$700,000 NSF Grant Will Transform Plous' Website

The National Science Foundation recently awarded Scott Plous, Professor of Psychology, a $700,000 grant to transform the site into a full featured social networking service.
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The Office of Naval Research awarded a $40,295 grant to Greg Voth, Assistant Professor of Physics

The grant supports his research in"The search for Flow Control in Microfluidic Components: Optimized Mixing using Dynamical Systems and the Numerical Toolbox". Professor Voth's research group is collaborating with a group from the Naval Research Lab and the University of Bristol on this effort.

Naegele Receives Major Conn. Stem Cell Grant

Janice Naegele, chair and professor of biology, professor of neuroscience and behavior, has received a $499,988.00 grant from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee for her study titled: "Brain Grafts of GABAergic Neuron Precursors Derived from Human and Mouse ES Cells for Treating Temporal Lobe Epilepsy,"

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Ishita Mukerji recieves NSF award.

Ishita Mukerji, Professor of molecular biology and biochemistry will receive a four-year grant worth $784,999 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her research project, "Structure and Function of Holliday Junctions Complexed With Proteins Probed by Fluorescence and UV Raman Spectroscopic Methods."

Dierker, Rose Receive NIH Grant for Smoking Study

Lisa Dierker, associate professor of psychology, and Jennifer Rose, research associate professor of psychology, received a grant worth $521,938 from the National Institute of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse on May 14. The grant was issued under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Dierker and Rose are researching
"Individual Differences in Smoking Exposure and Nicotine Dependence Sensitivity." The grant will be applied over two years.

Shusterman Receives NSF Grant for Language Study

Anna Shusterman, assistant professor of psychology, received a grant worth $716,227 from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program on June 1. Shusterman?s project is titled The role of language in children's acquisition of number concepts. The grant will be applied over five years.



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NSF Funds Lane's Research on Gene Regulation

Robert Lane, associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, received a grant from the National Science Foundation/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for this research titled "Cross-Disciplinary Science & Investigation of Olfactory Receptor Gene Regulation." The award, worth $299,955 will be distributed over two years.

Moran Awarded NSF Grant for Black Hole Study

Edward Moran, chair and associate professor of astronomy, director of the Van Vleck Observatory, received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his research titled "Black Holes in the Milky Way?s Backyard." The grant, worth $275,164, will be applied over three years. The award, presented on Aug. 26, is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

MacQueen Awarded $746,997 NIH Grant

Amy MacQueen, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, received a $746,997 grant from the national Institute of Health for her research titled "Regulation of Synaptonemal Complex Assembly During Meiosis in S. cerevisiae." The grant, awarded Aug. 21, will be applied over three years.

Burke Awarded NSF and NIH Grants

Ann Burke,, associate professor of biology, received a three-year, $395,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the development and evolution of the shoulder girdle using transgenic mice, frog and salamander. She also received a two-year $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use the same amphibian systems (salamander and frog) to develop a model system for understanding body wall defects in humans.The grants will provide funds for a team of researchers at Wesleyan working with Burke on these projects, including a postdoctoral fellow, graduate students and undergraduates

Bolton Receives NIH Grant for Gene Expression Research

Philip Bolton, professor of chemistry, received a grant for $331,800 from the National Institute of Health on Drug Abuse for his research on "Finding Small Molecules that Modulate Gene Expression." The grant, awarded on Sept. 1, spans for two years.

NASA Awards Redfield Grant for Ultraviolet Astronomy

Seth Redfield, assistant professor of astronomy, received a grant for $20,000 from NASA for his research on "Development and Flight Testing of High Efficiency Echelles & Detectors for the Future of Ultraviolet Astronomy." Redfield is collaborating with the project?s lead institution, the University of Colorado. NASA awarded $2.1M for the entire project.

