The Brazil Initiative at LACS, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, is proud to announce that a 2016 FAPESP Symposium will be held at the University of Michigan. Brazil Initiative will be hosting a two-day FAPESP conference on central campus in March 28-29, 2016. Up to 25 FAPESP members—investigators and professors who are leaders in their field of research—to speak at this event. They will be joined by invited U-M professors with similar research topics. The symposium aims at strengthening the links between scientists from Brazil and United States with the objective of promoting research partnerships.

FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) is a Brazilian public foundation that supports collaborative and cooperative research. The foundation funds workshops and conferences throughout the world to encourage international research partnerships and collaborative projects.

Event website: http://www.fapesp.br/week2016/michigan-ohio/