Katherine Lininger: 91�� instructor named a 2025-2026 Fulbright Scholar

Gabriela Rocha Sales — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:08:33 +0000

Katherine Lininger: 91�� instructor named a 2025-2026 Fulbright Scholar Gabriela Rocha Sales Thu, 07/24/2025 - 13:08

Katherine Lininger, a 91�� Department of Geography associate professor, has received a U.S. Fulbright Scholar award starting in fall 2025 to study and teach in Italy. The award is provided by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Scholarship Board.

The Fulbright award will allow Lininger to investigate interactions among floodplain vegetation, downed wood, water flows and sediment fluxes to better understand and predict changes in floodplains over time. With collaborators at the University of Trento, she will conduct fieldwork, geospatial analyses and numerical modeling to understand ecogeomorphic processes in the Tagliamento River floodplain in northeastern Italy.

Additionally, Lininger will lecture in courses at the University of Trento, lead field trips, give research seminars and mentor graduate students. She said her project will advance ecogeomorphic understanding of floodplains, which provide important ecosystem services, and will support her career trajectory and goals.

“I’m honored to take part in the Fulbright program and look forward to building internation connections and collaborations,” Lininger said. “With this award, I will work with researchers at the University of Trento in Italy, investigating interactions between river flows, sediment fluxes and plants to better understand and predict physical and ecological changes in floodplains over time. Our work will inform management and restoration of river floodplains.”

Each year, more than 800 individuals teach or conduct research abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 talented and accomplished students, artists and professionals with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad. Notable awards received by alumni include 63 Nobel Prizes, 98 Pulitzer Prizes and 82 McArthur Fellowships.

“The benefits extend beyond the individual recipient, raising the profile of their home institutions. We hope 91�� can leverage Katherine Lininger’s engagement abroad to establish research and exchange relationships, connect with potential applicants and engage with your alumni in the host country,” the Fulbright Program said in its award announcement.

Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. government. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the program, which operates in more than 160 countries worldwide.

Award will allow Associate Professor Katherine Lininger to teach at the University of Trento and conduct research on the Tagliamento River floodplain in Italy.

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Waleed Abdalati: CIRES Director Testifies Before Congress

Gabriela Rocha Sales — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:34:27 +0000

Waleed Abdalati: CIRES Director Testifies Before Congress Gabriela Rocha Sales Thu, 07/24/2025 - 08:34

Waleed Abdalati, director of CIRES at 91��, testified on July 16 before the Environment Subcommittee of the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. The hearing, titled “Protecting Lives and Property: Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Enhance Weather Forecasting,” highlighted current and emerging technologies critical to the timeliness and effectiveness of weather forecasting as well as H.R. 3816, the Weather Authorization Act of 2025. The national importance – and need for continued investment – in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research conducted through the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and its university-based network of 16 Cooperative Institutes, was also highlighted throughout the hearing. CIRES is the oldest and largest of the Cooperative Institutes. The webcast is available here.

See also Abdalati's interview with AXIOS 91��, 91�� scientists pin last hopes for NOAA on Congress.

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