09 Jun 2026
Even after our semester students depart, QERC remains an active place of learning—welcoming short-term courses that step into the cloud-forest
09 Jun 2026
As our 2026 cohort wrapped up the semester at QERC—our living laboratory in Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains—the final weeks were full of
08 Jun 2026
In our last week at QERC, we had the joy of welcoming the Savegre Valley community into our living laboratory here in San Gerardo de Dota. As
27 Apr 2026
Collaborative Screening Confirms Negligible Microplastic and PFAS Contamination in the Savegre River
QERC, in collaboration with the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Eurofins Environment Testing Hungary Ltd., conducted an
27 Apr 2026
Last week, QERC had the joy of welcoming a group of Costa Rican high school students to our living laboratory in the Talamanca Mountains,
03 Apr 2026
QERC students have safely returned from the longest venture of the year: the biomes tour. Led by botany and geography professor Dr. Bruce
09 Mar 2026
In the first half of February, the Spring 2026 cohort at the Quetzal Education and Research Center (QERC) was grateful to welcome Dr. Chris
01 Feb 2026
Dr. Hoagland lecturing to students in the primary Oak forest near QERC This spring, we’re excited to welcome a new cohort to the Quetzal
25 Jun 2022
It’s time for an update on publications that have come out recently through our Friends of QERC. Certainly one project to highlight this
02 Jun 2022
QERC 2023 Summer Internships The Quetzal Education Research Center brings students and researchers from around the world, including the