Mr. John Nelson, 2009-10 Fulbright graduate student to Norway, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Lois Roth award.

Mr. Nelson is studying how environmental values and policies are shaped by the Norwegian welfare state model at the Univeristy of Oslo.

I arrived Fairbanks in January as a PhD-student in Natural Resources Management from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. My wife and I came here to the Golden Heart city of interior Alaska to spend one year studying, doing research with other scientists, and exploring the nature and people of Alaska.

Så vel forskere som undervisere bør spandere på seg et opphold ved et amerikansk universitet, skriver Fulbright-stipendiat Inger Utne i artikkelen "Amerikanske forskningsmiljøer: Inspirasjonen blomstrer" i tidsskriftet Sykepleien Forskning.

"Friday, June 20 2008, Anita Kristin Amundsen and I went on a long flight from Norway, via Amsterdam to Hartford, Connecticut. We were so lucky to have been given the opportunity of participating in the 11th Teachers Summer Institute, hosted by Institute for Training and Development (ITD) in Amherst, Massachusetts. For the next 6 weeks, we were to experience enough to last a lifetime." By Renate Evjenth.

Although most people agree that science-communications efforts benefit researchers, universities, high-tech businesses, Norwegian citizens and Norway's global image, everyone has a different idea of what should be done. In this seminar, 2008-09 Fulbright Grantee Chris Brodie shares what he has learned as a teacher, scientist and science journalist. December 11th from 15.15-16.00 Auditorium 2, Kristine Bonnevies hus, Blindern (UIO).

On December 9 there will be a seminar commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Professor Glenn Hughes, 2008-09 Fulbright Scholar to Norway, is the principal speaker. The seminar is organized by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters; the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN); and the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).

"Fredag 13. juni dro min norske reisekollega Karin Dahlberg Pettersen og jeg over Atlanteren til Chicago, der vi skulle tilbringe 4 utrolig spennende og inspirerende uker. Det ble hektiske dager med forelesninger og diskusjoner med de mest entusiastiske foreleserne en kan ønske seg. Amerikansk litteratur, språk, historie, politikk, jus, arkitektur – alt var interessant. Vi var 30 deltakere fra hele verden, fra ulike kulturer – det ble mange spennende diskusjoner." Av Bodil Aasmundstad.

Martin Fodstad Stølen was awarded a Fulbright grant in 2005 for PhD studies in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.

The Arctic is a place whose threatened future is making it a region of interest for people around the world. To visit is to get an impression of its mysterious allure, but to live in it through the changes of a year is to begin to appreciate that you will never be able to fully understand its nature. This year has given me a wonderful introduction into a network of Arctic scientists studying this changing place, a good deal of respect for the Arctic, and a desire to continue being a part of the international cooperation which drives research and life on Svalbard. By Allison Bailey, 2007-08 U.S. Fulbright Grantee to Norway.

When I arrive at a new school each morning and report to the lærerom for morning coffee with teachers I am usually asked, “Are you a student? Or are you a teacher?” I tell them I hope to always be both and then I introduce them to the Fulbright Roving Scholars Program. By Abbey Schneider, 2007-08 Fulbright Roving Scholar for the Lower Secondary Schools.

One might think that a young woman from the United States, speaking broken Norwegian, might have a hard time interviewing old Norwegian fishermen about salmon fishing and salmon restoration. However, my experience has been the opposite. I have been graciously invited into the homes of dozens of fishermen and landowners, from the riverbanks of Voss and Bolstad down to the ocean views of Øygarden and Sotra. By Kristin Hoelting, 2007-08 U.S. Fulbright Grantee to Norway.

As I prepare to bring my Fulbright year to a close, I find it is bittersweet. I am leaving with the same level of excitement with which I arrived, yet, my focus is different. I am pleased to be leaving with such a sense of fulfillment that my projects were completed as planned with positive feedback. I am sad that this magical time has come to an end. My time here has allowed me to conduct new research as well as reflect and write on research previously conducted. By Linda Stromei, Ph.D., 2007-08 Fulbright Grantee to Norway.

