OVERVIEW
UTIA researchers and faculty continue to explore opportunities and potential partnerships with collaborators in Guatemala. The Smith International Center holds the Milam Family Opportunity Endowment which provides funding for research and extension opportunities in Guatemala for faculty to work on world challenges related to food security, clean water, health and nutrition.
PROJECT DATES
Ongoing
PARTNERS
Various Guatemalan Institutions and Organizations
FUNDING
Milam Family Endowment
MILAM ENDOWMENT IMPACTS
Summer 2022 Interns:
- Duncan McCurry (Environmental and Soil Sciences, M.S.)
- Installation of precision rainfall runoff and erosion monitoring system (Institute for Climate Change)
- Mathew Barnicki (Forestry, B.S.)
- Reforestation project and conducted tree measurements for calculation of CO2 storage (Institute for Climate Change)
- Lucinda Langley (Plant Sciences, B.S.)
- Nutrition education to vulnerable youth in the Atitlan area (Niños del Lago)
Summer 2023 Interns:
- Ashlyn Anderson (Nutrition, B.S., UTK, 2022)
- Nutrition education at local schools (Health Talents International)
- Josie Calhoun (Forestry, B.S.)
- Tree nursery development (Institute for Climate Change)