Hello all, I wanted to let you know about the courses we will be offering this academic year.
Graduate Courses 2016-2017: Field Ecology: Skills for Science and Beyond (4 weeks, 29 Dec 2016 - 24 Jan 2017) Deadline: October 10, 2017 Website link: http://bitly.com/FieldEcology Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach (6 weeks, 22 May - 2 July 2017) Deadline: February 3, 2017 Website link: http://bit.ly/TropBio The above two courses are our hallmark field ecology courses that immerse graduate students in hypothesis-driven research learning. The 4-weekField Ecology in late December and January allows students to fit in the course while still attending fall and spring terms at their home campus. The 6-weekTropical Biology, scheduled this year during Summer Session 1, will provide more time during and after the course to hone research skills. Both courses include a science communication workshop to share research through the production of podcasts and videos. Please take a moment to view a video about these courses (click here<https://youtu.be/WF2MBL31lag>). Graduate Short Courses 2017: Ecology and Evolution of Arachnids (2 weeks, 3 - 17 January 2017) Deadline: October 10, 2017 Website link: bit.ly/arachid<http://bit.ly/arachid> Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes (2 weeks, 6 - 22 January 2017) Deadline: October 10, 2017 Website link: bit.ly/<http://bit.ly/2c5dzyk>2c5dzyk<http://bit.ly/2c5dzyk> Biology of Neotropical Social Insects (2 weeks, 12 - 24 March 2017) Deadline: November 15, 2017 Website link: http://bit.ly/soc_ins Tropícal Butterfly Ecology (2 weeks, 28 May - 10 June 2017) Deadline: March 1, 2017 Website link: bit.ly/Tbe2016<http://bit.ly/Tbe2016> Ecology and Evolution of Coleoptera (Beetles) (3 weeks, 5 - 24 June 2017) Deadline: March 1, 2017 Website link: bit.ly/eec<http://bit.ly/eec2017>2017<http://bit.ly/eec2017> 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>
