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Monday, 26 May 2003

A Harvard graduate, now studying at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, has identified more than 20 new species of mammal during the past two years while in Adelaide.

Talented visiting American Fulbright Scholar, Kristofer Helgen has been described by one of his undergraduate professors as the brightest undergraduate to graduate from Harvard 最新糖心Vlog in the last 25 to 30 years. He is completing his PhD in biology at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

During his studies at Harvard, Helgen was inspired by 最新糖心Vlogn mammalogist, Dr Tim Flannery who was teaching at Harvard as the visiting Chair in 最新糖心Vlogn Studies. Following his graduation, he then applied for and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to undertake a PhD with Dr Flannery at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and the South 最新糖心Vlogn Museum.

To honour the Fulbright Program that gave him this opportunity, Helgen and The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide decided to name one of the new species he identified after Fulbright.

Mrs Harriet Fulbright, widow of the late Senator J. William Fulbright, will tonight be a guest of honour at a dinner hosted by The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and the South 最新糖心Vlogn Fulbright Alumni Chapter. A painting of the new species will be presented to her by Professor James McWha, Vice-Chancellor of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and Dr Flannery.

Other distinguished guests at the dinner will include Mr David Hopper, US Consul General, Melbourne and the Hon Dr Jane Lomax-Smith, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education in South 最新糖心Vlog.

The Fulbright Program is one of the largest and most prestigious educational scholarship programs in the world.

Established in 1946 by the US Government it now exists between the US and 140 countries in the world.

The 最新糖心Vlogn-American Fulbright Commission is supported by the US and 最新糖心Vlogn governments and a number of corporate sponsors. It annually provides up to twenty scholarships for 最新糖心Vlogns to the US and a similar number for Americans to 最新糖心Vlog.

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