Increase study abroad and strategic international research partnerships:
Posted September 18th, 2015 by Ben Davis
- International internships supports student learning The Global Experiences Fund has provided $12,883 of support to 13 students participating in international internships over the past two years.
- Exploring World Agriculture Program offers international experience Each year, the EWA program focuses on food systems and natural resources in different parts of the world. In 2014, 10 students immersed themselves in the agricultural industry and economy of Italy.
- AgSci sponsors the new International Agriculture Club The club, which is open to all OSU students interested in international agriculture and food production, hosted the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences, USA National Summit Meeting.
- OSU helps install 20,000 weather stations across Africa John Selker is working with Dutch partners to install hydro-meteorological sensing stations across Africa to provide critical data for farmers accessible by cell phone.
- OSU study finds widespread pesticide risks in Africa In a recent study led by Paul Jepson, director of OSU’s Integrated Plant Protection Center, researchers surveyed crop production in five African countries, and found a number of health and environmental concerns due to inefficient pesticide usage. The researchers are sharing their findings in an effort to educate the farmers on safe and sustainable application practices.
- Ecological Engineering students take their design to Ghana BEE seniors spent a year designing a system for small-scale aquaculture in developing countries. Ganti Murthy will help two students implement successful designs in Africa, with support OSU’s AquaFish Innovation Lab.
