Health, Environment, Livestock and People:
An International Learning Community
US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
An
international learning community will be developed that links medical, environmental
and social scientists in the United States and Brazil through an educational
exchange that provides student experiential learning on the interactions of
health, environment, livestock and people. A medical 'spatial database infrastructure'
will be used to evaluate environmental risks of human and animal disease and
societal effects of health issues related to globalization, trade, food security
and development. Anticipated total study abroad students: 30 US and 30 Brazil.
Fund
for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
The
US-Brazil Program fosters university partnerships through the exchange of undergraduate
and graduate students, faculty, and staff within the context of bilateral curricular
development. Students benefit from having an international curriculum and cultural
dimension added to their studies through a combination of bilateral curricular
innovation and study abroad.
