CU Linguistics doctoral student Evan Coles-Harris was one of five CU Boulder graduate students or alumni awarded a聽Fulbright grant聽to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies for the 2016-17 academic year. Coles-Harris will examine the聽鈥淢andarinization鈥� of the Nanjing dialect in the Jiangsu Province of China and its acoustic and social effects. In addition to China, countries聽of award recipients include Switzerland, Mexico and Russia.聽
Other awardees鈥� areas of focus include a bat disease called White-Nose Syndrome, which is present in Switzerland but does not cause the same devastating population loss there as seen in North America; the Russian language and culture; Mexican culture and values; and how planning for China鈥檚 electricity sector affects the country鈥檚 ability to integrate large-scale renewable energy.聽
鈥淐U Boulder students and alumni have an impressive history of contributing to international research, teaching and understanding,鈥� said Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. 鈥淎s global ambassadors, they bring distinction not only to their own lives and careers, but also to CU Boulder.鈥�
About 200 CU Boulder students have received Fulbright grant notifications since 1978, including this year鈥檚 recipients, according to CU Boulder鈥檚聽聽office.聽The 70-year-old program, sponsored by the US government, operates in more than 140 countries and has provided opportunities for more than 360,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists.