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Georgia Southern Signs Memorandum to Begin Research in Ecuador

has signed a memorandum of understanding with the (MCF) to establish the Human-Environment Research Station (HERS) in Milpe, Ecuador. Georgia Southern President Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D., and Georgia Southern professor Rob Yarbrough, Ph.D., joined MCF President Brian Krohnke and Technical Director Leila Tania Lopez De la Cruz to sign the memorandum on Wednesday. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always a good day to see the Eagle Nation spread a little wider,鈥� said Keel. 鈥淭his historic event鈥�truly does allow us to forge a partnership to establish our first permanent research station in Latin America. Students and faculty will be able to experience South American culture and heritage while gaining valuable research experience.鈥� The MCF is an Ecuadorian nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of bird habitat in the Ecuadorian Andes. It also seeks to promote bird tourism and reforestation. The partnership will provide an opportunity in South America for University faculty, undergraduates and graduates to conduct innovative and groundbreaking research on sustainable livelihoods and development, transnational connections, reforestation, climate change and more. 鈥淭his is such an exciting new partnership,鈥� said Yarbrough. 鈥淭his is a tremendous new opportunity for our faculty and students to engage in human-environment research.鈥� Krohnke and Lopez De la Cruz will join University professors to discuss the organization and research opportunities. The Department of Geology and Geography seminar will be held Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in Herty room 2112. The event is open to the public. 鈥淭his project is exactly the thing we want to do at Georgia Southern in order to live up to our promise to be student-centered,鈥� said Keel. 鈥� I challenge you not to let this be the last project, rather I sincerely hope that today marks the first of what I hope will be many such agreements that expand the educational horizons of our students and faculty.鈥� 秋葵视频, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125-degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education.