What follows is our official exit interview with Amanda Sari Perez, who just recently left Ann Arbor for Pittsburgh. MARK: OK, let’s start at the beginning. What’s your name, where were you born, and what kind of kid were you? AMANDA: All right then. My name is Amanda. Or Salamanda. Or YakYak. Or AmandaPanda. I […]
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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Amanda Sari Perez
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U-M PhD Michelle Leach, the founder of Oasis Aquaponics, on leaving academia to focus on solving basic problems afflicting the poor
Upon graduating the University of Michigan with her PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Michelle Leach decided to try something different. Instead of either pursuing a careen in academia, or accepting a job in industry, she chose to start a social venture called Oasis Aquaponics with the intention of creating an affordable food production system that could […]
Posted in A2Awesome, Agriculture, Uncategorized Also tagged anemia, aquaponics, Central America, corn, distribution, El Salvador, fish, food insecurity, food production, Jacquelyn Hernandez Ortiz, Michelle Leach, micro loan, nitrogen, nutrition, Oasis Aquaponics, poverty, quality of life, stunting, Sustainability, sustainable agriculture, tilapia 6 Comments