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From Coastal Ecosystems to Cultural Exchanges, a Fulbright in Fiji this Fall

Academy of Natural Sciences

Student Program is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. I loved nature and I always read about places like the Amazon rainforest or Madagascar rainforest and imagined going somewhere like that,” he recalled. Budding seagrass meadows and his hand-crafted tidal simulator.

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Learn About Urban Birding: A Q&A with Christian Cooper 

Academy of Natural Sciences

Black Birders Week is fast approaching, and the Academy of Natural Sciences is gearing up to celebrate in style. The event includes discussions with local birdwatching group members, an opportunity to examine specimens from the Ornithology Collection and an immersive journey through the rainforest in the Under the Canopy exhibit.

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“Our Voices Need to be Heard”: Latin & Hispanic Drexel Co-ops Helping to Enrich Representation in the Sciences

Academy of Natural Sciences

Hannah Dominguez BS in environmental science, minor in DragonsTeach STEM education Curatorial and Research Assistant in the Diatom Herbarium I am Peruvian and Mexican, originally from New York. Very few people in my family have pursued careers in STEM or have built generational education.

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Effecting Change with a Fulbright Fellowship

Academy of Natural Sciences

For Akilah Chatman, a Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES) graduate from Drexel University, every day was a new adventure: climbing waterfalls, jumping from cliffs, exploring rainforests, befriending frogs and lizards, inspecting flora, gardening with their mother and so much more. The Future of Environmental Education.