Professors Claudia Garnica and Karen Kainer Facilitated Workshop in India about Helicopter Science
08/14/23

As part of UFIC’s initiative to get beyond “Helicopter” approaches in research collaborations, Claudia Garnica (Biology and TCD) and Karen Kainer (SFFGS, LAS, and TCD) facilitated a workshop at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) in Coimbatore, India.

Increasingly, tropical biologists and other scientists are called upon to address the inequities of “Helicopter Science” - when researchers from higher income or more privileged settings drop into resource-poor settings to gather data with limited to no involvement or acknowledgment of contributions by local partners and/or communities.

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UF Faculty Delegation Visits Kurdistan as part of IREX Grant
08/14/23

A UF Faculty delegation visited Kurdistan during a week-long trip funded by IREX. The team included Nargiza Ludgate (PI), Diwakar Vyas, Jennifer Clark, and Michael Kung (International Center). The group partnered with the University of Garmian’s College of Agricultural Engineering Science in Iraqi Kurdistan to help with a curriculum needs assessment and workforce development gap study. Other activities involved participating in an online capacity development program in agriculture entrepreneurship and animal production.

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Prof. Leo Villalón Publishes Article on Niger Coup
08/14/23

Professor of Political Science and African Studies, former Dean of the UF International Center

The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by members of his own guard.

On July 28, 2023, coup leaders named General Abdourahmane Tchiani as the new head of state, while international observers called for democratic norms to be reinstalled.

Where the coup leaves the country and what happens next is unclear. The Conversation turned to Leonardo A. Villalón, political scientist and West African expert at the University of Florida, for some answers....

Faculty Testimonial: Continuing a Global Impact Through Virtual Exchange
07/31/23

Source: UF | Warrington College of Business

By Megan Mocko
Lecturer, UF Warrington College of Business

"I teach QMB 3250, Statistics for Business Decisions. In this course, we talk about ANOVA and regression, but students also get an opportunity to participate in a virtual exchange. A virtual exchange (VE) is when two instructors from different institutions (usually countries as well) work together to participate in a shared activity or activities. Over the past year and a half, I have been working with Ricardo Lopez from...

Black is the Journey, Africana the Name: A Book Review by Sharon Brown
07/31/23

Sharon Brown, Executive Assistant, UFIC

Our very own Sharon Brown, Executive Assistant at the International Center and avid book blogger, wrote a insightful book review for UF’s African Studies Quarterly. Sharon is a book blogger and has her own website on great and interesting reads. BookThrasher

Sharon reviewed the book entitled Black is the Journey, Africana the Name. It was written by Maboula Soumahoro in 2022, and published by
Polity Press. 103 pp.

Excerpts of Sharon's Review:

"First published in France in 2020, Black is the Journey, Africana the Name is a scholarly...

UF Lecturer Enriched Math Lessons Through ICTP in Trieste (Italy)
07/17/23

From left: Obongi Emmanuel from Uganda (ICTP Diploma Student); Tolibjon Ismoilov from Uzbekistan (ICTP/SISSA Phd Student, former ICTP Diploma Student), Farnaz Ghanbari from Iran (PhD student at Tarbiat Modares University, and former Diploma Student at ICTP); Prof. Claudio Arezzo ICTP; Maguette Beye from Senegal (Master Student at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, AIMS, and former ICTP Diploma Student); Dr. Luca Di Cerbo, UF Assoc. Prof. in the Mathematics Dept. and Math Section Head at ICTP; Prof. Claudio Arezzo, ICTP Professor; Samreena Samreena from Pakistan (Former ICTP/SISSA PhD Student); Fatemeh Zeinabadi from Iran (ICTP Diploma Student); Rubio Gunawan, from...

Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2023 Legislation Introduced at U.S. Senate
07/17/23

Source: NAFSA

The global competency of U.S. college graduates is vital to U.S. competitiveness, yet a mere 10 percent study abroad before they graduate

Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2023 in the U.S. Senate and Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-P.A.) introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House.

Designed to remove institutional, cultural, and curricular barriers that prevent students from studying abroad, the bill would establish a competitive grant program for U.S. higher...

IFAS Prof. Lorenzo Rossi to Train for Global Leadership Role
07/17/23

Lorenzo Rossi, with members of his Plant Root Biology Laboratory team, attended the 2023 Florida Society of Horticultural Sciences in Daytona Beach in June. Courtesy, UF/IFAS.

Source: UF/IFAS University of Florida
By Robin Koestoyo

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lorenzo Rossi’s role with the American Society for Horticultural Science will begin to increase. Recently selected for the organization’s Leadership Academy, Rossi will commence training to support agricultural production on a global scale.

Rossi, an assistant professor at the UF/IFAS Indian River and Research and Education Center (IRREC) in Fort Pierce...

Dr. Anthony Auletta Receives NACTA Award
07/17/23

Congratulations to Dr. Anthony Auletta for receiving the NACTA Global Engagement Early Career Award!

Dr. Auletta, Lecturer and Academic Advisor in the Entomology and Nematology Department, received this award from NACTA, the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, last month at the annual conference held in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Auletta is a past participant of the Global Learning Institute, a professional development program offered through the Office of Global Learning and designed to equip faculty with the necessary strategies to integrate internationalization in their courses. Since 2020, Dr. Auletta has internationalized the course ENY 2890: Insect Research...

Postcard from Hanoi: Dr. Karen Reed Visits Hanoi Embassy During US Specialist Fulbright Project
07/17/23

Dr. Karen Reed, US Fulbright Specialist to Hanoi, Vietnam with Ms. Kate Bartlett

During her US Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam visit, Dr. Karen Reed spent time with and Kate Bartlett, Cultural Affairs Officer at the
US Embassy in Hanoi (Vietnam). Bartlett is a Gator Grad '07 from the UF College of Journalism.

"The US Embassy has a room with pennants of various US universities creating a ceiling border and includedI noticed there was not one for the University of Florida! My husband brought one with him from the US and we joined Ms. Bartlett for lunch where I presented it to her. The Gator Nation is truly everywhere!" Dr. Reed mentioned.

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