Science
Fulbright New Zealand is proud to welcome the 2024 cohort of US Scholar and Graduate Award winners.
Mice show brain, behavior changes weeks after oxytocin treatment
Spectrum News, 2021
Spectrum News, 2021
Mice treated with oxytocin show signs of new neuron growth in the hippocampus and changes in social behavior — but not immediately after they finish treatment.
Malfunctioning Microglia Overeat Synapses in Obesity
Neuronline, 2018
Neuronline, 2018
In humans, obesity produces many well-known health challenges, but one lesser-known danger is it diminishes cognitive function. Obesity also predisposes individuals to develop serious cognitive disorders later in life, such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
In unstable times, the brain reduces cell production to help cope
Science Daily, 2016
Science Daily, 2016
People who experience job loss, divorce, death of a loved one or any number of life's upheavals often adopt coping mechanisms to make the situation less traumatic.
Outreach
The Graduate Student Commitment to Engagement and Activism Awards recognize graduate students who work on promoting social justice, equity, and inclusion in their graduate degree department and or on campus.
Fermentation and Photography
Art of Discovery Photo Contest
Wisconsin State Journal, 2020
Wisconsin State Journal, 2020
Scholars and students capture the complex and the compelling through the camera lens. It’s here where color, shape and texture join, and the art of discovery begins.
Nukazuke - Traditional Japanese Pickling
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2018
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2018
Since before written testimony, fermentation has been used in Japanese cuisine to preserve food, transform flavor, and enhance nutrition.
Furusato Vision Project Report
Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme, 2017
Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme, 2017
In the autumn of 2017, CLAIR Tokyo and local governments that employ JET Programme participants launched the JET Furusato Vision Project.
