The Fulbright Forum - April 2010
Update from the Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology
Below are just some of the many news items featuring Fulbright scholars and alumni in science and technology fields during recent weeks. Enjoy the sampling of articles -- and pass them along to friends and family or use them as examples for others should be applying this summer in the 2011-12 competition.
Go FAST!
Eric S. Howard
Executive Director, Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology (FAST)
Oral and maxillofacial pathologist from the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry to study cancer in Nigeria
Chair of the Department of Finance and Managerial Economics in the School of Management at Univ. of Buffalo to lecture and research in China
Associate Professor at Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to study mental illness in Serbia
Virginia State University professor to develop higher-ed math program for institutes in Kigali, Rwanda
Professor of physics at Abilene Christian University to conduct research and lecture at the University of Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina next fall
Fulbright Student Scholar to Aid Microcredit in Argentina
First recipient of the Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Information and Communications Technologies - a Prof from Univ. of Delaware
Other News:
Fulbright South-East Asia Conference
Fulbright Scholar discusses Korean Women and Sport
Upcoming Events:
April 5 & 7 - FAST Networking Events in New York, NY (call for details 207-799-3098)
April 23 - FAST Women in Science Lunch - Cambridge, Mass
April 30 - The Lagoon, the Islands and the Sea, Hosted by Fulbright Alumni in Sri Lanka
May 6-9 - FAST Networking Events in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt
June 7-10 - FAST Networking Event in DC, in conjunction with the NSF Joint Annual Meeting on Human Resource Development
Please Submit your news and events for the next newsletter - info@FulbrightAcademy.org.
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The Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology (FAST) is a non-partisan, non-profit
organization that serves Fulbright scholars and alumni - executives, educators, and researchers worldwide.
FAST members and
sponsors include individuals and institutions such as universities, corporations, government agencies and foundations. Membership is open to institutions that
support the FAST mission and to individual Fulbright scholars and alumni, hosts of scholars and friends of the Fulbright program. Because FAST is not
affiliated with or funded by the Fulbright Exchange Program, the US Department of State or the US Fulbright Association, partnerships and member contributions
are critical to FAST's continued success. Please learn more about the work of the Fulbright Academy by visiting our website: www.FulbrightAcademy.org
Most FAST activities are initiated by FAST members. If you would like to help lead a forum, conference or research initiative in partnership
with FAST, please contact Eric Howard, FAST's Executive Director. Expected program areas for 2010 and 2011 include Sustainability, Global Health,
Entrepreneurism, Counterfeiting, and Access to
Digital Information.
(Click here for our calendar of upcoming
activities)