4 Rice University students receive Fulbright grants

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Four Rice University students have received 2017 Fulbright grants to study, teach and/or conduct research in a foreign country.
“We are very proud of our Fulbright scholars who will be Rice’s best ambassadors abroad next academic year,” said Madalina Akli, associate director for global engagement and Fulbright scholarship adviser at Rice. “Fulbright does not only offer them an unparalleled opportunity for their research and teaching, but also allows them to immerse themselves in cultures different from their own and strengthen their cosmopolitan identity.”
The Fulbright Scholarship Program sponsors U.S. and foreign participants for exchanges in all areas of endeavor, including the sciences, business, academe, public service, government and the arts and strives to increase mutual understanding between Americans and people of other countries.
Below are the 2017 Rice Fulbright grant recipients and their upcoming travel plans: 
Rachel Buissereth
Rachel Buissereth, a Hanszen College senior, will conduct research over the next year with James Cook University and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Cairns and northwest Australia. Her research will explore different ways to break boundaries between hydrological, environmental and cultural factors affecting indigenous peoples in the Fitzroy River Catchment. She will use various participatory methods, such as in-depth interviews and participatory 3-D mapping workshops, to help achieve her goal to increase communication between indigenous and nonindigenous people and create protocols for working with indigenous communities all over the world.
Hanna Downing
Hanna Downing, a Will Rice College senior, will serve as a Fulbright English-language teaching assistant to elementary and middle school students in Taiwan for one year. A double major in Asian studies and policy studies, Downing will work with a certified local English teacher to prepare lesson plans and teach students. She said she is eager to learn more about the Taiwanese education system and is looking forward to engaging within the Taiwanese education system as ...

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