The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in December 2009. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.

Abrahamson, M., Roper Center and Institute for Social Inquiry
Simple Verified Distributed Preservation: A Policy-Based Archival Replication System for Libraries, Archives, and Museums using a Virtual Private LOCKSS Network
Institute of Museum & Library Services/Harvard University, $56,424, 10/09-9/11

Aindow, M., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering
Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
United Technologies-Research Center, $36,000, 12/09-12/10

Boggs, S., Institute of Materials Science
Analytical Methods for Application of External Gapped Line Surge Arresters
NonLinear Systems Inc., $12,000, 12/09-8/10

Bogner, R., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Scale-Up of Lyophilization Using Dimensionless Prediction
PHS/Food & Drug Administration/National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology & Education, $66,000, 11/09-9/10

Bortfeld, H., Psychology
Outcomes in Children with Mental Retardation & Deafness: A Randomized Trial
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Baylor College of Medicine, $255,685, 9/09-8/14

Bortfeld, H., Psychology
Optical Neuro-Imaging of Deaf Children with Cognitive Delays after Cochlear Implantation
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas A & M Research Foundation, $1,820, 9/09-12/09

Brand, M., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Triploid Plant Development
USDA/CSREES, $35,858, 8/09-7/10

Bravo-Ureta, B., Agricultural & Resource Economics
The Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Small and Medium Size Dairy Farms in New England
USDA/CSREES, $404,966, 1/10-12/12

Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
R/V CT Charter by WHOI for Neptune Buoy Project
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $18,204, 10/09-11/09

Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
R/V CT Charter by UMaine for Buoy Deployment
University of Maine, $3,995, 11/09-11/09

Cornman, D., Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention
Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Reproductive Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS in India
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development/Yale University, $572,722, 9/09-8/13

Couch, K., Economics
Employment Training and Labor Dynamics
DOL/Employment & Training Administration/Connecticut Department of Labor, $150,000, 1/10-12/10

Delaney, C., Nursing Instruction & Research
Proactive Primary Dementia Care
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research/University of Connecticut Health Center, $63,743, 7/09-6/11

Duffy, V., Allied Health Sciences
Project 7 and 8 of the Connecticut SNAP-Ed Plan
USDA/Food & Nutrition Service/Connecticut Department of Public Health, $292,939, 10/09-9/10

Duffy, V., Allied Health Sciences
NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function
PHS/National Institutes of Health/NorthShore University Health System, $29,380, 1/09-12/09

Ellis, D., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Outreach
USDA/CSREES, $8,000, 8/09-7/10

Farrell, A., Human Development/Family Studies
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Service
PHS/Health Resources & Services Administration/University of Connecticut Health Center, $17,057, 9/09-5/10

Faustman, L., Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture
Personal Services Agreement with Iowa State University for Veterinary College Contract Positions for Qualified Connecticut Residents
Connecticut Department of Higher Education, $475,000, 10/09-9/12

Gray, P., Extension
Connecticut Military 4-H Clubs
USDA/CSREES/Kansas State University, $30,000, 10/09-9/10

Gray, S., Extension
Provision of Nutrition Services to Families of Children with Phenylketonuria and Other Metabolic Conditions
Connecticut Department of Public Health/University of Connecticut Health Center, $38,788, 7/09-6/10

Harel, O., Statistics
Proactive Primary Dementia Care for Patients and Families
PHS/National Institutes of Health/University of Connecticut Health Center, $10,378, 7/09-6/10

Harel, O., Statistics
Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Capacity and Active Hearing Protectors and Audibility of Critical Communications
PHS/CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/University of Connecticut Health Center, $9,000, 8/09-5/10

Holgerson, K., Women’s Center
The Connecticut Campus Coalition to End Violence Against Women 2009
Department of Justice/Southern Connecticut State University, $48,092, 10/09-9/12

Huang, H., Mechanical Engineering
Atomistic Mechanisms of Stabilizing Oxide Nanoparticles in Oxide-Dispersion Strengthened Structural Materials
NSF/MPS/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, $212,999, 9/09-12/12

Huang, R., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Advertising to Children and Food Choices: Implications for Public Policy
USDA, Agriculture, $199,248, 1/10-12/11

Levin, L., School of Law Instruction & Research
A Study of the Relationship Between Bar Admissions Data and Subsequent Lawyer Discipline
Law School Admission Council, $92,428, 1/10-10/11

Li, Y., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
New England Center for Invasive Plants
USDA/CSREES, $44,950, 8/09-7/10

Lopez, R., Agricultural & Resource Economics
USDA National Needs Fellowships for M.S. in Resource Economics with a Focus on Integrated Watershed Management and Policy
USDA/CSREES, $218,000, 1/10-12/14

Los, L., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Mating Disruption of the Currant Cane Borer Synanthedon Tipuliformis in Connecticut
USDA/CSREES/Cornell University, $23,514, 9/09-8/10

Lowe, C., Psychology
Release-Time Funding for Carol Fowler, Ph.D.
Yale University, $79,162, 8/07-8/08

Musgrave, M., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Demonstration Garden Fence
USDA/CSREES, $45,000, 8/09-7/10

Musgrave, M., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
ABA and Oxygen Crosstalk During Seed Development
USDA/CSREES, $135,000, 1/10-12/11

Nishiyama, A., Physiology & Neurobiology
CNS Inflammation in Nervous and Mental Under the ARRA
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke/University of Connecticut Health Center, $11,272, 8/09-7/10

O’Neill, M., Molecular & Cell Biology
MRI: Acquisition of an Applied Biosystems SOLiD 3 System for Research and Education
NSF/Biological Sciences, $407,672, 1/10-12/12

Overmyer-Velazquez, M., History
Tinker Field Research Grants
Tinker Foundation Inc., $10,000, 1/10-12/10

Parks, C., School of Social Work Instruction & Research
Supported Housing Services Project Evaluation
PHS/SAMHSA/Center for Mental Health Services/Community Mental Health Affiliates Inc., $400,000, 11/09-9/14

Pikal, M., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Critical Factors in Biopreservation of Freeze-Dried Protein Formulations
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, $40,000, 1/10-1/12

Pikal, M., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Investigations into the Freeze-Drying of Oil-In-Water Emulsions as Stable Drug Delivery Systems for Non-Polar Drugs
Baxter Healthcare Corp., $105,415, 12/09-11/11

Rajasekaran, S., Computer Science & Engineering
Building Motif Lexicons
PHS/National Institutes of Health/University of Nevada, $178,044, 8/09-3/11

Silander, J., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Ecological Assessment, New England Invasive Plant Center
USDA/CSREES, $38,858, 8/09-7/10

Smith, A., Anthropology
Seeds, Glorious Seeds: Early Agriculture, Horticulture, and Social Complexity at Birds’ Cave, Armenia
Brennan (Curtiss T. and Mary G.) Foundation, $5,000, 10/09-10/10

Taylor, U., Extension
4-H Family Exergames and Olympics
New Mexico State University, $4,000, 10/09-9/10

Vinsonhaler, C., Mathematics
Integrated Point Count Simulations
David Salines and Philip McCoy, $5,250, 10/09-1/10

Williams, D., Hartford Campus – Office of the Director
Service-Learning Fall Institute: Moving from Theory to Practice
Connecticut Department of Higher Education/Connecticut Campus Compact, $2,500, 7/09-11/09

Wilson, R., Human Rights Institute
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Catherine B. Hawkins, Evaluating Retributive Justice in Croatia
NSF/Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences, $5,044, 2/09-1/10

Wright, D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
STTR: New Antibiotics Targeting Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Promiliad Biopharma Inc., $50,425, 7/09-6/10