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TCD Alumni reunite in Belem, Brazil for COP-30
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TCD Alumni reunite in Belem, Brazil for COP-30
TCD alumni from across years, disciplines, and geographies gathered to reconnect personal and professionally at COP-30 in Belem, Brazil. Throughout the summit, they engaged in a range of activities, participating in panel discussions, presenting research, leading workshops, and contributing to policy dialogues. Their shared educational experiences at UF TCD will always be present in their
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Dr. Katharine McNamara is the recipient of the 2025 Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award
Our congratulations go to Dr. Katharine McNamara for being selected the 2025 recipient of the Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award from UF’s Tropical Conservation and Development Program in the Center for Latin American Studies. Dr. McNamara is the 16th recipient of this prestigious dissertation award that honors Dr. Marianne Schmink for her significant and transformative contributions to graduate
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A farewell to TCD Community from Dr. Bette Loiselle
4 August 2025 Dear TCD Community: For 14 years, I had the distinct honor and pleasure to serve as Director of Tropical Conservation and Development Program in the Center for Latin American Studies at University of Florida. This position was truly my dream job. For almost two decades before joining TCD and UF, I knew
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Check out the new interactive map of the TCD community
We are working on building an interactive map of the worldwide TCD community. We have started to populate it with info about our current TCD students and hope by the beginning of the new year to have both Faculty and Alumni information updated as well. This map will illustrate the geographic and thematic diversity of
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Tropilunch 2/17/26: Conservation and Development in Cameroon
Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Meet the Speakers! The Power of Connections: Harvesting Lessons and Strengthening Coalitions for Amazonian Conservation February 22-27, 2026
Click here to learn all about the Speakers at the UF Center for LAS 2026 Annual Conference!
Tropilunch 3.10.2026 – Deciphering the Evolutionary History of African Florathrough the lens of Monopsis (Campanulaceae)
Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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Tropilunch 2/3/2026 *Alumni series*: “Challenges and solutions for integrated fire management in Brazil”
Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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2026 Center for LAS / TCD Field Work Festival
The Center for Latin American Studies invites you to our annual Fieldwork Festival poster exhibit. Join us to learn about the excellent field work our students are conducting. Talk with them about their poster presentation and research and stay for the Awards ceremony. Monday February 2, 2026 at 2-4 pm in Smathers room 100
Tropilunch 1.20.2026: 2025 Marianne Schmink Outstanding Dissertation Award‘Multispecies Solidarity and MedicinalPlant Economies in Pandemic-Era Ecuador’
Tropilunch is a weekly seminar run by graduate students from the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program. It provides a forum for discussions and presentations related to TCD student and faculty work and research. Students are provided an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects with peers and faculty. In addition, discussion sessions on
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