Cory Vonachen

I traveled to the Pantanal wetland in Brazil to help build the Pantanal Center for Education and Research (PCER). The main objectives of PCER are to provide education in the Pantanal while promoting sustainability and conservation of the wildlife. The majority of my experience involved building and testing the water systems for the buildings that…

Ethan Shirley

I started a non-profit effort with fellow undergrad Julie Bateman to realize my idea of establishing a school and field station in a rural area within a natural World Heritage Site. The area, known as the Brazilian Pantanal, is an ecological haven for countless rare and endangered species, and consists of mainly privately-owned land. The…

Jessica Mattson

One and a half times as many people have died on the U.S.-Mexican border since its militarization process began in 1994 than those who perished in the September 11th terrorist attacks. As the 2010 recipient of the Isabel Bagramian Summer Travel Award, I traveled to the U.S.-Mexico Border where I volunteered with various organizations focused…