FOR RELEASE: July 25, 2008 |
Contact: Stephanie Babyak or Jane Glickman (202) 401-1576 |
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of 13 new grants totaling $364,904 to promote partnerships between universities and to increase education and training opportunities in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines for students and faculty in both countries.
"Education is not something that can be done in isolation, especially in this rapidly-changing, global marketplace," said U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. "U.S.-Brazil student partnerships are a great opportunity to help students in both our countries gain the skills they need to succeed."
The U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program (the U.S.-Brazil Program) fosters partnerships through the exchange of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff as part of a joint curriculum development. The U.S.-Brazil Program provides grants for up to four years to consortia of at least two academic institutions each from Brazil and the U.S. Funds cover stipends for student and faculty travel abroad as well as for curriculum development in areas such as watershed management, and weather and climate impact on agricultural and water resources.
The program is jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
In August 2007, Secretary Spellings led a delegation of U.S. university presidents to Brazil and Chile to promote programs such as the U.S.-Brazil Program that foster higher education partnerships and exchanges between the U.S. and other nations. The delegation trip followed President Bush's first-ever White House Conference on the Americas last summer to emphasize education as a key to continued success in the Western Hemisphere.
Following is a list of FY 2008 grant awards under the U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program.
Project in Ruminant Production in the 21st Century
US Lead:Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
US Partner: University of California, Davis, CA
US Partner: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CABrazil Lead: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Brazil Partner: Universidade de San PauloTotal FIPSE Funding: $219,959
Contact Person: Dr. Luis Orlindo Tedeschi, (979) 845-5065, luis.tedeschi@tamu.eduProgram in Global Talent Development for Sustainable Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Fields
US Lead: University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
US Partner: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MNBrazil Lead: University of Sao Paulo
Brazil Partner: Universidade de BrasiliaTotal FIPSE Funding: $219,966
Contact Person: Dr. Peter Kuchinke, (217) 333-0807, kuchine@uiuc.eduProgram for Fostering Socially, Environmentally, and Economically Sustainable
US Lead: Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
US Partner: Western Illinois University, Macomb, ILBrazil Lead: Universidade Federal Rural de Amazonia
Brazil Partner: Universidade Federal Rural de LavrasTotal FIPSE Funding: $220,000
Contact Person: Ray Amtmann, (906) 227-2547, ramtmann@nmu.eduProgram in Urban Sustainability and the Built Environment
US Lead: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
US Partner: University of Florida, Gainesville, FLBrazil Lead: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil Partner: Universidade de do ParenTotal FIPSE Funding: $219,988
Contact Person: Johanna Looye, (513) 556-0216, Johanna.looye@uc.eduMultidisciplinary Specialists Designing Learning Objects with Cultural Affordances
US Lead: Utah State University, Logan, UT
US Partner: University of Georgia, Athens, GABrazil Lead: Universidade Federal de Ceara
Brazil Partner: Estadual de CampinasTotal FIPSE Funding: $220,000
Contact Person: Dr. Richard West, (435) 797-1994, rich.west@usu.eduProgram in Water Resources and Watershed Management in the U.S. and Brazil
US Lead: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA
US Partner: University of Florida, Gainesville, FLBrazil Lead: Federal Universidade of Espirito Santo
Brazil Partner: Universidade Federal Santa MariaTotal FIPSE Funding: $220,000
Contact Person: Dr. Conrad Heatwole, (540) 231-4858, heatwole@vt.eduEngineering Global Leaders
US Lead: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
US Partner: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FLBrazil Lead: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil Partner: Pontificia Universidad Catholica do Rion Grande do SulTotal FIPSE Funding: $219,862
Contact Person: Dr. Consuelo Stebbins (407) 882-0277, stebbins@mail.ucf.eduProject in Sustainable Crop Protection in Agriculture
US Lead: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
US Partner: University of California-Davis, Davis, CABrazil Lead: University of Sao Paulo
Brazil Partner: Feceral University of ParanaTotal FIPSE Funding: $220,000
Contact Person: Deanna Behring, (814) 863-0249, dmb37@psu.eduProgram in Weather and Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Water Resources
US Lead: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
US Partner: University of Florida, Gainesville, FLBrazil Lead: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil Partner: Universidade Federal do ParaTotal FIPSE Funding: $220,000
Contact Person: Dr. Christine Namsen, (806) 746-6101, cnansen@ag.tamu.eduProject in the US-Brazil Universities of the Future Consortium
US Lead: Ball State University, Muncie, IN
US Partner: Texas A&M University, College Station, TXBrazil Lead: Universidade de Brasilia, Pontificia
Brazil Partner: Universidad Catholica do Rion Grande do SulTotal FIPSE Funding: $220,000
Contact Person: Dr. John Motloch, (765) 285-7561, jmotloch@bsu.eduProgram for Internationalizing the Coastal Ecosystems Curriculum
US Lead: Universidade Metropolitana, San Juan, PR
US Partner: Universidad del Este, Carolina, PRBrazil Lead: Universidade Federal do Caer
Brazil Partner: Universidade de Estadual do Norte FluminenseTotal FIPSE Funding: $219,723
Contact Person: Dr. Carlos Padin, (787) 766-1717, cpadin@suagm.eduProgram in Biomedical Informatics
US Lead: University of Texas Health Center, Houston, TX
US Partner: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NCBrazil Lead: Universidade de Sau Paulo
Brazil Partner: Federal University of PernambucoTotal FIPSE Funding: $199,504
Contact Person: M.Sriram Lyenger, (713) 500-3976, m.sriram.lyengar@uth.tmc.eduMobility Program in Race, Development and Social Inequality: Access and Equity in Higher Education in Brazil and the US
US Lead: Howard University, Washington, DC
US Partner: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TNBrazil Lead: Universidade de Sao Paolo
Brazil partner: Universidade Federal da BahiaTotal FIPSE Funding: $220,000
Contact Person: Dr. Orlando Taylor, (202) 806-6800, otaylor@howard.edu
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