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A RECORD TEN USF STUDENTS RECEIVE FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM AWARDS

A record ten OB体育官网 (USF) students have been awarded grants from the to spend the 2022-23 academic year abroad teaching English, undertaking an independent research project or pursuing graduate study.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the U.S. government鈥檚 flagship international educational exchange program and aims to build lasting ties between the U.S. and other countries, awarding approximately 2,000 grants annually and operating in more than 160 countries across the globe.

Here鈥檚 a closer look at each of this year鈥檚 USF Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients:

Gabriela Cuevas, a recent graduate from the USF College of Education鈥檚 Social Science Education master鈥檚 degree program, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship to Uruguay. Originally from Caguas, Puerto Rico, Gabriela is currently employed as a teacher in Hillsborough County Public Schools. In Uruguay, Gabriela will teach at two different placement levels for maximum exposure to the Uruguayan culture and its education environment. She is one of six U.S. students to teach English in Uruguay through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Yoel Gebrai, a current PhD student in the USF College of Engineering鈥檚 Civil Engineering graduate degree program, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Grant to Ghana. Originally from Snellville, GA, Yoel鈥檚 research project in Ghana will focus on Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera), a widely cultivated multifunctional crop. There he will develop a framework for assessing M. oleifera's social, economic, and environmental impacts in the country. He is one of three U.S. students to perform research in Ghana through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Sarah Glaser, a recent graduate from the USF Judy Genshaft Honors College, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Public Health with bachelor鈥檚 degrees in political science and Public Health, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Study Grant (to obtain a master鈥檚 degree) in the United Kingdom. Originally from Sarasota, FL, Sarah will undertake a master鈥檚 degree in Elections, Campaigns and Democracy at Royal Holloway, University of London. Sarah is one of 45 U.S. students to study for a master鈥檚 degree in the United Kingdom through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Sarah Harder, a recent Honors graduate from the USF College of Arts and Science鈥檚 M