Global Sustainability Scholars
@gsscholars.bsky.social
Global Sustain+Ability Scholars program trains and supports rising young professionals to enter today's workforce. A lifelong network of change leaders.
https://www.gsscholar.org
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As the month of August winds down, we’re sending a big congratulations to the 2024–25 GSS RaMP-UP Cohort. We’re so proud of everything you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what adventures await you next!
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August 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
As the month of August winds down, we’re sending a big congratulations to the 2024–25 GSS RaMP-UP Cohort. We’re so proud of everything you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what adventures await you next!
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At the beginning of the month, our third RaMP-UP cohort arrived in Panamá and spent their orientation learning more about the past, present, and future of the country. Swipe through to see what they got up to during their time⬇️
August 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
At the beginning of the month, our third RaMP-UP cohort arrived in Panamá and spent their orientation learning more about the past, present, and future of the country. Swipe through to see what they got up to during their time⬇️
Please join us this afternoon as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2024–2025 GSS RaMP-UP Fellows! After a year of independent research, the fellows will share insights and reflections from their time at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panamá.
🔗: stri.si.edu/webcast
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🔗: stri.si.edu/webcast
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July 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Please join us this afternoon as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2024–2025 GSS RaMP-UP Fellows! After a year of independent research, the fellows will share insights and reflections from their time at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panamá.
🔗: stri.si.edu/webcast
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🔗: stri.si.edu/webcast
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At the beginning of the month, we had six incredible RaMP-UPs present at #ATBC2025. These presentations and posters represent over 10 months of their independent research at #STRIPanamá. We are so proud of how our fellows continue to represent GSS around the world.
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
At the beginning of the month, we had six incredible RaMP-UPs present at #ATBC2025. These presentations and posters represent over 10 months of their independent research at #STRIPanamá. We are so proud of how our fellows continue to represent GSS around the world.
We are thrilled to announce our 2025–2026 GSS RaMP-UP Cohort! They will arrive in Panamá at the end of the summer and begin with a month-long orientation before starting their independent research. Stay tuned to learn more about this incredible group of early-career researchers!
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July 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We are thrilled to announce our 2025–2026 GSS RaMP-UP Cohort! They will arrive in Panamá at the end of the summer and begin with a month-long orientation before starting their independent research. Stay tuned to learn more about this incredible group of early-career researchers!
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Carlos Jimenez (Florida State Univ '23) is one of two RaMP-UP Fellows in the Collin Lab at STRI in Panamá. Conducting fieldwork, participating in scientific diving courses, and attending bivalve workshops are just some of the amazing opportunities Carlos has taken advantage of during his year!
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June 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Carlos Jimenez (Florida State Univ '23) is one of two RaMP-UP Fellows in the Collin Lab at STRI in Panamá. Conducting fieldwork, participating in scientific diving courses, and attending bivalve workshops are just some of the amazing opportunities Carlos has taken advantage of during his year!
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Jorge Reque (UCLA '24) has spent the last year at STRI in the Symbiosis & Resilience Lab. His year has been filled with dives, lab work, and collaborating with peers and colleagues from all disciplines. Swipe through to learn more about his research and his year as RaMP-UP Fellow!
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June 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Jorge Reque (UCLA '24) has spent the last year at STRI in the Symbiosis & Resilience Lab. His year has been filled with dives, lab work, and collaborating with peers and colleagues from all disciplines. Swipe through to learn more about his research and his year as RaMP-UP Fellow!
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Dafina Matiku (Scripps College '21) has been conducting her RaMP-UP Fellowship with the Adrienne Arsht Community-Based Resilience Solutions Initiative at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Check out what she has learned throughout her year in Panamá below!
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May 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dafina Matiku (Scripps College '21) has been conducting her RaMP-UP Fellowship with the Adrienne Arsht Community-Based Resilience Solutions Initiative at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Check out what she has learned throughout her year in Panamá below!
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Armando Vera Colón (Univ of Puerto Rico @ Arecibo) is one of two RaMP-UPs in Dr. Erin Spear's DEATH Lab at STRI. He has enjoyed building community, learning new research techniques, and spotting the different animals Panamá is home to! Learn more below ⬇️
striresearch.si.edu/death-lab/
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striresearch.si.edu/death-lab/
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May 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Armando Vera Colón (Univ of Puerto Rico @ Arecibo) is one of two RaMP-UPs in Dr. Erin Spear's DEATH Lab at STRI. He has enjoyed building community, learning new research techniques, and spotting the different animals Panamá is home to! Learn more below ⬇️
striresearch.si.edu/death-lab/
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striresearch.si.edu/death-lab/
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So proud of these four current and past fellows from the GSS RaMp-UP program who were among this year's NSF GRFP award winners and honorable mentions! We can't wait to see what you all will achieve in your research and beyond!
