During March of 2025, 15 students from the Reynolds School of Journalism travelled to La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica over spring break to report on science and explore the tropical rainforest. This 3-credit travel reporting course was made possible through a partnership between the Hitchcock Project for Visualizing Science and Noticiero Móvil, the Reynolds School’s Spanish language media project.

During their time in Costa Rica, students had the chance to  network with scientists from UNR and around the world, practice their science communication and Spanish skills, and work on group and individual journalism projects. Students worked on video, audio, and multimedia StoryMap stories.

Follow the links on this page to view some of the student stories that came out of the Hitchcock Project’s inaugural travel reporting course. In addition to work published by the Hitchcock Project and Noticiero Móvil, stories were published by professional media outlets including the Sierra Nevada Ally, KUNR, and Nevada Today.