NIH Awards Pratt Grant for Active Site Chemistry

Rex Pratt, the Beach Professor of Chemistry, received a grant for $414,750 from the National Institute of Health and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The continuation grant was awarded July 30. Pratt's research is titled "Beta-Lactamases & DD-Peptidases: Active site Chemistry."

Grant to Support Chemistry Department Fume Hoods

The Chemistry Department received a $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust of Worcester, Mass. on Oct. 21. The funds will be used to replace, reconfigure, and add fume hoods in a teaching lab used for introductory chemistry courses.

Varekamp, Thomas Present Papers at Estuarine Research Conference

Johan Varekamp, the Harold T. Stearns Professor in Earth Science, and Ellen Thomas, research professor of earth and environmental sciences, presented papers at the Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing World conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation in Portland, Ore. Nov. 1-5.
Their talks were titled "Proxies for Eutrophication in Long Island Sound" and " Hypoxia in Long Island Sound ? Since When and Why."

Faculty to Receive International Physics Award

Tsampikos Kottos, assistant professor of physics, is honored for his "many outstanding contributions in the field of nonlinear physics and quantum chaos."


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NSF Awards Grant to Dierker, Beveridge.

Lisa Dierker, chair and professor of psychology, and David Beveridge, the University Professor of the Sciences and Mathematics, professor of chemistry, received a $174,999 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will support an inquiry based, supportive approach to statistical reasoning and applications. The award will be applied Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2012.

Kilgard Receives Grant from Smithsonian Observatory

Roy Kilgard, research assistant professor of astronomy, received a grant on Jan. 4 from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for research titled "ULX in the Most Metal Poor Galaxies." The award, worth $15,000, will be applied through Dec. 22, 2011

Bolton Receives NIH Grant for DNA Research

Philip Bolton, professor of chemistry, received a grant for $76,037 from the National Institutes of Health?s National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The grant, awarded on Sept. 30, is for research titled "Structures and Complexes of Vertebrate Telomere Repeat DNAs."This is a Supplemental Recovery Act Award.

Sanislow Awarded NIH Grant for Psychopathology Research

Charles Sanislow, assistant professor of psychology, received a $349,939 grant from the National Institute of Health for his research titled "Cognitive Control in Borderline & Trauma Psychopathology." The grant, awarded Aug. 24, will be applied over two years. It is a continuation of a six-year grant transferred from Yale University

Barth Receives NSF"s Faculty CAREER Grant

Hilary Barth, assistant professor of psychology, received a five-year Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled "Magnitude Biases in Mathematical Cognition, Learning, and Development." The grant supports research on the development of children's mathematical understanding. The grant is worth $761,005. More about her grant and studies can be found here.
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Nature Conservancy renewed support of research

Barry Chernoff, Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, received a $6,950 renewal award to support his continued research of Fish and Benthic Invertebrate Assemblages-Zemko Dam from the Nature Conservancy.

Greenwood receives NASA grant

James Greenwood, Research Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, has been awarded a grant of $158,641 by NASA for his research Petrologic and isotopic analyses of phosphate minerals in Martian meteorites.

Ruth Striegel-Moore recipient of NEPA Distinguished Contribution Award.

Professor Striegel-Moore will be this year's recipient of the New England Psychological Association's (NEPA) Distinguished Contribution Award.

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NASA Grant to Fund Study on Venus's Landscape

Martha Gilmore, associate professor of earth and environment science, and Phillip Resor, assistant professor of earth and environmental science, will be using a three-year NASA grant to examine an area of Venus.
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Gloster Aaron, receives a $50,000 grant from The Epilepsy Foundation.

