In 1977 she moved to the University of Panama working with the Grupo Experimental de Cine Universitario until 1979.
As of 2004, more than 92,500 Panamanian students attended the University of Panama, the Technological University of Panama, West Coast University – Panama and the University of Santa Maria La Antigua, a private Catholic institution.
A small building was built on the island, by the University of Panama, to act as a temporary outpost for the biologist.
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Bryce-Laporte attended the University of Panama, earning an associate's degree, before earning bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and studying at the University of Puerto Rico.