{"id":193278,"date":"2022-12-14T07:45:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T12:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=193278"},"modified":"2022-12-14T07:54:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T12:54:00","slug":"cahnr-celebrates-a-year-of-research-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/12\/cahnr-celebrates-a-year-of-research-success\/","title":{"rendered":"CAHNR Celebrates a Year of Research Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/s.uconn.edu\/cahnr\">College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources<\/a> (CAHNR) recently held an inaugural event recognizing grant success in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fiscal year 2022, CAHNR faculty received the most research funding in the College&#8217;s history with a total of $40 million in new awards. This builds on five years of growth, during which period both extramural funding and research expenditures increased by more than 50%. CAHNR expenditures were also the highest in the last five years, totaling almost $29 million.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-401\" style=\"max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-401\" data-galleryid=\"401\" data-width=\"1200\" data-height=\"800\" data-skin=\"light\" data-playsinline=\"false\" data-mutevideo=\"false\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"true\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-donotuseposter=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"true\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-thumbverticalmiddle=\"true\" data-removeinlinecss=\"true\" data-switchonmouseover=\"false\" data-showcategory=\"true\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-loop=\"0\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fill\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; 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Pamir Alpay (left) and Dean of CAHNR Indrajeet Chaubey (left)\" data-title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Interim Vice President for Research S. Pamir Alpay (left) and Dean of CAHNR Indrajeet Chaubey (left)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_9564-edited-1.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_9564-edited-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Kumar Venkitanarayanan congratulates innovative faculty and dedicated staff\" data-title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Kumar Venkitanarayanan congratulates innovative faculty and dedicated staff<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_9443-edited-1.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_9443-edited-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Interim Vice President for Research S. 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Pamir Alpay (left) and Head of the Department of Kinesiology Lindsay DiStefano<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_9353-edited-1.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_9353-edited-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"From left, Associate Professor of Kinesiology Elaine Lee, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor of Animal Science, Head of the Department of Kinesiology Lindsay DiStefano, and doctoral student in Kinesiology Lauren Sheldon.\" data-title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">From left, Associate Professor of Kinesiology Elaine Lee, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor of Animal Science, Head of the Department of Kinesiology Lindsay DiStefano, and doctoral student in Kinesiology Lauren Sheldon.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script>function wondergallery_401_appendcss(csscode) {var head=document.head || document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0];var style=document.createElement(\"style\");head.appendChild(style);style.type=\"text\/css\";if (style.styleSheet){style.styleSheet.cssText=csscode;} else {style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(csscode));}};wondergallery_401_appendcss(\"#wonderplugingallery-401 .html5gallery-cat-selection-401 { \ttext-align: center; }  #wonderplugingallery-401 .html5gallery-cat-tag-401 { \tdisplay: inline-block; \tborder: none; \tbackground: transparent; \tcolor: #555;   \tpadding: 6px; \tfont-size: 14px; \tfont-weight: normal; \t   \tfont-family: Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif,Arial;   \tbox-sizing: border-box;    \tcursor: pointer;   \ttext-align: center;   \ttext-decoration: none;   \ttext-shadow: none;   \ttext-transform: none;   \twhite-space: nowrap;   \t-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;   \tborder-radius: 2px;   \ttransition: background-color 0.3s ease; }  #wonderplugingallery-401 .html5gallery-cat-tag-401:hover, #wonderplugingallery-401 .html5gallery-cat-tag-401:focus, #wonderplugingallery-401 .html5gallery-cat-tag-selected-401 { \tcolor: #222; }\");<\/script>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In every CAHNR department, discipline, and area of study, faculty are pushing the boundaries of what is possible,&#8221; says Indrajeet Chaubey, dean and director of CAHNR.\u00a0 &#8220;Thanks to their hard work, our College continues to exceed expectations related to new awards, as well as driving innovation for residents of our state and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interim Vice President for Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation S. Pamir Alpay and\u00a0 Interim Vice Provost for Health Sciences Amy Gorin joined the event to celebrate CAHNR faculty success. The event recognized all\u00a0 grant awardees during the fiscal years 2021 and 2022. 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