Gloster Aaron, assistant professor of biology, assistant professor of neuroscience and behavior, received a $50,000 grant from The Epilepsy Foundation on Dec. 6 titled "STEP Regulation of Epileptogensis in the Hippocampus."
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Dierker Receives $50K for Addiction Research

Lisa Dierker, professor of psychology, has received a $50,000 research grant from the Peter F. McManus Charitable Trust. The award will support her work focusing on individual differences in the development of addiction. This research is aimed at identifying youth at greatest risk for dependence at various levels of alcohol and tobacco exposure. 11/2008

Professor Redfield receives grant awards from NASA and NSF

Seth Redfield, Assistant Professor of Astronomy has received funding from NASA for three research grants. From the Space Telescope Science Institute a grant of $138,639 for his research "A SNAPSHOT Survey of the Local Interstellar Medium: New NUV Observations of Stars with Archived FUV Observations", and $50,766 for his research "Probing the Atomic & Molecular Inventory of the Beta-Pic Analog, the young, Edge-On Debris Disk of HD32297." Both awards include new observations with the Hubble Space Telescope. From the JPL Spitzer Program $41,213 for his research of "Interactions of the Cold and Hot ISM: Imaging the Nearest Molecular Clouds in the Local Bubble." This award includes new observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Professor Redfield also was recently awarded a National Science Foundation research grant of $316,789, entitled "Comparative Exoplanetology: Ground-Based Observations of the Atmospheres of Transiting Exoplanets." For this work, Redfield is collaborating with colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin.

Trichtotillomania Learning Center awards Anna Shusterman research grant.

Anna Shusterman, Assistant Professor of Psychology, received an award of $12,000 from the Trichtotillomania Learning Center for her research through analysis in the functional impact, anxiety and affective regulation, cognitive and sensory phenomenology, and novel diagnostic tools for assessing trichtotillomania.

David Pollack, Associate Professor of Mathematics receives NSA Grant.

Professor Pollack was awarded a two year $29,888 grant from the National Security Agency for his research "Arithmetic and Overconvergent Cohomology for GL_3".

NIH Renews Beveridge Training Grant

David Beveridge, the University Professor of the Sciences and Mathematics, professor of chemistry, received a National Institutes of Health grant renewal to support the Molecular Biophysics Training Program. Wesleyan is the only liberal arts college to have such a program. The grant will support the program for an additional three years.

Burke, Sultan Awarded Grants from Eppley Foundation

Ann Burke, associate professor of biology, and Sonia Sultan, professor of biology, received individual grants from the Eppley foundation for research. The Eppley Foundation for Research supports advanced post-doctoral work in the physical and biological sciences, computer science, social sciences, and educational programs. Burke's grant, worth $32,442, will help to support her postdoctoral research fellow, Rebecca Shearman. Sultan's grant, worth $25,000, provides support while she writes a book.

Yohe Delivers Keynote Earth Day Address

Gary Yohe, the Woodhouse Sysco Professor of Economics, gave the keynote Earth Day address titled "Lessons and Stories from the Climate Wars" at Carleton College on April 21. He also gave a talk on climate wars at Princeton University during a lecture series on "The Future of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" on May 7.

HHMI awards $1.4 Million grant to support Wesleyan Hughes Program 2008 -2012.

Through a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Wesleyan Hughes Program supports undergraduate education in the Life Sciences.
The various facets of the program support undergraduate science research, both independent and in advanced laboratory courses, research equipment for new faculty and lab courses, outreach efforts to broaden exposure to science and increase representation of under-represented groups, interdisciplinary thinking and collaborations, and public understanding of science.

"Supporting undergraduate education in the life sciences"

Professor Herbst awarded $252,000 NASA Grant.

William Herbst, John Monroe Van Vleck Professor of Astronomy, has been awarded a grant of $252,000 by NASA for his project entitled "Optical Synoptic Studies of T Tauri Stars". This research is supported by the "Origins of Solar Systems" program within NASA's Office of Space Science and is carried out on telescopes at Van Vleck Observatory and around the world.

Wesleyan University has received an additional $250,000 from the Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich.

This is the second payment of the $500,000 Challenge grant awarded to purchase equipment for several Wesleyan science departments, including biology, chemistry, molecular biology and biochemistry, earth and environmental sciences and physics.

