Semester Recap: African Ecology and Conservation
The OTS African Ecology and Conservation program in South Africa was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Throughout the semester, we visited...
Final Thoughts on South Africa
“This is why we need to travel. If we don’t offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our...
Capstone: Parasites in Avian Species in South Africa
Capstone Research (Our Big Project) has been in session. People had to propose ideas, get support, and if the project was feasible, we...
Rare Leopard Sighting and More!
Hi everyone from the African Ecology and Conservation program! Skukuza is pretty awesome. I’ve seen a menagerie of animals and I’m...
Capstone: African Ostrich in the West Coast National Park
The final lap of OTS is among us, and it is the most intense of all. Our final exams for African Ecology and Conservation took place a...
Meet our Faculty: Dr. Rhea Hanselmann, DVM, MPVM
Dr. Hanselmann joined the Tropical Diseases, Environmental Change, and Human Health Semester as a resident faculty member in Fall 2015....
Mid-Semester in South Africa
Everyone in the African Ecology and Conservation semester is having a good time basking in the post-Cape Town break glow. Glencairn was...
More about the OTS Application from Admissions Counselor, Lori Breighner
1. What is your role at OTS? I am an admissions counselor with the Organization for Tropical Studies. I travel to dozens of colleges and...
A Unique Birthday in Costa Rica
I celebrated my 21st birthday while our group was staying at the Las Alturas field station in Costa Rica with the Tropical Diseases,...
Meet Senior OTS Admissions Counselor, Patrice Barley
1. What is your role at OTS? I recruit students from colleges and universities across the country for the OTS programs offered in...
