Scott Barnes Released from the Hospital: Oregon State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes was released Wednesday afternoon from Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., after receiving care following a medical event he experienced Saturday night while attending a Fresno State awards event.
“The Barnes family is beyond grateful for the love, prayers and support shown to them by Beaver Nation and beyond,” said Scott Barnes.
Beavs Score Fulbright Awards Record: Oregon State University has had a record eight applicants earn placement into the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2023-24 academic year. OSU has twice had seven Fulbright scholars, most recently last year and also in 2018-19. The latest eight give Oregon State 48 for the past 10 years.
The eight from Oregon State are among more than 1,800 U.S. citizens who will conduct research and/or teach abroad during the 2023-24 academic year through the Fulbright program.
The majors of the 2023-24 honorees represent the OSU colleges of Engineering, Science, Agricultural Sciences and Liberal Arts. Price (chemical engineering and bioresource research), Gaur (computer science) and Bridges (English) are also part of the Oregon State University Honors College.
“Our Fulbright research grantees are pursuing innovative projects to address critical problems such as climate change, ethics in AI, and neglected diseases,” said LeAnn Adam, director of National and Global Scholarships Advising at OSU. “Our Fulbright English teaching assistants will not only teach English, but they will bring so much more to their schools and communities abroad through their diverse academic and personal backgrounds. I am so excited for all of them to have this experience and represent OSU and the United States abroad.”
Oregon State’s selections are Bridget Price of Portland (study/research grant, The Netherlands), Shaurya Gaur of Sherwood (study/research grant, The Netherlands), Andrew Harker of Portland (teaching assistantship, Spain), Daniel Howell of Tigard (study/research grant, Germany), Brandt Bridges of Tigard (teaching assistantship, Mexico), Scout Osborne of La Center, Washington (study/research grant, Honduras), Jeremy Chu of Hillsboro (teaching assistantship, Taiwan) and Marichelle Gurski of Bend (teaching assistantship, Germany).
Notably, the list of Fulbright alumni includes 62 Nobel Prize laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize recipients, 78 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and 41 people who have served as a head of state or government.
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