Professor Leidy receives three year NSF Grant

Constance Leidy, Assistant Professor of Mathematics was awarded a three year, $120,310 grant from the National Science Foundation for her project titled Non-commutative Low Dimensional Topology.

Wesleyan Student wins the 2008 Vanderbilt Prize for research in Physics & Astronomy

Gim Seng Ng'08 has been named the winner of the Vanderbilt Prize for his Undergraduate research in Physics. This is a national award which is quite competitive.

Plous wins Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award.

Scott Plous, professor of psychology, won the American Psychological Foundation (APF) 2008 Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award. This award recognizes a significant career of contributions of a psychologist who has a proven track record as an exceptional teacher of psychology. At the APA convention in Boston in August, Plous will be presented the award at the APF/APA awards ceremony.

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Royer recieves two-year NSF Grant

Dana Royer, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences was awarded a two-year, $99,999 grant from the National Science Foundation, the Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program. The project title is ?Influence of Rainfall and Geography on Leaf Size and Shape: Implications for Paleoclimatic Interpretation? 4/2008

Striegel-Moore Selected to Revise Mental Disorder Manual

Ruth Striegel-Moore, the Walter A. Crowell University Professor of the Social Sciences, professor and chair of psychology, was named to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) group. The work group members are composed of more than 120 world-renowned scientific researchers and clinicians with expertise in neuroscience, biology, genetics, statistics, epidemiology, public health, nursing, pediatrics and social work. As a member, Striegel-Moore will help revise a manual for diagnosis of mental disorders.

Professor Naegele co-recipient of grant from Fragile X Foundation

Janice Naegele, professor of neuroscience and behavior, professor and chair of biology, is the co-recipient of a grant from the Fragile X Foundation worth $69,450 for the "Role of STEP in Fragile X Syndrome." The grant was awarded May 1. Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of mental impairment and the most common known cause of autism. About 25 percent of children with Fragile X have seizures and epilepsy. The grant will support research on the causes and potential treatments for epilepsy in a mouse model of Fragile X. In addition to the grant, Professor Naegele and her collaborators were invited to participate in the FRAXA Research Foundation Investigators Meeting in September 2008 in Durham, N.H.

NSF Grant Expands Study of Self-Medicating Caterpillars

Michael Singer, Assistant Professor of Biology has received funds to study how and why woolly bear caterpillars use self-medication to overcome their lethal parasites. Several experiments will investigate how a caterpillar's feeding choice may enhance its resistance against parasites, directly--by killing parasites with ingested plant toxins--as well as indirectly?by ingesting a diet to bolster the immune system. Based on evolutionary theory, Singer expects the caterpillars to choose a diet that bolsters the immune system as a first response to infection, then to switch to a diet rich in plant toxins as a last resort.
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NIH awards Lisa Dierker four year grant

The National Institute of Health has awarded Lisa Dierker, Associate Professor of Psychology a four-year collaborative grant with Pennsylvania State University to develop new statistical models for multilevel longitudinal data.

Cohan Invited to Speak at Cell Culture Conference

Fred Cohan, professor of biology, will be an invited speaker at the 11th International Conference on Culture Collections, sponsored by the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures in October. He will speak on bacteria ecotypes, discovering and naming them. Cohan also was invited to speak at the Darwin Symposium 2009, The Advancement of Evolutionary Thought, sponsored by the University of Chicago. He will speak on "The Origins of Microbial Diversity."

Patton Receives Environmental Award for Land Battle Efforts

Peter Patton, vice president and secretary of the university, professor of earth and environmental sciences, received an award from the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) and Save the Sound. Patton was noted for his long-term commitment to preserving wetlands and forested areas throughout the state. Patton is a hydrologist and has served as a scientific witness for the CFE. He has been involved with the organization for 20 years and has served on its board. On a regular basis, Patton has been an expert witness in land battles. His efforts have preserved vernal pools, including Dead Man's Swamp, the largest forested flood plain on the Connecticut River. The CFE and Save the Sound presented Patton with a plaque during a ceremony Oct. 21 in Westport, Conn.

