Florida) - rolling admissions now through March 1st, 2016 · Animals, People and Nature - rolling admissions now through March 1st, 2016 · Inquiry in Rainforests: An In-Service Program for Teachers <http://education.tropicalstudies.org/en/education/graduate-opportunities/programs/inquiry-in-rainforests-an-in-service-program-for-teachers.html> - application deadline: April 1st, 2016 Best, Andrés Santana, M.Sc. Graduate Program Coordinator Organization for Tropical Studies San Pedro, Costa Rica. 676-2050 (506) 2524-0607 ext. 1511 Skype: andres.santana_otscro // twitter: @ots_tropicaledu<https://twitter.com/ots_tropicaledu> www.tropicalstudies.org<http://www.tropicalstudies.org>
