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How many people does it take to change our thinking about a broken lightbulb?
Along with the road-crossing chicken, the old joke about changing lightbulbs has sustained comedians for decades. But there is also a serious side to the…
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The Australian-American Fulbright Commission organises and coordinates cultural and educational programs, and hosts various events throughout the year. We endeavour to engage with each of our many Stakeholders, Sponsors, Scholars and communities both local and global through these activities to build our outreach strategy, and keep the Fulbright community connected.
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‘We’re fighters’: Native American student driven by his roots
December 4, 2014 The room is encased in a tense, heavy silence. A crowd of about a hundred students has gathered in the lobby of…
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A Certain Optimism: Changing the Nature of the Game – TedXFulbright Melbourne
The first TEDxFulbright event was launched at the Victoria Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Melbourne last week, bringing together a diverse group of Fulbright alums, and an intriguing array of…
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A Global Perspective on Coral Reef Ecosystems
The problems facing coral reefs today are well documented. It’s an issue close to home for all Australians with the Great Barrier Reef’s ecosystem coming…
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Villanova University Engineering Professor Moeness Amin, PhD, Awarded the 2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced Defense Science and Technology
Moeness Amin, PhD, Director of Villanova University’s Center for Advanced Communications (CAC) and a professor in the University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has…
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Adele Millerd Reminisces About Her 1950 Fulbright Scholarship
Adele Millerd, distinguished plant biochemist and one of Australia’s first Fulbrighters, recalls her experience as one of only two women to be awarded the scholarship…
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Are Universities Contributing to a Growing Tide of Populism?
Universities are key spaces for furthering civic debate and have a responsibility in how conversations of public importance are conducted and framed. So when informed…
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New Tech to Monitor Livestock Wellbeing Remotely
A leading United States scientist is joining forces with CQUniversity Australia to tackle animal welfare challenges in extensive production systems, through the use of digital…
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Hendrix Alumna, Watson Fellow to study Australian Creepy-Crawlies via Fulbright
CONWAY, Ark. (March 21, 2017) – Hendrix College alumna Jessa Thurman ’16 received a 2017-18 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Australia. Last spring, Thurman, a biology major…
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North Dakota State University Scholar to Research Flexible Solar Cells in Newcastle
Seth Rasmussen, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named a Fulbright Senior Scholar by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. He will conduct research in Australia…
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