Assistant Professor James Greenwood awarded research grant

NASA has awarded James Greenwood, Assistant Professor and Visiting Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences $158,641 for his research, "Petrologic and isotopic analyses of phosphate minerals in Martian meteorites"

American Epilepsy Society awards $50,000 research grant

Janice Naegele, Professor of Biology and Neuroscience and Behavior at Wesleyan University
was awarded a $50,000 grant for research in the "Regulation of Epileptogenesis by Striatal Enriched Phosphatase" by the American Epilepsy Society 12/2007

NSF grant supports CPATH CB Collaboration with Connecticut and Trinity College.

Daniel Krizanc, Professor of Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science, and Norman Danner, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, were awarded $70,825 by National Science Foundation for their two year CPATH CB Collaborative: "Can Humanitarian Open-Source Software Development Help revitalize Undergraduate Computing Education?" 07/2007

Plous Awarded Psychology Citation

Scott Plous, professor of psychology, received a Presidential Citation from American Psychological Association Division One, The Society of General Psychology. The citation was awarded for his "unique work to unify psychology across specialty and national boundaries" through his introduction to the website, www.socialpsychology.org. Plous maintains the Social Psychology Network, one of the largest Internet sites devoted to psychological research and teaching. The online resource contains more than 14,000 links related to psychology.

Sultan Presents on 'Eco-Devo' at European Conference

Sonia Sultan, associate professor of biology, traveled to Uppsala, Sweden, in August to speak in a European Society for Evolutionary Biology symposium on her research on plant ecological development or 'eco-devo.' This new interdisciplinary field examines how individuals respond developmentally to different environmental conditions.
An invited overview article about the importance of eco-devo data for understanding these critical biodiversity issues will appear in the November 2007 issue of Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

Royer Receives Geochemistry Award

Dana Royer, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, received the "Ebelmen Award" by the International Association of Geochemistry (IAGC) for a "Geochemist of particular merit and outstanding promise who is less than 35 years old." This is the inaugural year for the award.

NIH awards Professor Devoto $1,354,920.

Stephen Devoto, Associate Professor of Biology, was awarded a $1,354,920 grant by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development division of the National Institutes of Health to continue his research entitled ?Development of Muscle Fiber Type Identity." 04/2007

Juhasz Makes Presentation at Eye Movements Conference in Europe

Barbara Juhasz, assistant professor of psychology, recently returned from the 14th European Conference on Eye Movements in Potsdam, Germany. The conference, held Aug. 19-23, brought together scholars from all over the world who use eye movement recording as a paradigm to investigate many diverse topics, such as reading, web usability, visual perception and clinical applications. Juhasz spoke at the conference and chaired a session on reading, a position usually reserved for senior members of the field. More information on the ECEM Conference is online at http://www.ecem2007.org/.

National Institutes of Health awards Professor Weir $246,678.

Michael Weir, Professor of Biology and Director of the Hughes Program in the Life Sciences, received $246,678 from NIH the for his project, "Functional dissection of an F-box protein in development."

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US-Israel Binational Science Foundation awards Professor Kotos $229,989 for his research

Assistant Professor of Physics Tsampikos Kottos will conduct research addressing Structured Random Matrix Models for Complex Dynamics and the Theory of Energy Spreading, with his $229,989 award from US-IBSF.

NSF awards $156,808 grant for Mathematics Research.

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and Edward Taylor, Associate Professor of Mathematics, received a $156,808 grant from the National Science Foundation-Division of Mathematical Sciences for their research, ?Quasiconformal Symmetries, External Problems, and Patterson-Sullivan Theory.? 06/2007

National Institutes of Health awards Professor Kirn $218,611 grant.

