Kim Colavito Markesich

2009

• New course offers students hands-on professional experience in sports turf management

• Diagnostic genetic sciences major gets real world experience through internships and clinical rotation

• Institute of Water Resources collaborates in developing drought emergency management plans

• Nutritional scientist honored for work in women sports

• Connecticut horticulture Society celebrates 50 years of supporting students

• Land-use Academy offers technical training for municipal land use commissioners

• Students play key role in Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab

• Nutritional sciences student gains professional experience from internship

• Landscape architect server University while practicing what he teaches

• New course teaches students Spanish for the workplace

• New faculty bring range of expertise to College

2008

• Soil scientist Springs athlete’s experience to study of playing field services

• 4-H Summer Nutrition Education Program provides jobs for teens and educational fun for children

• Allied health Sciences welcomes new faculty in health promotion and molecular genetics

• Faculty scientist appointed Jefferson Science Fellow

• Veterinarian studies reproductive cycle of endangered tapir

• Traveling sets student on career path

• Allied Health Sciences offers new post-baccalaureate certificate in health promotion

• Animal scientist receives award for service

• New head appointed for Department of Agricultural and Resource economics

• Extension educator offers special-needs nutritional counseling

• Plant science research farm hosts All-America Selections vegetable trials

• RHSA Outstanding Senior Woman plans to become a veterinarian

• Student learns wildlife rehabilitation in Australia

• Field trials benefit seed companies and growers

• Three veterinary residents receive top awards for research

• New program offers guaranteed admission to community college graduates

• Faculty and graduate students awarded funds for interdisciplinary work

• Animal science students take once-in-a-lifetime trip into world of professional horse racing

• Students get hands-on experience with dairy management program

• Turf degree programs ranked nationally by TurfNet

• Natural Resources Management and Engineering welcomes new Department head

• Second annual Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources to be held March 10

• Wildlife student travels to India to study wild jungle fowl

• New agreement guarantees vet school positions for Connecticut students

2007

• College programs address food safety issues

• New graduate course teaches responsible conduct of research

• NEMO recognized nationally and locally for excellence

• Graduate student works to conserve African wildlife

• “Knowledge to Grow” On workshops answer frequently asked questions

• Forestry researcher studies how trees adapt to wind

• Researchers reprogram adult skin cells to embryonic state

• New grants development officer helps faculty navigate complex application process

• New extension educator focuses on coastal habitats

• Scientists study health effects of green tea

• Collaboration with Chinese scientists yields new diagnostic test for avian influenza

• Diagnostic lab cases may be related to pet food recall

• UConn faculty member elected speaker of American Dietetic Association

• Horse show benefits herd after quarantine released

• Extension educator received excellence award for streamlining aquaculture permit process

• Nutritional sciences, plant science, and women's studies graduate works to make the world a better place

• Connecticut green prep prepares new workers for growing industry

• High school students build new boxes for Horsebarn Hill bluebirds

• Scientist studies slime to learn how bacteria communicate

• Department of Nutritional Sciences plans new functional foods center

• College faculty member appointed director of new University international program

• Agricultural economics alumnus helps inmates make transition after release

• Dietitian studies how ability to taste bitterness affects food choices

2006

• New Department of Allied health Sciences joins College

• Extension Educator teaches families how to deal with clutter

• Office of Academic Programs

• New Center for Invasive Plants

• Undergraduate students’ research aids in development of method for pasteurizing colostrum

• Career night offers students information on array of opportunities

• Sea Grant works with maritime industries and coastal communities

• International travel and enhances animal science students’ education

• Scientists collaborate on study of classical swine fever

• Landscape architecture students design park for Landfill Remediation and Wetland Mitigation Project

• New center aims to eliminate health disparities among Latinos

• Hydrogeologist launches bedrock water resource initiative

• Agricultural and resource economics major receives national scholarship

• STRONG program aims to increase diversity in biological sciences

• Scientists collaborate on study of West Nile Virus

• Ecogarden Club starts campus community organic garden

• Home and Garden Education Center launches new website

• Plant scientists and biology teacher bringing molecular genetics and biotechnology to high school students

