On May 3, 2018, faculty and student research assistants invited the campus community to a dialogue centered around environmental justice in Nicaragua and across the Americas during Santa Clara University’s annual Immigration Week. Testimonials offered by Gustavo Aguirre, the Director … Continue reading
I’ve been back in the US for 5 months now but the nostalgia of Ecuador keeps hitting me like the relentless waves of a stormy sea. I’m still processing everything that I experienced, and I’m not sure when and if … Continue reading
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Since the 1970s, scientists have suggested that avoiding the worst impacts of climate change will require preventing more than a 2 degree Celsius warming over pre-industrial levels. With the growing likelihood of such an increase, science has turned to questions … Continue reading
At the beginning of summer, I arrived in Nicaragua for a 2.5 week visit. I was traveling together with my colleagues Ed Maurer and Bill Sundstrom, and two fantastic 2017 ESS graduates: Linsay Tenes and Claire Smoker. Chris Bacon, our … Continue reading
I just returned from six weeks of intense and productive community-based field research with local partners in northern Nicaragua. After training in research ethics and methods, our team of 11 rural Nicaraguan farmers, organic agriculture inspectors, and cooperative development promoters … Continue reading
My recent trip to Nicaragua was my first time in the dry tropics and my first time back to Central America since a field course in Panama 10 years ago. After many years of research in Southeast Asia, it was … Continue reading
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Research with a Side of Bacon By: Kimy Grandi This past July, I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Nicaragua for the second time. However, this time I was exceptionally lucky because I got to work with fellow … Continue reading
