May 08, 2025
The brightly colored, science-packed van is bringing the Smithsonian experience to students around the country. First stop: the province of Herrera in western Panama.
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Punta Culebra
August 31, 2022
What do frogs, jaguars and bird food have in common? They all inspired imaginative activities for kids at this year’s International Book Fair in Panama.
April 01, 2022
Join Alvaro, Andreina and Francis from the Punta Culebra Nature Center, to discover the new interactive and experimental learning space called Q?rioso, which will highlight collections and laboratory equipment from the Smithsonian Institution and where participants will be able to unleash their imagination and curiosity.
Hope to see you there!
October 05, 2021
This webinar talk highlighted the joint projects that promote the development of cutting-edge research and served as a platform to communicate scholarship opportunities available for Panamanians at STRI and at the Embassy
January 08, 2021
The seminar series via Zoom titled How did I get here? Scientific Stories is carried out thanks to the support of the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB). For the 6th seminar on January 2021, Smithsonian invited Ricardo Moreno, Director of the Yaguará Panama Foundation, STRI Associate Researcher and National Geographic Emerging Explorer with the talk entitled, Advances in scientific research and jaguar conservation in Panama.
December 15, 2020
Through virtual encounters like these, Smithsonian provides a digital space for local experts from different fields of science to share their stories, experiences, training and professional trajectory, the challenging and rewarding moments of their careers, the type of research that they do and the importance to the world, and their passion about science. The objective is to guide and motivate youth to consider scientific careers and everything that entails to achieve such a task. For this series’s 5th webinar carried out in December, Smithsonian has invited Dr. Nadia De León Porter, Education Specialist, to share her experience in the field of science education in Panama with the talk titled, Science and Education: Creating a bridge between research and action.
