ELLENSBURG, Wash., Sept. 16 -- Central Washington University issued the following news release:

Sport and Movement Studies (SAMS) Professor Dr. Tanjian Liang became the latest in a long line of Fulbright Scholars from Central Washington University earlier this year when he accepted a five-month opportunity to teach and conduct research in the United Kingdom and Japan.

The Fulbright Global Scholar Award committee selects about a dozen U.S. educators every year to serve as resident lecturers and researchers in two or three different world regions.

One year after an unsuccessful application, Liang found a way to break through in 2026.

"I feel very grateful to be selected because they only fund a small number of scholars out of hundreds of ...