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US Fulbright scholar orientation and winter meet & greet 2025

Browse through photos from our orientation for incoming US Fulbright scholars and the annual winter meet & greet.

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Bringing the Fulbright Austria community together: An interview with Roberta Maierhofer

Watch an interview with Fulbright Austria alum Roberta Maierhofer talking about her community-building work in Styria, her work at the Center for Inter-American Studies, and her interest in age and aging studies.

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Unlocking the therapeutic potential of psychedelics: An interview with Jesse Hudspeth

Watch an interview with 2022–23 US Fulbright student Jesse Hudspeth about his Fulbright research project and beyond.

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Expanding perspectives in sports science

2024–25 US Fulbright student Paige Liebel talks about her current research project and the importance of encouraging women and girls to pursue careers in STEM fields.

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TU Ball 2025 and post-ball brunch: Recap

Browse through photos and read first-person accounts from the ball and the post-ball brunch.

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Hydration and cancer cells: An interview with Jodi Stookey

Watch an interview with 2024–25 US Fulbright scholar Jodi Stookey about her research project at Paracelsus Medical University.

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Vienna Ball of Sciences 2025: Recap

Browse through a photo album featuring members of the Fulbright Austria community at the 2025 SciBall.

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Kindertransports and the lives they changed: An interview with Melissa Hacker

Learn more about the Kindertransports, the rescue mission before the start of World War II that aimed to bring Jewish children out of Germany.

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Ballots from every Bundesland: Teaching assistants exercising their vote from Austria in the 2024 US presidential election

Two USTAs talk about their experience organizing a voter drive for their fellow teaching assistants in Austria in the leadup to the 2024 US presidential election.

Announcements

Introducing the new members of the 2025 board

We asked the two new members of Fulbright Austria’s board to introduce themselves to our community.

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Editorial: A year to celebrate and new horizons in 2025

With the start of the new year, executive director Hermann Agis reviews the previous year and provides an outlook for 2025.

News Events

2024: A year in review

Take a look back at some of Fulbright Austria's highlights from the last 12 months.

Staff

New employee: Justin Zimmer

Meet Justin Zimmer, the newest team member at Fulbright Austria!

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Thank Fulbright – Thanksgiving 2024: Recap

Watch a video about the event and browse through the photo album.

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Teaching English in Austria: An interview with Josephine Claus

Watch an interview with 2019–20 USTA Josephine Claus.

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Thanksgiving 2024: Message from the exeuctive director

In this video, executive director Hermann Agis shares a Thanksgiving message with the Fulbright Austria community.

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DEI and the Fulbright Program: An interview with Steve B. Irakoze

Watch an interview with Steve B. Irakoze, who recently took on the position of regional diversity coordinator for Europe and Eurasia.

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Fulbright Prize in American Studies 2024: An interview with Eléonore Tarla

Watch an interview with the 2024 winner of the Fulbright Prize in American Studies.

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Teaching German at a US university: An interview with Sophia Reitspies

Watch an interview with 2023–24 Austrian Fulbright FLTA Sophia Reitspies, who talks about her experience as a program participant in the US.

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Breast cancer and implant research: An interview with Joseph Puthumana

To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we interviewed 2024–25 US Fulbright student Joseph Puthumana, whose research project focuses on the interation that breast implacts have with inflammatory tissue.