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CLAS welcomes Professor Manuel Santana Palacios as Faculty affiliate

CLAS Faculty, Dr. Valente Alvarez gives workshop to engineering students in Peru

Dr. Valente Alvarez was invited to participate in the XXII Congresso Nacional de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Agroindustrial in Cusco, Peru in early November 2023. The congress had over 700 students in attendance, and, in addition to giving a talk on the importance of food science and technology as an area of agro-industries, Dr. Alvarez gave a workshop on the sensory evaluation of yogurt products. The 30 students attending the workshop learned how to sensory evaluate local yogurt products in terms of its body, texture, taste, appearance, and flavor.

Autumn 2023 Whitten Scholarship Awarded to student curators

Each semester the exceptional work and research that student curators undertake with the Kawsay Ukhunchay: Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifacts Research Collection is recognized through the awarding of the Whitten Andean & Amazonian Studies Scholarship. This semester's awardees, who work under the guidance of Faculty Curator and Professor Michelle Wibbelsman, are:

Victor Vimos (PhD Student in Latin American Cultural & Literary Studies)
Shima Karimi (PhD Student in Latin American Cultural & Literary Studies)
Anais Fernandez (Majors: Political Science and Spanish)
Cameron Logar (Major: Biochemistry)
Tamryn McDermott (PhD Student in Arts Admin., Education, & Policy)
Kareen Darwich (Major: Health Sciences; Minor: Spanish)

Brazil Gateway Forum on Climate Change explored agriculture, sustainability

“The green revolution of the 21st century must be soil based,” said Rattan Lal, distinguished university professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources. Lal delivered a keynote address at the Brazil Gateway Forum on Climate Change, sharing his research-backed paradigm that healthy soil leads to healthier people and ecosystems.

Leila Vieira, assistant director of the Center for Latin American Studies, offered closing remarks that emphasized the positive impact of the ideas and solutions shared in the forum. “I really want to thank you for giving me hope,” she said. Though climate challenges in Brazil and the world remain significant, Lal, Abreu, Rosa and many others are working together to sow the seeds of a better world.

The forum was facilitated by the Brazil Gateway with support from The Ohio Program and collaboration from the Sustainability Institute, the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Center for Latin American Studies and Office of International Affairs.

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