The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in April 2011. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.<\/p>\n
Abrahamson, M.<\/strong>, Roper Center & Institute for Social Inquiry Anagnostou, E.<\/strong>, Civil & Environmental Engineering Balunas, M.<\/strong>, Pharmaceutical Sciences Brand, M.<\/strong>, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Bucklin, A.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences Cabaniss, J.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences Cetegen, B.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering Chazdon, R.<\/strong>, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Chazdon, R.<\/strong>, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Cipollini, N.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering Cobb, C.<\/strong>, Educational Leadership Coyne, M.<\/strong>, Educational Psychology Darre, M.<\/strong>, Animal Science De Guise, S.<\/strong>, Sea Grant College Program De Guise, S.<\/strong>, Sea Grant College Program Doyle, M.<\/strong>, Curriculum & Instruction Duffy, V.<\/strong>, Allied Health Sciences Duffy, V.<\/strong>, Allied Health Sciences Ellis, D.<\/strong>, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Ellis, D.<\/strong>, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Ellis, D.<\/strong>, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Elphick, C.<\/strong>, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Femc-Bagwell, M.<\/strong>, Educational Leadership Garvey, D.<\/strong>, CCS \u2013<\/em> College of Continuing Studies Marketing Inguagiato, J.<\/strong>, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Jordan, E.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering Leu, D.<\/strong>, Curriculum & Instruction Leyden, D.<\/strong>, School of Law Instruction & Research Lin, S.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences Love, C.<\/strong>, Extension Martinez, M.<\/strong>, ISS-Academic Programs Center Osleeb, J.<\/strong>, Geography Overmyer-Velazquez, M.<\/strong>, History Overmyer-Velazquez, M.<\/strong>, History Pietro, R.<\/strong>, CCS \u2013<\/em> Workforce Development Institute Pomeroy, R.<\/strong>, Agricultural & Resource Economics Ross, S.<\/strong>, Economics Shin, D.<\/strong>, Computer Science & Engineering Sung, C.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering Swallow, S.<\/strong>, Agricultural & Resource Economics Tabor, W.<\/strong>, Psychology Valiquette, E.<\/strong>, Extension Volek, J.<\/strong>, Kinesiology Wang, G.<\/strong>, Civil & Environmental Engineering Wang, G.<\/strong>, Civil & Environmental Engineering Wei, M.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering Weidemann, G.<\/strong>, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources \u2013<\/em> Dean\u2019s Office Welch, M.<\/strong>, Extension Willett, P.<\/strong>, Electrical & Computer Engineering The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in April 2011. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP. 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\nA Review and Redesign of Roper Center Infrastructure
\n<\/em>Johnson (Robert Wood) Foundation, $48,492, 4\/11-2\/12<\/p>\n
\nFM Global Summer Intership for Hojjat Seyyedi
\n<\/em>FM Global, $19,210, 5\/11-8\/11<\/p>\n
\nTropical Disease Drug Discovery from Panamanian Marine Cyanobacteria
\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/Fogarty (John E.) International Center, $126,850, 12\/10-11\/11<\/p>\n
\nCrocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rocknose Genetics
\n<\/em>AECOM Inc. dba AECOM Environment, $7,000, 4\/11-3\/12<\/p>\n
\nGraduate Assistantship for L. Thompson Under UConn\/Mystic Aquarium MOU
\n<\/em>Sea Research Foundation Inc., $11,597, 1\/11-5\/11<\/p>\n
\nCharter of R\/V Connecticut by WHOI for Keafer ESP Deployment
\n<\/em>DOC\/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration\/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $36,742, 4\/11-6\/11<\/p>\n
\nFuture Generation Combustor Design Concept Study Plans
\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $14,998, 4\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nCollaborative Research: Modeling Successional Vegetation Dynamics in Wet Tropical Forests: Integrating Neighborhood Effects, Functional Traits, and Phylogeny
\n<\/em>NSF\/BIO, $179,999, 4\/11-3\/14<\/p>\n
\nDissertation Research (V. Boukili): Functional Trait Diversity and Community Assembly during Tropical Rainforest Succession
\n<\/em>NSF\/BIO, $14,909, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n
\nSoluble Polymers for Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Electrodes and Alternate Fabrication Methods
\n<\/em>United Technologies\/UTC Power\/UTC Fuel Cells, $50,000, 4\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nFormative Inquiry of the New Britain Grade Level Reading Campaign
\n<\/em>Connecticut Center for School Change, $78,000, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nProject Early Vocabulary Intervention
\n<\/em>ED\/Institute of Education Sciences, $4,097,835, 4\/11-3\/15<\/p>\n
\nProfessional Development for Agricultural Service Providers in Applied Poultry Science
\n<\/em>USDA\/Department of Agriculture\/University of Maine, $16,500, 5\/10-12\/13<\/p>\n
\nEvaluation of Immune Functions in Free-ranging Bottlenose Dolphins in Support of Health Assessments
\n<\/em>DOC\/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, $50,000, 4\/11-10\/12<\/p>\n
