A Memorable Semester
Name: Heidi Hertler, Ph.D. Position: Center Director Program: Marine Resource Management Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands SFS Alum: U.S. Virgin Islands Fall ’87 It hard to believe the students have just left. Reflecting back, this has been a memorable semester—up close encounters with migrating humpback whales, octopus and dolphin sightings, diving some of the most [...]
Earth Day on South Caicos
Name: Chrissy Lamendola Position: Waterfront Intern Program: Marine Resource Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands SFS Alum: TCI Spring 2010 South Caicos may have never before seen an Earth Day celebration quite like the one we pulled off this past Saturday. The event was the accumulation of three weeks of hard work and planning by Kimbrough, [...]
Final Impressions from SFS Turks & Caicos
Name: Jess Bechhofer School: Franklin and Marshall College Major: Biological Foundations of Behavior Program: Marine Resource Management Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands In three days it’s ending: the most wonderful study abroad experience I could have asked for. It sounds rather cliché to say, “It feels like just yesterday that I arrived (all pale and [...]
The Billfish Foundation in Turks & Caicos
Thanks to The Billfish Foundation for the story, which you can find posted on their site here. The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1986, with a mission of conserving billfish worldwide. The beautiful Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) is a collection of small islands within the British West Indies is known [...]
Study Abroad in Luxury Villas with Endless Views of the Blue Ocean
Name: Edd Hind, Ph.D. Position: Resident Lecturer in Environmental Policy & Socioeconomic Values Program: Marine Resource Management Studies, Turks & Caicos Here at the SFS Center for Marine Resource Studies in the Turks and Caicos Islands we can offer the very best of Caribbean lifestyle. You can kick back in an oceanfront villa and enjoy [...]
Living the Island Life
Name: Stephanie Parisi School: Brandeis University Major: Biological Sciences Program: Marine Resource Management Studies, Turks & Caicos I can’t believe there are only three weeks left. It’s amazing how much time has flown by, it seems like only yesterday we were just arriving, but at the same time it feels like we’ve been here forever. [...]
Diving and Data Collection
Name: Alyssa Thornton School: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Major: Natural Resource Management Program: Marine Resource Management Studies, Turks & Caicos As of April 4, I have officially been on South for two months! I can’t believe how fast this semester is going and we only have a little over a month left. This place has [...]
What It’s Like to Be a Research Scientist
Name: Aaron Henderson, Ph.D. Position: Resident Lecturer in Tropical Marine Ecology Program: Marine Resource Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands The students have been back from their break for a week now, and what a busy week it has been! The Directed Research projects are up and running, and longs hours are being spent in the [...]
Insight into Aquaculture in the Turks & Caicos Islands
Name: Alex Tilley, Ph.D Position: Resident Lecturer in Marine Resource Management Program: Marine Resource Studies, Turks & Caicos Islands The first half of the spring semester at the Center for Marine Resource Studies culminated in a successful field trip to three other islands of the Turks & Caicos archipelago. Students and staff set off by [...]
SFS Was Just the Beginning
By Anne Rosinski SFS TCI Spring ‘07 2013 NOAA Coral Reef Management Fellow Cramming for final presentations; the last snorkel at your favorite reef site; jamming sweaty, salty, dirty clothes back into your suitcase; and tearful goodbyes to friends and colleagues that have shared every minute of your experience over the last four months…this is [...]
keep looking »
