{"id":5699,"date":"2009-09-04T14:38:49","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T18:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=5699"},"modified":"2022-11-15T18:58:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T23:58:24","slug":"fulbright-visiting-researcher-from-china-to-spend-year-at-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/fulbright-visiting-researcher-from-china-to-spend-year-at-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulbright Visiting Researcher from China to Spend Year at UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yang Zhang, a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher, has joined the University of Central Florida community for the 2009-2010 academic year. A native of China, Zhang is visiting the United States for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I arrived, I kept thinking to myself that everything is so neat and clean, and there is so much natural open space,\u201d Zhang said. A Ph.D. candidate at Northeast Normal University in Changchun, she will conduct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/\">research<\/a>, visit classes in various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/academics\/\">colleges and departments<\/a>, and make presentations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/locations\/\">on and off campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zhang was attracted to UCF \u2013 and selected it over her other two top choices, Georgetown University and the University of Virginia \u2013 for two key reasons. One was UCF\u2019s Stephen Sloan, a pioneer in the field of academic terrorism studies in the United States. Zhang\u2019s main area of research is the evolution of U.S. counter-terrorism policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew Dr. Sloan by reputation,\u201d she said, \u201cand I had read many of his books. I am so happy he agreed to be my adviser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read a full story about Yang Zhang, click here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yang Zhang, a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher, has joined the University of Central Florida community for the 2009-2010 academic year. A native of China, Zhang is visiting the United States for the first time. \u201cWhen I arrived, I kept thinking to myself that everything is so neat and clean, and there is so much natural open space,\u201d Zhang said. 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