Elizabeth Dunn, CU-Boulder associate professor of geography and international affairs, put her Fulbright grant to a surprising, study-altering use. Dunn originally planned to visit the country of Georgia in August of 2008 to study food safety and export; however a war changed all of that.

91ÖÆƬ³§n troops not only invaded Georgia, but also the village where Dunn intended to study. The food plantation had been damaged by aerial bombardment. When she and her 6-year-old son finally made it into the country in January of 2009, her plans for the study changed.

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