An eye-opening week of dialogue and debate in the halls of NATO and the European Union. By Jeff Lugowe, 2007-08 US Fulbright Student to Norway.

Lauren Osen kom til Norge for å studere den nye loven om kjønnsbalanse i styrerommene, men har også fått bryne seg på nordmenns merkelige lunsjvaner!

2007-08 Norwegian Fulbright grantee Inger Utne is doing research on pain experienced by cancer patients during the terminal phases of their illness. Read more about her research stay at the University of California, San Francisco here.

Every year, Norwegian embassies and consulates all over the world offer internships for students and others, in order to give the interns a look into the world of foreign services and diplomacy. Thor Arne Englund interviews fellow Fulbrighter Morten Langsholdt about his experience at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington D.C.

Morten Lyngeng was awarded a Fulbright grant in 2004 to pursue a PhD in Philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York.

Charles Bussey and his wife left their home of Bowling Green, Kentucky, to spend their 2003-2004 academic year in Kristiansand, Norway. There, Bussey taught classes on American South and American History, 1950-1975 as a Fulbright Scholar at Agder University College.

2004-05 Norwegian Fulbright grantee, Dr. Bjørn Anders Pettersson Reif was co-writer of a paper that tied for 2nd
place in the yearly internal competition for "best paper" of NASA LaRC. The competition is called the "HJE Reid Award", and winning (or placing) is considered very prestigious within the center.

Kathrine Aspaas was awarded a Fulbright grant in 2005, to complete an M.A. in International Affairs at New School University in New York.

Karoline Vinsrygg, norsk Fulbright stipendiat til Georgetown University i 2004-05, delte 4.juni 2007 ut The Metro International Fulbright Award for Global Public Service i New York til Christopher B. Burnham.

2006-07 US Fulbright Grantee Anne Bersagel is named NCAA Woman of the Year. Bersagel received the award -- one of the most prestigious that the NCAA bestows -- at the 16th annual NCAA Woman of the Year Awards Dinner on October 28. The award honors female student-athletes who have completed their eligibility and demonstrated academic and athletics excellence, as well as community service and leadership.

Bård A. Berg fra Universitetet i Tromsø ble tildelt et Fulbright stipend for det akademiske året 2006-07. Forskningsprosjektet hans omhandler samisk immigrasjon til USA og Canada på slutten av 1800- og begynnelsen av 1900-tallet. Les mer om det spennende prosjektet hans her.

André Årnes spent the academic year 2005-06 as a Fulbright grantee at the University of California, Santa Barbara, as part of his PhD in Computer Science.

Kristine Offerdal ble tildelt et Fulbright stipend for å gjennomføre deler av sine doktorgradsstudier ved George Washington University i Washington D.C. i 2006-07. Fagfeltet hennes er International Relations. Les mer om hvordan Kristine og familien har opplevd den første halvdelen av oppholdet i USA.

I år delte Fulbright ut stipend til fire lærere fra Norge for å delta på et lærerseminar i USA, og jeg var blant de heldige. Sammen med Emmy fra Nordfjord dro jeg 15.juni over Atlanteren til USA. Vi var 30 lærere, tekstbokforfattere og professorer engasjert i lærerutdanning fra 25 forskjellige land, som ble ganske godt kjent med hverandre og hadde det veldig hyggelig sammen.

Jon writes: "Only some Fulbrighters are professional scholars, but all are professional thinkers. It is the often unexpected conversations and collaborations amongst them that make the Fulbright community such dynamic intellectual fertilizer, whether at home or abroad, in the lab or at a ski resort."

Tidligere Fulbright stipendiat Pål Ørjan Johansen har vært med på å starte Evidence; en ideell organisasjon som formidler ledende internasjonal evidensbasert forskning innen medisin og samfunnsvitenskap.

Pål Surén was awarded a Fulbright grant for the academic year 2005-06 to complete a Master's in Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health.

Knut Christianson is spending parts of the 2005-06 academic year on Svalbard, where he is studying water flow characteristics and water content in Holtedalfonna near Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. These are his impressions on Svalbard.