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April 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
So proud of these four current and past fellows from the GSS RaMp-UP program who were among this year's NSF GRFP award winners and honorable mentions! We can't wait to see what you all will achieve in your research and beyond!
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Tomorrow (04/16), Jacee (UC Irvine '22) will take us on a day in his life on his project, "Decomposition rates within mangrove sediment" on our Instagram story. Be sure to check it out!
Insta: @gsscholars
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Insta: @gsscholars
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April 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Tomorrow (04/16), Jacee (UC Irvine '22) will take us on a day in his life on his project, "Decomposition rates within mangrove sediment" on our Instagram story. Be sure to check it out!
Insta: @gsscholars
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Insta: @gsscholars
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Tune in today on our Instagram (@gsscholars) for another story takeover. Today, Sugey Galván (UCLA '24) will take us through a day in the field at the STRI DEATH Lab on her project, “Exploring the relationship between heart rot and methane flux in tropical forests".
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March 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Tune in today on our Instagram (@gsscholars) for another story takeover. Today, Sugey Galván (UCLA '24) will take us through a day in the field at the STRI DEATH Lab on her project, “Exploring the relationship between heart rot and methane flux in tropical forests".
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Thank you to everyone that applied! Our applications closed this past week and review is underway.
March 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thank you to everyone that applied! Our applications closed this past week and review is underway.
Another Thursday, another Instagram takeover! Tomorrow (03/20), Izzy Willard (Colorado State Univ '24) will show us a day in the life on her project in the Smithsonian Bat Lab.
Link to our instagram ⬇️
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
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Link to our instagram ⬇️
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
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March 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Another Thursday, another Instagram takeover! Tomorrow (03/20), Izzy Willard (Colorado State Univ '24) will show us a day in the life on her project in the Smithsonian Bat Lab.
Link to our instagram ⬇️
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
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Link to our instagram ⬇️
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
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Tomorrow (March 11), Valeria González (Univ of Puerto Rico '24) will show us what a day in the life in the Smithsonian Bat Lab looks like on her project, "Bat predation on anoles and the use of their sensory modalities detecting silent prey".
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🔗 www.instagram.com/gsscholars/
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🔗 www.instagram.com/gsscholars/
March 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Tomorrow (March 11), Valeria González (Univ of Puerto Rico '24) will show us what a day in the life in the Smithsonian Bat Lab looks like on her project, "Bat predation on anoles and the use of their sensory modalities detecting silent prey".
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🔗 www.instagram.com/gsscholars/
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🔗 www.instagram.com/gsscholars/
Current RaMP-UP Fellow, Richie Montes (UC Santa Barbara '24) has made the most of his time working at multiple international research institutions! Check out what he has to say about his experience thus far! ⬇️🧪🌊
More on our instagram - @gsscholars.
More on our instagram - @gsscholars.
March 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Current RaMP-UP Fellow, Richie Montes (UC Santa Barbara '24) has made the most of his time working at multiple international research institutions! Check out what he has to say about his experience thus far! ⬇️🧪🌊
More on our instagram - @gsscholars.
More on our instagram - @gsscholars.
Our first GSS RaMP-Cohort accomplished so much as our inaugural group at STRI in Panamá!
There's still time to apply to our 2025-2026 fellowship! Applications due March 16! Link in bio🧪
There's still time to apply to our 2025-2026 fellowship! Applications due March 16! Link in bio🧪
March 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Our first GSS RaMP-Cohort accomplished so much as our inaugural group at STRI in Panamá!
There's still time to apply to our 2025-2026 fellowship! Applications due March 16! Link in bio🧪
There's still time to apply to our 2025-2026 fellowship! Applications due March 16! Link in bio🧪
Current undergrad, Masters student, or recent graduate w/ a bachelors?
Are you from Panamá or another Latin American country?
If yes to both, you are eligible for the Bridge to Science Internship at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panamá! Learn more👇
stri.si.edu/academic-pro...
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Are you from Panamá or another Latin American country?
If yes to both, you are eligible for the Bridge to Science Internship at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panamá! Learn more👇
stri.si.edu/academic-pro...
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March 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Current undergrad, Masters student, or recent graduate w/ a bachelors?
Are you from Panamá or another Latin American country?
If yes to both, you are eligible for the Bridge to Science Internship at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panamá! Learn more👇
stri.si.edu/academic-pro...
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Are you from Panamá or another Latin American country?
If yes to both, you are eligible for the Bridge to Science Internship at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panamá! Learn more👇
stri.si.edu/academic-pro...
