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