John Kirn, Associate Professor of Biology, Associate Professor of Neuroscience & Behavior, and Director of Graduate Studies, was awarded $218,611 from the National Institutes of Health for his work, "Avian vocal experience and adult neuron replacement."

Wesleyan undergraduate Awarded fellowship from NIST.

Paul McLelland '09 was awarded a summer undergraduate research fellowship from, the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST). This funding will enable McLelland to undertake research into particle and nuclear physics at the Gaithersburg, Maryland, laboratory.05/2007

Professor Grabel receives Stem Cell research award

Laura Grabel, Fisk Professor of Natural Science and Professor of Biology,was awarded a subcontract of $41,994 from the State of Connecticut, through the University of Connecticut Health Center, for her research entitled "Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core".04/2007

Irina Russu, Professor of Chemistry, awarded a grant from NIH.

The $241,950 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Studies, for her work "Structural Energetics of a RNA Transcription Switch."
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Tim Ku receives a $15,880 grant.

Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences Tim Ku received a $15,880 grant from the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources for his project "Geochemical Record of Cultural Eutrophication in Lake Beseck."

Instructional Innovations award from NITLE

The NITLE Instructional Innovations Fund has awarded $17,986 to Emanuel Kaparakis, Director, Quantitative Analysis Center. The grant will be used to study ?Data Sharing Systems Supporting Quantitative Analysis across the Curriculum. 10/2007

National Science Foundation awards Professor Salzer $462,467 grant.

John Salzer, Professor of Astronomy,
received a $462,467 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project called ?Making Hay with ALFALFA: Optical Properties of an HI-Selected Galaxy.? 05/2007

Wesleyan the lead University in a coalition of eight colleges is awarded a grant from NITLE

The NITLE Instructional Innovations Fund has awarded $39,465 to a coalition of colleges, including Bates, Bard, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, Bowdoin, Reed, Macalester, Connecticut College, and lead institution Wesleyan University. The grant will be used to develop five teaching modules that will be part of ?Accelerated Motion: Towards a New Dance Literacy in America,? a web-based, multi-media teaching resource for dance studies. 05/2007

NSF awards Wesleyan a grant to support "Underrepresented Minority Students into the Geosciences"

Suzanne O'Connell, Associate Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences; Daniel Teraguchi, Dean for Diversity and Academic Advancement; and Renee Romano, Associate Professor of History, African American Studies and American Studies, have been awarded $32,737 by the National Science Foundation for their project ?Focus on the Environment: Recruiting Underrepresented Minority Students into the Geosciences.? 05/2007

Keck Geolgy Consortium receives funding for a second year.

Timothy Ku, Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Suzanne O'Connell, Associate Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, received funding from the Keck Geology Consortium for a second year. They collaborate with colleagues from the University of Florida and Amherst College, taking a team of undergraduates to study the hydrodynamics and biogeochemistry of bioluminescent bays in Vieques, Puerto Rico.03/2007

Professor Resor receives Farm Viability Grant

Philip Resor, Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, received a $4,026 Farm Viability Grant from the City of Middletown. His project will produce a complete inventory and develop maps of active and inactive farms in Middletown.03/2007

PIMMS awarded grant from "eesmarts" project.

The Project to Increase Mastery of Math and Science, under the direction of Michael Zebarth, has received a grant of $217,581 from the "eesmarts" project of United Illuminating.

2 Seniors Receive Environmental Award

Kevi Mace '07 and Sally Smyth '07 received the Robert Schumann Environmental Studies Distinguished Award in April.
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Speisman '07 1st Place Winner in BrainDance Competition
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Ballinger '07 Presents Research at Child Development Meeting



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NSF Supports Astronomy Consortium

Grant worth $330,990 continues program that benefits students from eight institutions.


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National Institute of Health & National Institute of General Medical Sciences awards $1.3 million.

