Undergraduate students in CAHNR have many opportunities to engage in research. Faculty advisors/mentors are involved in undergraduate research projects, as well.
In the spring semester, the UConn Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) announces the names of students receiving an IDEA grant, presenting a Frontiers research poster or obtaining a SURF award. OUR also hosts the award events. The names of CAHNR undergraduate students involved in these three opportunities and CAHNR advisors/mentors for the projects are bolded below.
IDEA Grant
The IDEA Grant program awards provide funding to support student-designed and student-led projects, including creative endeavors, community service initiatives, entrepreneurial ventures, research projects and other original and innovative projects. Five CAHNR students received awards. IDEA stands for imagine, develop, engage and apply.
Effect of Feeding Probiotics on Muscle Growth in Chicken. For this study, Daria Larson (Animal Science, Environmental Studies) will investigate the effect of probiotics in the feed on the muscle growth in broiler chickens with the goal of finding a suitable replacement to antibiotics in animal feed.
Cholesterol-Lowering and Anti-inflammatory Potential of Select Probiotic Strains. Lindsey Vandermeir (Animal Science) will study the protective effects that probiotics have on liver health by determining which probiotic strains have cholesterol-lowering and anti-inflammatory properties.
Yosemite Lights -A Travel Documentary Film. Margaret Chafouleas (Environmental Sciences) will be joined by three other students in traveling to Yosemite National Park to film a travel documentary centered on the journey, the creative process and the awe that traveling and photography evoke. They will combine captivating scenes of nature, reflective narration and candid footage of their travels to create an energetic and expressive film.
