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鈥淥ur Fulbright Scholars exemplify the high quality of the U of A鈥檚 faculty, the research they conduct and the education we provide,鈥� said university President Suresh Garimella in a news release Monday. 鈥淭he Fulbright Program allows our faculty to build global partnerships and advance new collaborations. We鈥檙e all proud of their excellence as they showcase the best of what the U of A has to offer on the international stage.鈥�

The U.S. State Department鈥檚 cultural exchange program supports U.S. scholars conducting research or teaching abroad for up to a year.

Since 1954, the year UA first had a researcher selected as a Fulbright scholar, the university has had more than 300 Fulbright scholars representing it in institutions around the world.

The seven researchers are:

鈥� Melody Buckner: Associate vice provost of digital learning and online initiatives and assistant professor of practice in the College of Education, Buckner was awarded the Fulbright International Education Administrative Award for her recently-completed two-week seminar in India focused on the country鈥檚 higher education system.

鈥� Brian Silverstein: A professor of anthropology in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Silverstein was named a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar for his travel to Turkey鈥檚 Ayval谋k region to study olive oil production and its ties to agricultural reform, national identity and cultural change.

鈥� Stefano Guerra: A professor of medicine in the College of Medicine-蜜柚直播, Guerra will conduct research identifying early-life predictors of adult lung disease in Sweden using data from a group of more than 4,000 Swedish children born between 1994 and 1996.

鈥� Peter Ecke: A professor of German studies in the College of Humanities, Ecke will conduct studies in international communication and UA鈥檚 study abroad programs, at Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅 in Poland.

鈥� 厂丑别濒濒别测听Hawthorne听厂尘颈迟丑: An 补蝉蝉辞肠颈补迟别听professor of practice in the Graduate College, Smith was awarded the Fulbright-Garc铆a Robles Teaching English as a Foreign Language grant, through which she will develop English language curricula alongside the Mexican Fulbright Commission.

鈥� Solange Duhamel: An associate professor of molecular and cellular biology in the College of Science, Duhamel will study the movement of phosphorus through the ocean at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canar铆a in Spain to better understand the element鈥檚 role in supporting marine ecosystems.

鈥� Priscilla Magrath: A senior lecturer in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Magrath received the Fulbright Scholar Teaching Award. She will teach and mentor in qualitative research methods and global health at two Indonesian universities: Universitas Jenderal Soedirman and Universitas Indonesia.