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Contents
- About Us
- News from
Institutional Members
- Summer
interns here to help you
- Fulbright
Film Festival
- Sign Up for
Study Committees
- Fulbright
Alumni Activities Around the World
- Our sponsors
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The Fulbright Academy
of Science & Technology is an independent organization committed to
improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships that
advance science and society. We want to help innovative ideas come to
fruition by building ties, by supporting individual growth and by advocating
for science and technology.
The Fulbright Academy
of Science & Technology was established by alumni of the Fulbright
Exchange Program, and we invite your participation.
Learn more about the Academy
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The University of
Nebraska-Lincoln has dozens of connections with the Fulbright Program. Last
month, they hosted a program to celebrate scientfic research conducted by
faculty, staff and students. Among others, it recognized 17 projects, each
funded at more than $3 million by outside entities. Research areas include
redox biology, behavior & reading, rice proteins, drought, antarctic ice
cores, math in middle school, nanotechnology, hemophilia, neurotoxins, and
virology. The university also directs the International Sorghum/Millet
Cooperative Research Support Program - a $37 million, 10-year program funded
by US AID.
The Singapore Agency for
Science Technology & Research (A*STAR) opened new Bioimaging and Stem
Cell Biology laboratories. The Laboratory of Molecular Imaging will house
bioimaging facilities such as MRI, optical and other imaging modalities. The
Laboratory of Metabolic Medicine will focus on research in diabetes, brain
disorders and image-analysis. The Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology will focus
on characterizing stem cells and will work together with the Stem Cell Bank
to create a central pool of well-characterized stem cells for use by the Singapore
research community.
Booz Allen Hamilton
advertised in a recent issue of The Economist that they are seeking
management consultants for their US
and London
offices. Candidates need an advanced degree and 3+ years of consulting
experience. Send your resume to alba_gustavo@bah.com.
The European
School for Management &
Technology is a new private international graduate school based in Berlin. Because they
have Fulbrighters on staff, they are seeking additional Fulbrighters - to be
research partners, visiting faculty, or in other roles. Information available
at www.esmt.org
Our newest institutional
member is California State University-Long Beach. We are actively seeking
additional members - academic institutions, corporations, or government
agencies. Call or write for more information.
Institutional Membership
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Several current Fulbright
grantees to the United States
will be interns at the Fulbright
Academy this summer.
Their activities will help us better serve our individual and institutional
members by strengthening our networks and by participating in specific Study
Committees.
After several rounds of
telephone interviews, Freya Baetens was selected from a strong pool, which included candidates from Ohio, Texas, Florida, and New
York. All of the candidates were given
complimentary memberships in the Academy.
Ms. Baetens
of Belgium earned a Master of Law degree from Ghent University
in 2005. As part of her Fulbright in the US,
she has been an intern at the United Nations in New York, conducting research on global
development and peacekeeping issues. Her project for the Academy relates to
the Academy's relationship with other international organizations.
She is joining two
other Fulbrighters who already are involved in FAST programs. Rafael
Lanfranco of Peru
interviewed participants at our conference in Berlin for a documentary DVD that he is
making for the Academy. He has been a grantee at Boston University,
which provided equipment for him to use.
We also have been working
with Zeeshan Usmani, a grantee from Pakistan at Florida Institute of
Technology. He has edited a book of stories written by international
Fulbright grantees in the United
States (www.FulbrightBook.com), and so he
will be involved in our Fulbright stories project.
The internship program
was designed as a way for the Academy to strengthen relationships with
grantees and alumni. Due to a lack of funds, it was not possible to offer
positions to all of the interested candidates. Internships are sponsored by
grants or donations from individuals, corporations, and other entities, and
if you would like to make a donation or sponsor an intern, please call the
Academy at 207-799-3098.
To learn more about us, click here
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The Fulbright Academy is pleased to announce our
newest initiative: “The Fulbright Film Festival.” Dozens of Fulbrighters have
made films and documentaries that describe topics in political science,
natural science, medicine, and society.
We have
started a collection of these documentaries, and we hope to have a Film
Festival this fall. The Film Festival will feature cinematic works by
Fulbrighters past and present, including documentaries about their
experiences abroad.