\nKnauss Fellowship \u2013 Henry DeBay
\n<\/em>DOC\/NOAA\/Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, $46,000, 2\/11-1\/12<\/p>\n
\nReading Recovery: Scaling Up What Works
\n<\/em>ED\/Office of Innovation & Improvement\/Ohio State University, $1,724,750, 9\/10-6\/15<\/p>\n
\nNHANES Chemosensory Development and Implementation Protocol
\n<\/em>PHS\/National Institutes of Health\/Westat, $88,352, 4\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nUCONN Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program \u2013 Education (SNAP-ED)
\n<\/em>USDA\/Food & Nutrition Service\/Connecticut Department of Social Services, $1,737,711, 10\/10-9\/11<\/p>\n
\nConnecticut Coalition Project 2011
\n<\/em>Environmental Protection Agency\/Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America, $3,500, 1\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n
\nBiological Control of Mile-A-Minute Weed (Persicaria Perfoliata) with Rhinoncomimus Latipes
\n<\/em>USDA\/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, $22,792, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nNoxious Weeds Work Plan for Calendar Year 2011
\n<\/em>USDA\/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, $5,500, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nDevelopment of a Decision Support Tool for Coastal Habitats in Connecticut
\n<\/em>Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $9,960, 1\/11-8\/11<\/p>\n
\nCommPACT \u2013 Barnum & Bassick
\n<\/em>ED\/Office of Elementary & Secondary Education\/Bridgeport Public Schools, $1,524,195, 7\/10-6\/13<\/p>\n
\nConnecticut Nonprofit Strategy Platform
\n<\/em>Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority\/Connecticut Economic Resource Center, $252,215, 7\/10-6\/13<\/p>\n
\nCultivation and Manganese Application Effects on Summer Patch Severity in Compacted and Non-compacted Turfgrass Areas
\n<\/em>New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation, $34,974, 5\/11-12\/12<\/p>\n
\nComposite Technologies
\n<\/em>United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $125,000, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nProject SAIL: Strategies for Academic Internet Learning
\n<\/em>ED\/Institute of Education Sciences\/University of Oregon, $213,299, 7\/11-6\/14<\/p>\n
\nLow Income Taxpayer Clinic
\n<\/em>DOTR\/Internal Revenue Service, $99,787, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nIdentification of Phytoplankton Collected from Long Island Sound 2011
\n<\/em>EPA\/Environmental Protection Agency\/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $67,248, 2\/11-9\/12<\/p>\n
\nInfusing Service Learning into CANR Curriculum
\n<\/em>NSF\/EHR\/Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, $3,000, 12\/10-11\/12<\/p>\n
\n2011 Mentoring Program
\n<\/em>Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, $3,810, 8\/11-4\/12<\/p>\n
\nVerifying Address Locations
\n<\/em>Connecticut Department of Public Health, $8,520, 2\/11-6\/11<\/p>\n
\n2010 Tinker Field Research Grants
\n<\/em>Tinker Foundation Inc., $10,000, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nBleeding Mexico White
\n<\/em>Howard (George & Eliza Gardner) Foundation, $25,000, 2\/11-7\/11<\/p>\n
\nThe Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders
\n<\/em>DOS\/Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, $479,977, 4\/11-7\/12<\/p>\n
\nEcosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Program Plan for the United States Coral Triangle Initiative Support Program
\n<\/em>U.S. Agency for International Development\/Conservation International Fund, $90,991, 1\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n
\nThe Effects of Housing Instability on Children’s Education Outcomes \u2013 Extension
\n<\/em>Indiana University, $5,500, 4\/11-12\/13<\/p>\n
\nEvaluation of Multi-media Streaming Framework
\n<\/em>DOD\/Department of Defense\/CyberConnect EZ LLC, $23,034, 4\/11-8\/11<\/p>\n
\nChemical Reactor Networks for Jet-Stirred Reactor Modeling
\n<\/em>Beihang University, $35,000, 5\/11-12\/12<\/p>\n
\nSocial Science Supplements: Testing Auction Mechanisms for Ecosystem Services
\n<\/em>NSF\/National Science Foundation\/University of Virginia, $37,579, 1\/11-11\/11<\/p>\n
\nDynamical Analysis of Language Structure and Learning
\n<\/em>NSF\/SBE, $252,097, 4\/11-3\/14<\/p>\n
\n4-H Mentoring Project
\n<\/em>DOJ\/Department of Justice\/National 4-H Council, $82,000, 12\/10-1\/12<\/p>\n
\nCholesterol Lowering Effects of Triglyceride Recrystallized Phytosterols
\n<\/em>GFA Brands, $149,956, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n
\nCollaborative Research: A Pilot Project on Interactive Land Use and Climate Predictions
\n<\/em>NSF\/GEO, $473,732, 5\/11-4\/14<\/p>\n
\nCollaborative Research: Dynamic Vegetation Feedback and Regional Climate Prediction in West Africa
\n<\/em>NSF\/GEO, $446,034, 5\/11-4\/14<\/p>\n
\n4-D Imaging Cell\/Scaffold Interplays during in vivo Bone Repair Process
\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $382,113, 4\/11-3\/13<\/p>\n
\nFY11 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program \u2013 Initial
\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $67,542, 10\/10-9\/12<\/p>\n
\nConnecticut 2011 OMK Camp
\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food & Agriculture\/Kansas State University, $50,000, 2\/11-8\/11<\/p>\n
\nStudent Stipend Program at Fusion 2011
\n<\/em>DOD\/Navy\/Office of Naval Research, $10,000, 4\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"