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Professor Mark Sulc was an extension state specialist for forage production at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). Sulc was born on September 29, 1957, in Hagerstown, MD, but spent most of his childhood in Brazil, where his parents were missionaries. He moved back to the states and attended Iowa State University, where he earned his bachelor’s and master's degrees from the Department of Agronomy.

The Ohio State University is ranked 30th among doctoral institutions hosting international students and 40th for the number of students studying abroad, according to a national report released today.

Ohio State enrolled 6,896* international students in 2022, an increase of 4.4 percent from 2021, and 999 students studied abroad in 2021-22 compared to only nine the previous academic year during the height of the pandemic.

Rattan Lal has been a witness to the symbiotic relationship between humans and soil since his childhood. He grew up on his family’s subsistence farm in Punjab, India and saw firsthand how crucial soil health was to those in the community. Lal realized that we all are “the mirror image of the land we live on,” and that we must take great measures to keep our soil healthy.

In addition to hosting and co-hosting Pre-departure Orientation events in June, the Brazil Gateway joined the Alumni Club of Brazil and international students and scholars on June 24 to host the second sendoff lunch for new Brazilian undergraduate and graduate students as well as visiting scholars.

Fabio Leite, associate professor in experimental/cognitive psychology and academic director of the Brazil Gateway, attended the event, as well as Jaret Waters, BA, and Gustavo Ribeiro, MBA, both Fisher College of Business alumni. They shared their Ohio State experiences with the group.

The Graduate School awarded Isis Barra Costa, professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the 2023 Graduate Faculty Mentor Award (GFMA). This award recognizes her exceptional mentorship to graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences. On April 26, Barra Costa attended the Graduate School’s annual award ceremony at the Ohio Union and was honored by Dean Mary Stromberger.

This summer, the Brazil Gateway attended conferences and events throughout Brazil to build connections with current and potential partners as well as interested students.

FAUBAI

The Brazil Gateway team attended the Brazilian Association for International Education’s (FAUBAI) conference April 17-20, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. This year’s theme was “Building Knowledge with all Voices” and brought panels, roundtables and sessions that showcased the urgency of diversity and inclusion in international education opportunities and leadership.

The Ohio State University has selected Kaya Şahin, PhD, as its next vice provost for global strategies and international affairs, effective Nov. 1. Şahin currently serves as executive associate dean of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University (IU).

The Ohio State University has been named one of the world’s top universities, according to the 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings released today. Ohio State is ranked 151st in the world and 35th in the United States.

The Office of International Affairs is seeking applications for its Faculty Research, Teaching and Outreach Grant. The grant supports faculty working on projects that align with the mission and current engagement initiatives of the university’s five Area Studies Centers and their respective regions of the world. Proposed activities should be directly connected to Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Middle East or Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

The Brazil Gateway continues to strengthen its relationship with Meli Bees, a nonprofit working to protect the Meli stingless bees in indigenous, quilombola, campesino or other rural and urban communities in the most endangered areas of the Amazon Rainforest. Through environmental education and knowledge generation, Meli Bees helps communities create environmentally and economically sustainable activities that allows both land and people to flourish.