From 0 to 1 – Servio Palacios – Indiana, USA 2013
I am from a tiny town in Honduras; this town is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization. I am the first Ph.D. in Computer Science (CS) from this region (Copan Ruinas). Copan Ruinas is a United Nations World Heritage site renowned for the hieroglyphic staircase, stellae, and museum. The Mayans invented the Zero independently around 4 AD; therefore, it was […]
On the ‘Rez’ – Nafeesa Fathima Moinuddin – USA 2002
The award of the Fulbright Pre-doctoral Fellowship in 2001 supported my research on Native American literature and gave me the opportunity to experience the tribal lifestyles that I had read about in novels by authors such as Momaday, Welch, and Silko. The principal theme of these works is the deep-rooted attachment between the narrator and […]
Secluded in Orangeburg – Vijay Prakash Singh – USA 2019
The time of the early pandemic was one of safe seclusion for me, far away from the dance of death taking place in the bigger cities like Chicago or New York. I had a 60s ranch house with a magnolia tree and a cypress in the front and several pines and a maple in the […]
Balancing Teaching and Research – Lela Mirtskhulava – USA
Balancing Teaching and Research Lela Mirtskhulava experience in the realm of artificial intelligence is unique. She was the first to develop an artificial intelligence capable of diagnosing stroke patients: her prototype artificial intelligence distinguishes between stroke patients and normal subjects with > 99 percent accuracy. She has been honored with the Best Paper Award in […]
My (Our) Fulbright in Montreal – J. Patrick Biddix – Canada 2015
In fall of 2015, we moved to Montreal, Canada for what was my “research” Fulbright but quickly became our “family” Fulbright. Our time in Montreal is something I don’t want to think of as completed. It happened in the past, but we don’t let it live there. The people we met or simply interacted with […]
My New World – Enrique Merino – USA 1967
My Fulbright fellowship sent me, from southern Spain, to Berkeley, California. California became my new world, with landscapes and live oaks and sequoias and vines. The Berkeley International House provided friends and the wife I still have. My ashes will be scattered on Mount Wittenberg, Point Reyes. Enrique Merino – Fulbright to USA 1967
“Explore. Discover. Treat. Cure. Teach. Repeat” – Samrin Habbani – USA 2019
My Fulbright journey has just been completed by receiving a Master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Connecticut. This privileged experience with the Fulbright Program has enabled me to look at the world of medicine from a whole new perspective, innovation from fundamental science discovery to translational application. It has been a […]
Fulbright – A lesson in compassion – Waqas Idrees – USA 2013
A few questions that were asked by people when I told them I am from Pakistan; “Do you own a camel?” When I told them, “Sadly, I don’t,” follow up question…” how do you travel to work then?” “Do you know any American singers?” I answered, “Madonna, Michael Jackson.” Follow-up question, “How do you know […]