Fulbright Reality Czech

Student Spotlight Interview: Vera Pfeiffer by Chloe‘ Skye Summary Vera Pfeiffer was serving the past academic year as a Fulbright Student Researcher through an affiliation with Mendel University in Brno, Czechia. She does research on how the scale of agriculture affects bumblebee foraging patterns. Read on to see what traditional village bee hives are like and how the Communist period affects her subject. She does not have Czech ancestry but doesn’t mind if you call her Věra ! Fast Facts   Originally from: Virginia Age:  31 American University: University at Wisconsin, Madison -  Environmental Ecology Czech University:  Mendel University Favorite Czech word or phrase:   ’jedna báseň’ , a poem, as in, “This food is like a poem!” (very delicious) Favorite Czech food:   segedinský guláš (a type of goulash with cabbage) Favorite Quote: “ Co jsi to provedl, Pepíku ?” – from a Cimrman play Tell me about your research. I study a...

S tudent Spotlight Interview: Arvind Kumar by Chloe‘ Skye     Arvind Kumar is a Fulbright grantee in a US Fulbright student program in affiliation with Charles University in Pilsen. He is a recent Duke graduate who took a gamble on a Czech lab trying an experimental surgery technique and was enjoying the manifold benefits of his decision! We discussed stem cell research in the Czech context, his experience taking care of piglets, and how he gets to act the part of a TV surgeon in real life.  Fast Facts:  Hometown:  Rosalyn Heights, NY Age:  21 College, Major/Minor:  Bachelor of Science in Math and Chemistry, Duke University School in the Czech Republic:  Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen Favorite Czech Phrase: ‚asi jo‘ (probably) Favorite Czech Food:  Duck breast with red cabbage Tell me what your research is about. I work in a lab that specializes in experimental surgery on piglets using new, inno...