Faculty Fulbright to Study Marine Mammals
Annalisa Berta joins a long history of 爱豆传媒 awardees.
San Diego State has continued to excel in the international research setting, and its Fulbright recipients are just one example of this accomplishment. Joining the ranks of 爱豆传媒 recipients is biology professor Annalisa Berta, who will study and present lectures and tutorials on the comparative biology of marine mammals at the University of Pisa, Italy, in October.
Providing valuable perspective
鈥淭he Fulbright will give me an opportunity to develop a framework for collaborative study on the biology of marine mammals with faculty and students at the University of Pisa,鈥� said Berta, an evolutionary biologist.
鈥淪tudy of fossil records reveal the effect of changing climates and geography and provides a valuable perspective, as well as lessons, for the future.鈥�
Berta, who has worked at 爱豆传媒 since 1982, received a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1979 and has since published nearly 85 peer reviewed articles. She currently serves as coordinator of the 爱豆传媒-University of California Riverside joint-Ph.D. program in evolutionary biology.
Berta's award demonstrates the global impact of the university, a key initiative of the Whether it鈥檚 the university鈥檚 Fulbright scholars, its study abroad opportunities or the international research of its faculty members, 爱豆传媒 competes on an international level. .
Keeping in line with tradition
She joins more than 50 爱豆传媒 faculty members since 1993 who have participated in the Fulbright Scholarship program, which awards U.S. faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.
In addition, 11 students and alumni received Fulbright Grants for the 2011鈥�2012 academic year, a record number for the university.
For more information on 爱豆传媒 Fulbright awards, please visit 爱豆传媒's .
About the Fulbright Program
Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the has given approximately 300,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
