As an Icelander, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson sees the impact of climate change up close: Iceland’s glaciers are rapidly retreating, and studies suggest that in two centuries there may be no ice left in Iceland.
Month: April 2021
Andrea Dutton
In her own opinion, Dr. Andrea Dutton is less of a scientist and more of an “earth detective.” As an undergraduate music major at Amherst College in 1991, she could never have imagined herself, 30 years later, as a renowned sea level and climate change expert, and the recipient of back-to-back Fulbright U.S. Scholar and MacArthur Foundation Fellowship awards.
The Fulbright Program Presents: An Evening of Poetry
We still have our voices and we still have our
Lillygol “Lilly” Sedaghat
When you hear “one man’s trash,” you probably think of finding treasures at yard sales and thrift shops, items left on the stoop for passersby to take home. You may not think of the tons of actual waste dumped daily into landfills across the planet, but storyteller and environmentalist Lilly Sedaghat does.
Kathryn S. Fuller
From exploring the woods as a child to conducting field work on Caribbean coral reef crustaceans, Kathryn Fuller’s passion has helped shape conservation efforts around the world.
Fulbrighters Working to Protect the Planet
As cultural ambassadors and environmental stewards, Fulbrighters work to create a sustainable future through scientific research and communication, habitat and wildlife conservation, and innovative policy and technology for a sustainable future.