• Internships offer students professional experience

• Pre-Vet club

• Geospatial Technology Program teaches course in GIS and GPS for the public

2005

• Scientists and economists collaborate to improve cost-benefit analysis of environmental policies

• Department of Animal Science offers students many species

• Fisheries scientists study endangered freshwater codfish

• Team assesses needs of non-English-speaking agricultural workers

• Scientists work to decrease invasive plants’ threat to native species

• University’s revised general requirements include nine CANR courses

• Wildfire destroys Patagonian research station

• Mookie’s Story helps foster kids prepare for return to family

• Team assesses food security in Connecticut towns

• Fisheries expert helps rebuild coastal communities hit by tsunami

• Academic advisors say a growing number of students interested in humanitarian careers

• Green Valley Institute wins national planning award

• Soil chemist studies the details

• Veterinarians earned Ph.D. degrees and prepare to become board-certified pathologists

• IPM program celebrates 25 years of helping growers reduce pesticide use

2004

• Economist uses real life to teacher marine and coastal resources economics

• Microbiologist studies sources of food-borne illness

• Program in Africa works to stop HIV transmission from mothers to babies

• UConn plant database offers self-guided campus plant walks

• Teens teach younger kids about computers

• College’s owned Dr. Doolittle works to understand animal speech

• New IPM school curriculum offers hands-on learning

• New positions help College develop new areas of excellence

• Avian disease expert works with Chinese scientist on poultry disease testing

• New CLEAR studies show land use change overtime

• Scientist’s proposal to study vitamin A regulation of gene expression ranked number one nationwide

• Plant scientist works with South African university to set up tissue culture facility

• EFNEP celebrates 35th anniversary, staff honored for their work

• Economist receives MacArthur award for fisheries management study

• Scientist measures risk of cross-pollination from transgenic crops

• Connecticut Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory screens for BSE

• Nutritional Sciences major increasingly popular as preparation for medical school

• Horticulturist dedicates himself to students and nursery industry

2003

• Proteomics center promotes new research

• Center holds Conference on genetically modified foods

• Two Nutritional Sciences faculty among University’s top grant recipients

• Initiative promotes healthy environment for children

• New head for Department of Plant Science

• University scholar will attend vet school

• Urban Gardens offer food and beauty and bring neighbors together

• Nutrition club offers service learning, professional development, and fun

• Ph.D. program prepares veterinarians to be board-certified pathologists

• Pathobiologist fights poultry diseases

• Nutritional scientists study dietary cholesterol effects in children

• Plant scientist develops CD-ROM for grass identification

• Extension Councils

• Plant pathologist works to help farmers in her homeland

• Pathology archive offers unique learning opportunities

• Agricultural and Resource Economics launches new minor

• Undergraduate student prepares for a career in research

2002

• Scientist studies relationship between plant form and insect predators

• Students travel to south Africa to study ecology

• New program teaches nonagricultural IPM

• Phase two of the ag biotech lab begins

• Block and Bridle

• Farmer research groups tackle real world issues

• Economist studies effects of indoor air pollution in developing countries

• Faculty member receives USDA teaching excellence award

• New faculty member will be associate director of Sea Grant

• Nutritional sciences graduate student wins national award

• New department head appointed for Nutritional Sciences

• When Cooperative Extension people retire…

• Intern develops 4-H wildlife conservation program

• Faculty member works to improve health of children and mothers in developing countries

• Plant scientist studies biotechnology risk analysis and policymaking

• College scientist works with Yale on West Nile vaccine

• New faculty member brings expertise in fisheries management and coastal economics

• Cooperative Extension collaborates with others to address community issues

2001

• Student club makes UConn Forest trail map

• Integrated Pest Management program receives $100,000 from Bingham trust

• Center for Excellence in Vaccine Research collaboration receives large grant

• Love of the outdoors brings student to the College

• Nutritionist studies endurance athletes’ protein use

• PEP helps build individual and community strength

• Department head appointed head of UI vet school

• Graduate student researches childhood anemia

• New center brings together land-use programs

• Home and Garden website answers FAQs

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