Tropical Ecology Program
The Division of International Programs and the Center for Ecology & Conservation Biology at Boston University offer a semester-long Tropical Ecology Program in collaboration with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. Designed specifically for biology and environmental science concentrators, this program provides a unique 18-credit program in which students study the ecology of tropical Ecuador through intensive field-based learning experiences.
Students live at different field sites during the semester, including one month at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in the Amazon rainforest, two weeks on the Pacific coast, and one week on the Galapagos Islands. Students take a three-week Spanish and Culture course at the beginning of the semester and live with Ecuadorian families in Quito when not in the field. The four ecology courses are taught in English.
Students should contact the Division of International Programs or the Center for Ecology & Conservation Biology for additional information.
Contact
Freya Hendrickson
Center Administrator
Boston University Center for Ecology & Conservation Biology
5 Cummington Street, BRB 431
Boston, MA 02215
freyah@bu.edu
Phone: 617-353-6982
Fax: 617-353-5383
Our Undergrads
Erin McDougal works in Professor Jelle Atema's laboratory studying female American lobster mating preferences for healthy versus shell-diseased males.
Florencia Rago, a Biochemistry & Molecular Biology major, works with Dean Tolan on enzyme protein structure and function. She is a Beckman Scholar supported by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.
Verity Salmon is a senior who currently works in Professor Adrien Finzi's lab. Her project examines the role of tannins in soil nutrient cycling,
Peter Stetson works with Professors Phil Lobel and Les Kaufman on coral reef mapping technologies in Belize.
Beth Cimini works in Professor William Eldred’s laboratory on signaling pathways involving the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the retina.