March 31
Ohio State hosted FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Week North America, a two-day symposium that brought together Brazilian and U.S. researchers to conduct academic sessions and inspire future collaborations. Conference themes focused on health and wellness; energy and the environment; and food production and security.
March
Jane K. Aparecido ’15 LLM was named academic relations and alumni community manager for the Brazil Gateway.
September
Ohio State hosted President Maria Lúcia Cavalli Neder, University Federal Mato Grasso, to further collaborations with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Future plans included recruiting interns for International Programs in Agriculture and developing projects focusing on soil carbon sequestration.