In addition
to providing a forum for Fulbrighters to share their work, the Festival will
be a chance to highlight cultural and political issues of international
importance. Showings will be followed by question-and-answer sessions and
then a chance to meet new friends and re-connect with colleagues. Please
e-mail us if you would like to get involved or know of a film we should show.
The
Film Festival Website
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The Academy
currently has three Study Committees. These are initiatives funded by outside
partners, and they bring together Fulbright scholars and other experts to
address specific topics.
1. Committee
on Digital Archives; seed funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This
project is addressing access to and distribution of electronic information.
2. Committee
on Science Literacy; seed funding through a NSF contract to Indiana University.
This will be a multi-year initiative, and we are starting with a small
project that focuses on public perceptions of bacteria.
3. Committee
on Clinical Research Ethics; seed funding from the American Board of
Healthcare Law & Medicine. This bioethics project compares national and
international codes and standards for conducting research on human subjects.
If you would
like to be involved in any of our Study Committees, please send an email to
info@FulbrightAcademy.org.
More
Details on FAST Study Committees
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Unable to
attend our first annual conference in Berlin
this past March? For those of you who missed the presentations, you have not
missed your chance to learn from your fellow Fulbrighters! Many of the
powerpoint presentations can be seen on our website at
www.FulbrightAcademy.org. Just look under “Programs” and then “Annual
Conference: March” to learn more about the research your fellow Fulbrighters
are involved in.
The Fulbright
Alumni Association in Morocco
is hosting a two-part international Fulbright meeting in Marrakech on
November 3-7, 2006. The program focuses on Fulbrighters in the arts, and is
organized by the Moroccan Association and the U.S. Fulbright Association.
Please go to www.fulbright-alumni.ma for details
The US-Peru
Fulbright Commission organized a seminar on Free Trade on March 22 as part of
a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the Fulbright program in Peru.
Ambassador Struble opened the Free Trade seminar, attended by 50 Peruvian
Fulbright alumni and current US Fulbrighters in country, reminding the
Fulbrighters that now, more than ever, they are needed as "interpreters"
to build mutual understanding between peoples. US Fulbrighter Jeremy Weber
presented his research on 'fair trade' coffee production in San Martin
province (most of which is exported to the US), and AmCham Deputy Director
Manuel Quindimil and Embassy Econ Counselor (and Fulbright Board Member) Tim
Stater highlighted US and Peruvian views on the Peru Trade Promotion
Agreement.
Fulbright
Alumni in Botswana
have successfully launched the Botswana-US Alumni Association. A workshop
held in February identified the association's objectives and elected a
steering committee. Ambassador Katherine Canavan officially welcomed
participants, who also heard from Visiting Chief of Fulbright Africa Programs
Dr. Ellen Berelson. The event attracted fifty participants, including veteran
Botswana
politician Mr. Ponatshego Kedikilwe (Syracuse University, 1969). A member of
the Swazi-American Alumni Fellowship Association, Mr. Stanfrey Khumalo, added
a regional dimension to the discussions.
(Source:
alumni.state.gov)
US
State Department - Alumni Website
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The Fulbright Academy is a non-profit
membership-based organization that serves scientists, executives, and
scholars worldwide. Our sponsors and supporters include institutional and
individual members, Fulbright alumni groups and commissions,
corporations/businesses, and foundations. If you would like information on
becoming a supporter or institutional member, please send an email to
info@FulbrightAcademy.org
After three
years of operation, the Fulbright
Academy has a growing
membership base. By joining the Academy, you will be supporting our work -
our conferences, the study committees, and our Fulbright Forums. You will
receive invitations to special events, and we also help members link up with
other Fulbrighters in their respective fields.
Individual
memberships start at $60, with reduced rates available for students, retired
individuals and those living in low- and middle-income countries.
Institutions
in the US
and elsewhere are collaborating with the Academy on several projects and
programs. These collaborations typically are funded by a grant or contract
from a foundation or agency. The first step is in this process typically is
joining as an institutional member. Information on institutional memberships
is available on our website.
The Fulbright Academy is not affiliated with the US
State Department, the US Fulbright Association or the J. William Fulbright
Foreign Scholarship Board. We are independently funded, and so your support
is very important to us. We
As a fellow
grantee of the program (Germany
'89), I look forward to having you as a member and participant.
Sincerely,
Mr. Eric S.
Howard, Executive Director
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