Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
Category: TCD student group
Tropilunch 4/23/24: 360 Community led-change: Supporting indigenous peoples and local communities to lead on their agenda of their wellbeing.
You can find the presentations lined up for this semester and check past semesters’ lists, on the Tropilunch page. Tropilunch presentations are recorded weekly when possible and posted to TCD’s YouTube Channel. Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for a
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Mini workshop “Sorting cards in social-environmental research: Sharing experiences about Q methodology”
Q Methodology combines qualitative and quantitative techniques to study ‘subjectivity’. Using Q techniques researchers are able to uncover and interpret shared views, perspectives, opinions, values and beliefs. Those shared viewpoints can then be described in rich detail. Let’s learn about experiences from UF graduate research. Opening by Dr. Catherine Tucker and discussion by Dr. Vanessa
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TCDsg Taste of the Tropics is on April 28, 2024
Taste of the Tropics 2024 TCD Student Group Annual Fundraiser When: Sunday, April 28thTime: 3:00-6:00 pm Where: 3440 NW 27th Place, Gainesville FL Home of Bette Loiselle and John Blake Bring a dish and get free entry!! Please sign up for the competition: We need lots of cooks to compete for great prizes. Cooks get free entry and
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Field Work Poster Festival and Workshop on navigating Intersectionality and Identity in Fieldwork
Join us this Friday for the workshop navigating Intersectionality and Identity in Fieldwork, planned and led by graduate students. It invites students to engage in a meaningful dialogue about fostering equity and inclusivity within research partnerships. We will delve into the importance of intersectionality and personal identities and examine their impact on our fieldwork practices.
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TCD student group BINGO fundraiser event on December 2, 2023!
It’s almost that Bingo time of year! Save the date, and get ready to support the student group, and win some early Christmas presents at Bingo 2023! Where: 3751 NW 23rd Place (Profs. Lucas Majure and Mariela Pajuelo’s home)When: Saturday, December 2ndTime: 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
TCD Student Group Photo Treasure Hunt
Join the TCD sg in its first social event of the semester. Bring your cameras and let’s take pictures of ‘nature treasures’ along the trail! Capture the best nature photo and wind a prize! Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 9 am at Sweetwater Preserve East Trail. We would love to see you there!