Affiliations

University of Michigan
    College of Engineering
    Multidisciplinary Design Program
    Taubman College of Architecture   
    School of Art & Design
    Ross School of Business  
    Barger Leadership Institute
    English Language Institute 
    Ginsberg Center
    International Institute
    Davis Foundation
    E-MAGINE
    International Project Collaborative
    LS&A Honors Program
Community partner organizations
    Jaguar Ecological Reserve
    SESC Pantanal 
    SEDUC (Secretary of Education of Mato Grosso)
    Mato Grosso Secretary of Health
    Instituto Federal de Educação Tecnologia e Ciência - Mato Grosso
    Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
    Colégio de Nazaré
Other Partners
    Focus Conservation Fund
    Focus Tours

Founders

Ethan Shirley is interested in integrating science, technology, and sustainable community development in third-world countries. Ethan is fluent in Portuguese, and has been going to this area in Brazil for eight years. 
He graduated from the University of Michigan with an Anthropology and Zoology major, and a minor in Paleontology.
 
Julie Bateman is interested in the exchange of ideas, opportunities, and services between rural and urban areas. And especially how this exchange can ameliorate a region's environment and its population's well-being. Julie studied Civil Engineering and Natural Resource Studies at the University of Michigan; she is conversational in Portuguese.
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Alistair Hayden safely left the Pantanal and answered all our Google questions

posted May 26, 2012, 1:11 PM by Julie Bateman   [ updated May 26, 2012, 6:38 PM ]
To the left is the second attempt of getting a signal for the internet, with the thought that the road has less interference, so that we could answer urgent questions that Alistair googled upon returning to land with internet.

1. Fanta was indeed invented in Germany in response to a trade embargo due to WWII.  The wikipedia article seems to indicate that this was more due to difficulty of getting Coke syrup into the country than a desire to circumvent anti-nazi sentiment, but I think James is right in spirit. 

2. Chupacabra sightings did indeed begin in 1995, though I'm not sure how far back the legend goes.

3. Beans are seeds in the family Fabaceae and (in English) things that resemble them, like cocoa, vanilla, and coffee beans.  If they are harvested green, rather than allowing them to dry, they are considered peas.  Brazil is apparently the world's leading producer of dry beans.  Some types cause flatulence by having sugars that our stomachs can't digest; only bacteria in our gut can, which is why slow-cooking them for a long time can negate this by breaking down the fart sugars.
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