The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in July 2011. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP.

Babb, I., National Undersea Research Center
Bringing Ocean Discoveries to the Classroom and Living Room
Dreyfus (Max and Victoria) Foundation, $10,000, 7/11-6/12

Balunas, M., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Novel Methodology for Discovery of Cytotoxic Payloads for Antibody-Drug Conjugates
American Cancer Society Inc./University of Connecticut Health Center, $30,000, 8/11-7/12

Bartholomew, C., Extension
Increasing Financial and Human Resources for Begininning Small Farms in an Urban State
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/University of Delaware, $21,245, 7/11-6/12

Basu, D., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Finite Element Analysis of Buried Structures
Conn. Department of Transportation, $44,102, 7/11-8/11

Bolling, B., Nutritional Sciences
Improving Polyphenol Analysis of California Almonds
Almond Board of California, $16,561, 6/11-5/12

Burgess, D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Development of In Vitro Release Testing Method for Octreotide Acetate Injection Using USP Apparatus 4
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, $87,373, 7/11-7/12

Bushmich, S., Pathobiology & Veterinary Science
Maintenance of Membership Laboratory Requirements
USDA/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, $55,000, 7/11-3/12

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by OASIS
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research/Ocean Acoustical Services & Instrument Systems, $92,860, 7/11-8/11

Chiu, W., Mechanical Engineering
In-Situ Imaging and Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes During Degradation
NSF/ENG, $296,489, 10/11-9/14

Coleman, C., Pharmacy Practice
The Use of Indirect Statistical Comparisons in EPC Reports
PHS/Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, $138,753, 7/11-7/12

Cusson, R., Nursing Instruction & Research
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships – A UConn Perspective 2011
HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration, $54,453, 7/11-6/12

Cusson, R., Nursing Instruction & Research
Service Agreement for Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers Inc.
Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers, $20,000, 7/11-1/12

DeGuise, S., Sea Grant College Program
Direct Lethal and Sub-lethal Effects of the Oil Dispersant Corexit and Oil in the Eastern Oyster
Morris Animal Foundation, $103,853, 7/11-6/13

Drinkuth, H., Extension
Building and Implementing a Watershed Conservation Plan at the Local Level: Outreach
Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $12,000, 6/11-6/12

Eaton, L., Psychology
Serosorting Intervention for HIV Negative MSM
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, $3,055,026, 7/11-4/16

Huey, B., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
NSEC on Molecular Function at the Nano/Bio Interface
NSF/National Science Foundation/University of Pennsylvania, $129,943, 7/11-6/13

Johnson, B., Psychology
Effect Size Metric Choices as Factors in Meta-Analytic Statistical Inferences
PHS/Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, $85,597, 7/11-7/12

Legrand, A., Extension
Contribution Agreement: IPM Technical Assistance for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, $239,025, 3/11-1/12

Li, B., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Electricity Generation in the Pilot-scale Microbial Fuel Cells Treating Wastewater
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Fuss & O’Neill Inc., $75,000, 5/11-8/12

Lownes, N., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Benchmarking Connecticut’s Transportation Infrastructure Capital Program with Other States
Conn. Department of Transportation/Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering, $31,365, 7/11-6/12

Mancini, R., Animal Science
Effects of Aging Time and Temperature on the Color Intensity and Stability of Beef Longissimus
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, $16,059, 6/11-5/12

Morris, T., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
A 1.5 Day Conference to Advance the Concepts and Understanding of Adaptive Management in Agriculture among Land Grant Universities, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Agricultural Research Service
Environmental Defense, $48,400, 6/11-12/11

Morris, T., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
AFO/CAFO Project Series
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $69,000, 7/11-5/13

Pasaogullari, U., Mechanical Engineering
Hybrid Power System for Under Water Vehicles
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research/Sonalysts Inc, $149,314, 5/11-4/12

Peterson, D., University of Connecticut Health Center
2011 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
NSF/ENG, $20,000, 9/11-8/12

Polifroni, E., Nursing Instruction & Research
UConn Health Profession Husky Scholars: 2011
PHS/Health Resources & Services Administration, $77,677, 7/11-6/12

Polifroni, E., Nursing Instruction & Research
Husky Collaboration
PHS/Health Resources & Services Administration, $1,072,117, 7/11-6/14

Polifroni, E., Nursing Instruction & Research
UConn Preparing Tomorrow’s Nurse Educators: NFLP 2011
PHS/Health Resources & Services Administration, $155,070, 7/11-6/12

Pomeroy, R., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Examination of Finfish Pathogen Physiology and Predictive Ecology in a Bibalve/Finfish Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture System
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center/University of Maine, $16,729, 2/11-4/12

Ranjeet, B., ISS-Academic Programs Center
Connecticut College Access and Success Summer Access Program
ED/Department of Education/Conn. Department of Education, $140,465, 6/11-8/11

Reiter, W., Molecular & Cell Biology
Regulation of Xyloglucan Galactosylation in Arabidopsis
DOE/Department of Energy, $310,000, 7/11-7/13

Settlage, J., Curriculum & Instruction
Collaborative Research and Development Project: School Structure and Science Success: Organization and Leadership Influences on Student Achievement
NSF/EHR, $1,907,847, 7/11-6/16

Tufts, J., Communication Sciences
Program Integration and Analysis Support for Enabling Technology for Prediction of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Incidence and Economic Cost
DOD/Navy/Science Applications International Corp., $16,978, 7/11-8/11

Urban, M., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Does Evolution Assemble Biological Communities?
McDonnell (James S.) Foundation, $449,851, 1/12-1/17

Vaudrey, J., Marine Sciences
The NY/Connecticut Long Island Sound Eelgrass Restoration Project
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation/Cornell University, $65,268, 7/11-5/12

Vokoun, J., Natural Resources & the Environment
Assistance to State Wood Duck Box Program
Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $7,550, 7/11-11/11

Wagner, D., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Connecticut Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Invertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need: Grasslands/ESS Habitats and Their Pollinators
Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $26,621, 6/11-5/12

Washington, R., Molecular & Cell Biology
Pre-College Enrichment and Research Program 2011
University of Connecticut Health Center, $69,409, 6/11-7/11

Wei, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Repair and Regeneration of Osteochondral Defects in Mouse Articular Joints
NSF/ENG, $311,123, 9/11-8/12

Worthley, T., Extension
Natural Resources Conservation Service Special Watershed Action Team Forest Management Planning Project
USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, $160,000, 7/11-7/13

Wright, D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
HDAC Inhibitors Inspired by Natural Products
PHS/National Institutes of Health, $360,729, 7/11-6/13

Zhou, S., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Collaborative Research: Efficient and Robust Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: An Integrated Coding Approach
NSF/ENG, $183,000, 9/11-8/13

Zofka, A., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Preparation of the Implementation Plan of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (M-E PDG) in Connecticut
Conn. Department of Transportation, $82,600, 7/11-6/12