At the mouth of the Panama Canal, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Galeta Point Marine Laboratory is home base for some of the most important environmental monitoring and local education in the region — and Dr. Heckadon-Moreno is its caretaker. WorldStrides: Tell us about your role at…
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Meet Dr. Stephanie Grocke
Read moreCan scientists predict volcanic eruptions? Not yet, but Stephanie Grocke is working hard toward that goal. The volcanologist just finished her postdoctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and will spend the next year researching volcanoes in Iceland. WorldStrides: How did you…
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Read moreThe story of our democracy is written everyday by citizens – and especially by young people – who help to shape our future with their decisions. This pivotal Inauguration will be one of those seminal moments. Chris Wilson, director of the African American History Program at…
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Read moreOn July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin took man’s first steps on the moon. With more than half a billion people watching on television, Armstrong climbed down a ladder, set foot on the moon, and said those now-famous words: “That’s one small step…
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Read moreThe art of Peruvian weaving dates back over 2000 years. It is integral to Inca culture, and, too often, it disappears with the elderly artisans who once mastered it. Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez;s organization, El Centro de Textiles Tradicionales de Cusco, is inspiring young Peruvians…
Keep ReadingMeet Dr. Shirley Anne Warshaw
Read moreShirley Anne Warshaw is Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and holds an endowed chair, the Harold G. Evans Chair of Eisenhower Leadership Studies. Her research focuses on the domestic and international policy implications of decision structures in the White House. She…
Keep ReadingJoin us for our 2016 Smithsonian University Travel Programs Symposium
Read moreWant to learn more about our Smithsonian University Travel Programs—a collection of travel programs that puts a Smithsonian lens on learning in some of the most iconic destinations on earth, including Panama, Iceland, Russia, Peru, China, and more? Then mark your calendars for our 2016…
Keep ReadingMeet Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer
Read moreDr. Copper Aitken-Palmer is the chief veterinarian of the Department of Conservation Medicine at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Front Royal, Virginia. She earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Master of Science (MS) degree in clinical sciences, both from Kansas State…
Keep ReadingMeet Alfredo Villar: Where history meets hip
Read moreAlfredo Villar is a Peruvian writer, art historian, and curator specializing in Amazonic and contemporary urban culture and music. He has published fiction and poetry books and also a graphic novel, “Rupay,” that was possible because of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. He is…
Keep ReadingGetting familiar: Our educators’ experience with Smithsonian University Travel Programs
Read moreOur Capstone university travel team is just back from a very special tour of the incredible Isthmus of Panama through the eyes of the iconic Smithsonian Institution. It was, in a word, “increíble!” (Be sure to say it in your mind with the appropriate Spanish…
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