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Interested in insect-plant interactions?
Tomorrow on Instagram, current 2024-2025 RaMP-UP Fellow, Sarah Shamash (George Washington Univ '23), will take us through her day in the @acaciants lab at STRI Panamá on her project, "The acacia-ant mutualism: novel behaviors and plasticity of traits".
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Tomorrow on Instagram, current 2024-2025 RaMP-UP Fellow, Sarah Shamash (George Washington Univ '23), will take us through her day in the @acaciants lab at STRI Panamá on her project, "The acacia-ant mutualism: novel behaviors and plasticity of traits".
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February 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Interested in insect-plant interactions?
Tomorrow on Instagram, current 2024-2025 RaMP-UP Fellow, Sarah Shamash (George Washington Univ '23), will take us through her day in the @acaciants lab at STRI Panamá on her project, "The acacia-ant mutualism: novel behaviors and plasticity of traits".
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Tomorrow on Instagram, current 2024-2025 RaMP-UP Fellow, Sarah Shamash (George Washington Univ '23), will take us through her day in the @acaciants lab at STRI Panamá on her project, "The acacia-ant mutualism: novel behaviors and plasticity of traits".
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Check out our latest post about what our GSS 2024-2025 RaMP-UP Cohort has been up to down at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panamá!
www.instagram.com/reel/DFyHfIP...
Applications due March 16!
www.gsscholar.org/apply
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www.instagram.com/reel/DFyHfIP...
Applications due March 16!
www.gsscholar.org/apply
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February 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Check out our latest post about what our GSS 2024-2025 RaMP-UP Cohort has been up to down at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panamá!
www.instagram.com/reel/DFyHfIP...
Applications due March 16!
www.gsscholar.org/apply
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www.instagram.com/reel/DFyHfIP...
Applications due March 16!
www.gsscholar.org/apply
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Follow along on our instagram story today as Owen Blacker (UMass Amherst '24) takes us through his day working on his project "Spider Communication in a Variable World"!
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February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Follow along on our instagram story today as Owen Blacker (UMass Amherst '24) takes us through his day working on his project "Spider Communication in a Variable World"!
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
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Apply for funding to attend the 2025 Sustainability, Research, and Innovation Congress (SRI) in Chicago! Open to students, early career sustainability researchers, practitioners, and mentors! Apps due February 23, 2025!
For more information on SRI & applications ➡️ www.gsscholar.org/apply.
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For more information on SRI & applications ➡️ www.gsscholar.org/apply.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Apply for funding to attend the 2025 Sustainability, Research, and Innovation Congress (SRI) in Chicago! Open to students, early career sustainability researchers, practitioners, and mentors! Apps due February 23, 2025!
For more information on SRI & applications ➡️ www.gsscholar.org/apply.
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For more information on SRI & applications ➡️ www.gsscholar.org/apply.
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Did you miss Sam and his story takeover about his day in the field & lab? No worries! Check out @gsscholars on insta and watch our highlight on the sea slug project! If you are interested in doing research like Sam, learn more at www.gsscholar.org/rampup-fello... and apply before March 16, 2025!🧪🔬🌊
January 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Did you miss Sam and his story takeover about his day in the field & lab? No worries! Check out @gsscholars on insta and watch our highlight on the sea slug project! If you are interested in doing research like Sam, learn more at www.gsscholar.org/rampup-fello... and apply before March 16, 2025!🧪🔬🌊
Curious as to what a day in the life is as a current GSS RaMP-UP Fellow in Panamá? Check out our instagram @gsscholars to see what Sam Rivera (UCLA '23) does in the lab and field for his research on sea slugs!
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
#research #fieldwork #GSS
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
#research #fieldwork #GSS
January 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Curious as to what a day in the life is as a current GSS RaMP-UP Fellow in Panamá? Check out our instagram @gsscholars to see what Sam Rivera (UCLA '23) does in the lab and field for his research on sea slugs!
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
#research #fieldwork #GSS
www.instagram.com/gsscholars?i...
#research #fieldwork #GSS
Applications now open on the GSS website for the 2025/26 RaMP-UP Tropical BioDiversity Fellowship at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panamá! Visit gsscholar.org to learn more about this amazing opportunity. Apps due March 16!
#research #TropicalBioDiversity #recentgrads #GSS
#research #TropicalBioDiversity #recentgrads #GSS
January 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Applications now open on the GSS website for the 2025/26 RaMP-UP Tropical BioDiversity Fellowship at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panamá! Visit gsscholar.org to learn more about this amazing opportunity. Apps due March 16!
#research #TropicalBioDiversity #recentgrads #GSS
#research #TropicalBioDiversity #recentgrads #GSS