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With International Education Week (IEW) right around the corner (it's November 18-22), we want to take this opportunity to reiterate our commitment to international education. Never has international education been so relevant and so necessary. A joint initiative of the , IEW celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange. Read more

In late September we welcomed leaders from our zoo and botanical garden Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) sites to ºÚÁÏÉçÇø's Oxford campus for our annual AIP retreat. Thanks to all who traveled throughout the country to Oxford to engage in another productive, engaging event! We are incredibly proud of our AIP collaborators and the vigorous work they do in providing invaluable community connections, expertise, and environmental leadership! Read more !

As I walked across the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø campus this week, I witnessed the first leaves changing colors. The changing of the leaves marks the changing of the seasons, and causes me to stop and reflect on the idea of change. Change is always present, and change is the basis of Project Dragonfly. We have developed a community of people who observe problems, ask questions, and develop actions promoting social and ecological change. As we study the changes in ecological processes and encourage changes in our community, we often forget that we have grown and changed. Read more !

As we soak in the final weeks of summer, it's time to turn up the heat on our appreciations and fundraising and recruitment efforts. A note of thanks: With the close of summer term, we'd like to thank our instructional team for their leadership and thank all of our international and U.S. partners for hosting new summer adventures. Thanks for your commitment to scientific research, conservation, immersive learning, and community engagement. Read more

Ahh, summer! There are so many reasons to love summer here in the northern hemisphere — longer days, warm weather, swimming, ice cream, and more! The season provides an unparalleled opportunity to immerse ourselves in face-to-face learning opportunities within the beauty and tranquility of the natural world. Above all, it's the time of year when we have a chance to meet many of you in person and develop genuine, lasting connections! Read more

Over the past few weeks we have said goodbye to our co-founders/co-directors, Dr. Chris Myers and Lynne Born Myers, as they move on to their next adventures as retirees. And we've welcomed a new director (more on that below!) — all the while managing to get our summer courses off and running and fall course preparations underway. The Dragonflly team has been busy! Read more

Our co-founders/co-directors are retiring after 30 years! At the start of his ºÚÁÏÉçÇø career in the early 1990s, Dr. Chris Myers began teaching tropical ecology courses in Costa Rica. Within the next few years, he, Lynne Born Myers, and a group of interdisciplinary studies professors had written a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation. And with the success of that grant, Project Dragonfly was born. Read more

A warm welcome to our newest cohorts of Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs — we’re so glad to have you join our network of world changers! We're also excited to get back into a full suite of summer AIP and Earth Expeditions (EE) courses. We'll have close to 300 ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs participating in our 20th year of EE field courses and more than 170 new AIP ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs ready to start their summer foundational inquiry courses. Read more

For those of you in the northern hemisphere, happy spring equinox! So, with the start of spring, we're celebrating all things green, which often represents nature and good luck. We're feeling lucky to have had so much good fortune over the past month and very proud to celebrate the accomplishments of so many Dragonflies. Read more

With the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) application due date around the corner, in this newsletter we're highlighting the amazing work of some of our AIP ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs and alumni. Below are some great video stories about how AIP ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs made their way through the program and are making a real difference in the world today. Read more

Happy New Year! We celebrated December with more than 170 Dragonfly graduates. It was great to have so many Dragonflies on campus and to meet their friends and families in person! And January has brought preparations for spring semester courses and reviewing applications for our newest cohort of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs! Read more

Every December, Project Dragonfly looks forward to commencement to recognize the hard work and dedication of its graduates, reflect on the special journey of its ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs, and welcome a new cohort of conservation leaders. Read more

"WHEW" is the word that comes to mind when reflecting on the past month! ... you may be wondering how does Dragonfly do it! Whoever coined the phrase “it takes a village” was right. So, thanks to all of you, our Dragonfly village! Read more

On a fall day in 2003, Dragonfly Directors Chris Myers and Lynne Born Myers visited the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. They had an idea and approached zoo leadership about it. That idea grew into Dragonfly's Earth Expeditions and ultimately the Global Field and Advanced Inquiry programs. Read more !

Applications open today for all of Dragonfly's 2024 graduate courses and master’s programs! We've got some upcoming informational webinars, and new this year is a waiver of the $50 application fee for applicants who attend a webinar. Check out the details below. And please read on to learn about the recent great work of some of our Dragonflies. Read more !

Well, that's a wrap on our summer field experiences for the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) and Global Field Program (GFP) / Earth Expeditions (EE) - it's been a busy few months! Missing those adventures? Check out our #summerofinquiry highlights on our social channels. Read more !

With 20 international field courses and 30+ AIP courses nationwide, we've been having a jam-packed summer of learning! Our ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs have been enjoying their time abroad and locally. So far, they've encountered whale sharks in Baja, hiked the sacred groves in India, met game scouts in Kenya... Read more !

WOW - it's been a very busy few weeks! Our summer field courses are off and running, fall course preparations are underway, and we want to commemorate two June historical events—Juneteenth and Stonewall. Read more !

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Dr. Paul Harding! Project Dragonfly faculty and staff recently met with Harding, the incoming chair of Miami’s biology department. Our current chair Dr. Tom Crist is stepping down to return full time to his faculty role. Read more !

Spring is about starting fresh and experiencing transformations, especially for our newly accepted ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs who begin their master's journey this summer. A warm welcome to our newest cohort of Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) and Global Field Program (GFP) ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs. Read more !

It's Women's History Month! We're proud to celebrate the exceptional women who contribute every day at Dragonfly -- bringing people together and mobilizing conservation action for a just and sustainable future. Read more !

The Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) application due date is around the corner, so in this newsletter we'd like to highlight the amazing work of our AIP ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs and alumni. Below are some great stories about how they're making a real difference. Read more !

Hello and happy New Year! We celebrated our December graduates in person for the first time since the pandemic, and what a great day it was! Many of our Global Field Program (GFP) and Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) graduates gathered for this photo at Millett Hall at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø in mid-December.  Read more !

Hello! Our December graduation celebration is right around the corner. It's been two years since we've hosted this celebration so we are over the moon for this year's festivities. It's going to be a blast!  Read more !

In late September Dragonfly held our first in-person Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) retreat since the pandemic began and welcomed leaders from our zoo and botanical garden AIP sites to campus. Read more !

We're thrilled to welcome the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) as our newest Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) site! A renowned leader in humane education, wildlife conservation, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability, DZS operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center. Read more !

Well, that's a wrap on our summer field experiences for the Advanced Inquiry Program and Earth Expeditions - it's been a busy few months! Read more !

We are winding up July field experiences for Advanced Inquiry Program and Earth Expeditions courses, and we're prepping for August and September. Read more !

We are winding up June field experiences for Advanced Inquiry Program and Earth Expeditions courses, and we're prepping for July and August. It's a busy summer, and we're excited to be back out there! Read more !

As ºÚÁÏÉçÇø ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs, instructors, and staff get to work on summer 2022 Dragonfly courses that began this past week, we have a few updates. Read more !

We hope you enjoy this newsletter about our Project Dragonfly friends and family - they're doing incredible work and implementing important change to benefit human and ecological communities. Read more !