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The 91̽»¨ is among the top producers of Fulbright scholars and students for 2016-17, according to by .

The Fulbright Program, operated by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the government’s flagship international educational exchange program.

Twenty-one 91̽»¨undergraduate and graduate students received a Fulbright award and seven scholars from the 91̽»¨were awarded Fulbright grants for 2016-17 — up from 10 students and five scholars for the previous academic year.

This year’s 91̽»¨Fulbright awardees are studying all over the world, including in Mexico, Lithuania, Peru, Canada, Nepal, Russia and Israel.

Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 370,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit .

2016-17 91̽»¨Fulbright grantees

Rachel Abramson,Ìýanthropology

Margaret Babayan, public health

Taylor Boyd,Ìýneurobiology

Kelsey Brewster,Ìýinternational studies

Elizabeth Castro,Ìýinternational studies

Tessa Fager,ÌýNear Eastern studies and political science

Emma Kibort-Crocker,Ìýcomparative literature

Eric Nucci,Ìýcivil and environmental engineering

Imaan Ramezanzadeh,ÌýNear Eastern studies and English

Hamda Yusuf,Ìýinternational studies

Indra Ekmanis, international studies

Allison Germain, linguistics

Jonathan Muir, sociology

Andrea Reisman, sociology

Laura Daugherty, law

Kelsey Jones-Casey, public affairs

Jessica Northridge, global health

Zachary Zappone, education

Kelsey Trsek, education

Maksim Rusev, accounting ( 91̽»¨Tacoma)

Bradford Lakey, education ( 91̽»¨Bothell)

Dwayne Arola, mechanical engineering

Joanne Bourgeois, geology

Michael Carlson, oceanography

James Hermanson, aeronautical and astronautical engineering

Keya Sen, biology

Juliet Shields, literature

Jane Winn, law