Lajanda Blake (’25, Jamaica) was born with many talents. She can turn words into poetry and has strong hands to plant and grow much of the food she and her family eat in their Jamaican village. Lajanda had no doubts about her vocation. Since she was little, she watched her grandparents, with whom she grew up, […]

In Costa Rica’s Northern Pacific Dry Tropical Forest, between the Potrero, Caimital, and Quirimán river basins, lies the Potrero Caimital Biological Corridor. It is home to thousands of species and is essential in preserving environmental and water resources in Hojancha, Nicoya, and Santa Cruz counties. According to the country’s Biodiversity Law, biological corridors are defined territories that […]

Every year, EARTH University graduates over a hundred leaders of change, confident that they will contribute to building a better world through their technical training and values. They are like children we see growing up, help along the way, and proudly see emerge out into the world. This pride is even more powerful when they are in fact the […]

On January 17, the first-year students gathered to begin a four-year journey at EARTH that will lead them to grow tremendously as individuals and professionals. Following COVID-19 guidelines, they inaugurated the academic year, parading through the Guácimo Campus gymnasium, while carrying their countries’ flags and a myriad of dreams and goals that are already beginning […]

How to create a nutritious, innovative, and delicious product incorporating heart of palm fiber as a raw material? That was the question on the minds of Alicia Vega (’21, Costa Rica) and her classmates who joined the Griffith Challenge, a contest promoted by Griffith Foods in conjunction with EARTH University’s Development Unit, as part of […]