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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.

17
Jul
20

News

COVID
Disability Rights
Universal Design

Seeing Beyond Disability

I write you this missive from Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Austin Hall, Room 306. This is my office, well, it is for another…

18
May
20

News

COVID
Disinformation
Public Health

Fulbrighters in Action Against COVID-19 – Dr Briony Swire-Thompson

Briony Swire-Thomson is a cognitive psychologist whose field of research is so new, she’s helping to write the map. “You’re completely in the wild west.”…

7
May
20

News

COVID
Public Health
Telemedicine

Fulbrighters in Action Against COVID-19 – Dr Ateev Mehrotra

Dr Ateev Mehrotra is on the front lines of the global Covid-19 pandemic. I reach him by Zoom in the basement of his family home,…

29
Apr
20

News

COVID
Public Health

Public Compliance with COVID-19 Quarantine Measures

A mandatory evacuation from Australia cut Fulbright Scholar Mark Czeisler‘s exchange trip short, but rather than give up on his research plans, Mark decided that…

28
Apr
20

News

COVID
Data Quality
Disinformation

Fulbrighters in Action Against COVID-19 – Arjun Bisen

How to Become a Factfinder-in-Chief When it comes to fact-checking Covid-19 information on his family’s email chain, Arjun Bisen says he’s appointed himself Factfinder-in-Chief. It’s…

23
Apr
20

News

COVID
Public Health

Fulbrighters in Action Against COVID-19 – Monique Chilver

The COVID-19 pandemic means medical researcher Monique Chilver now works from home. But the efforts of this Fulbrighter at the University of Adelaide could help…

22
Apr
20

News

COVID
Epidemiology
Public Health

Fulbrighters in Action Against COVID-19 – Allison Cheung

When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the suspension of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, 23-year-old Fulbrighter Allison Cheung was among a handful of Scholars who…

7
Apr
20

News

COVID
Ethics
Public Health

Healthcare Ethics During a Pandemic

Xavier Symons is a Lecturer in the Institute for Ethics and Society at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He will be completing his 2020…

3
Apr
20

News

COVID
Public Health

A Primary Care Physician at the Heart of COVID-19

By Dr Pallavi Prathivadi I had planned to move to Stanford in the first week of June as a Fulbright Scholar. April and May 2020…