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Brazil Gateway News

June 2022

Students and faculty awarded grants with Brazil-related projects

Several grants were awarded to students and faculty with projects related to Brazil. These grants will support a number of initiatives with community leaders and help promote Portuguese language education and literacy for children. Out of the 31 International Research and Scholarship Grants distributed, four Ohio State graduate students and faculty members with projects related to Brazil were awarded.

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Features

Vinicius Zanardo Rodrigues

Vinicius Zanardo Rodrigues is an energy engineer from the Federal University of Grande Dourados and will be a PhD student studying nuclear engineering this fall. Read more about his dream of developing green energy and how Ohio State will help him reach his goals.

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Nuclear program hosts Brazilian visiting scholars

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering hosted two visiting scholars from Brazil, Lisa Susana Enomoto and Alan Souza da Silva, during spring semester. Learn more about their research and its impact, their semesters at Ohio State and their plans for the future.

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Alumna and former visiting scholar from Brazil appointed professors

Luana Lamberti Nunes

Luana Lamberti Nunes, PhD graduate from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, was appointed tenure-track assistant professor in Portuguese and Brazilian/Lusophone Studies in the Department of Modern Languages at Florida International University in Miami.

Daher Queiroz

Daher Queiroz, a visiting scholar at the College of Dentistry from 2017 to 2020, recently joined The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry as an assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics.

Campus news

Brazil Gateway gives opening remarks at UFMT agricultural event

The Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), through the Sinop Campus AgriScience project, held the 4th Technical Update Meeting and the 4th Agricultural Technological Showcase, Field Day in early May. Rattan Lal, award-winning scientist and professor from Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, recorded a talk that was presented at the event. Brazil Gateway Director Jane K. Aparecido, recorded opening remarks to introduce Lal.

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Brazilian delegations visit campus

Delegations from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) and the Dom Cabral Foundation (FDC) visited Ohio State in May. UFLA representatives met with staff from College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and the Office of International Affairs, visited facilities and discussed opportunities. On May 11-12, FDC representatives met with International Affairs, Fisher College of Business and CFAES faculty and staff.

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Intercultural competence presentation by Leite in São Paulo

Fabio Leite, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the Lima campus, delivered a talk about intercultural competence, “How I transplanted myself from Brazil to the U.S. and gained intercultural experience” in São Paulo, Brazil. The presentation was based on Leite’s book, “A Long Way from Bitingui: A Journey within the Americas.” The event was co-hosted by the Brazil Gateway and Engineering and Business School (ESEG) with 50 attendees in person.

Leite was awarded a grant from the Global Gateways for his project on Intercultural Competence for Study and Work that, in collaboration with the Brazil Gateway, will offer four virtual workshops on the topic.

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