Donald Oliver, the Daniel Ayres Professor of Biology, professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, received a renewal of a research grant supported by the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. He will receive $1.3 million over the next four years to continue his research on "Mechanisms of Protein Localization in Escherichia coli." Oliver has received this grant for the past 17 years. 032007

CURE & CBIA Fellowships Awarded to 3 Wesleyan Undergraduates
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McKnight Foundation Awards Wesleyan $300,000 Grant

Janice Naegele, chair and professor of biology and professor of neuroscience and behavior; Laura Grabel, Fisk Professor of Natural Science, professor of biology; and Gloster Aaron, assistant professor of biology received a grant worth $300,000 from the McKnight Foundation.
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Professor Streigel-Moore's receives continued support for research from NIH.

The The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded Ruth Striegel-Moore,Walter A. Crowell University Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology, a $125,000 grant to continue her project "Research Teaching Day on Eating Disorders Conference."

Long Lane Farm receives grant from The Rockfall Foundation.

Long Lane Farm has received a $1,980 grant from Rockfall to establish a Sustainable Cities Educational Internship for a Middletown High School student during the summer of 2007.

American Chemical Society's Petroleum Research Fund has awarded Professor Resor a $40,000 grant.

Philip Resor, Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences,will use the $40,000 award from the American Chemical Society's Petroleum Research Fund to study Three-Dimensional Structural and Geomechanical Analysis of Syn-sedimentary Deformation.

Professor Dierker receives research grant from NIH

Lisa Dierker, Associate Professor of Psychology, received $27,810 from the National Institute for Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse in support of her research titled "Pathways to Substance Abuse and Dependence."

Laura Grabel awarded NIH Research Grant

Laura Grabel, Fisk Professor of Natural Science and Professor of Biology,
was awarded $243,450 from the National Institutes of Health for her research project "Regulation of Parietal Endoderm."

The Wesleyan Public Schools Collaborative program, was awarded two grants.

Under the direction of Beverly Hunter Daniel,The Middlesex County Community Foundation will provide $5,000 for the ASCEND program. The City of Middletown has awarded $10,000 as part of its After School Challenge Grant for the 2006/07 Math/Science Program.

SunMicrosystems has awarded Tsampikos Kottos $28,000.

The award is for his research into the Mesocopic Kubo Formalism and Quantum Dissipation.

NASA has awarded Associate Professor of Astronomy Edward Moran a $64,766.

The award is for his research, "Distant Active Galaxies: Insights from the Local Population."

National Endowment for Humanities funds Philosophy Summer Seminar.

NEH has awarded Stephen Angle, Associate Professor of Philosophy, $128,415 to host a six-week Summer Seminar at Wesleyan titled Traditions into Dialogue: Confucianism and Contemporary Virtue Ethics. 12/2007

Dr. Wright '79, Appointed to Pediatric Advisory Committee

For Immediate Release: November 11, 2008 Washington, DC - Dr. Joseph Wright, executive director of the Child Health Advocacy Institute and a professor of pediatrics, emergency medicine and health policy has been appointed to the 14 member Pediatric Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Committee membership is selected from among authorities knowledgeable in pediatric research, pediatric subspecialties, statistics, and/or biomedical ethics, and advises the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on a range of pediatric issues including: identification of research priorities; ethics design and analysis of clinical trials; pediatric labeling disputes; and adverse event reports for drugs granted for pediatric exclusivity and safety issues. Dr. Wright?s term on the committee begins immediately and ends in June, 2012. . Contact Janiene Torch, Public Relations, 202-476-4500.
Children's National Medical Center, located in Washington, DC, is a proven leader in the development of innovative new treatments for childhood illness and injury. Children?s has been serving the nation's children for more than 135 years. Children?s National is proudly ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in America by US News & World Report and the Leapfrog Group. For more information, visit www.childrensnational.org.

Mukerji Awarded NSF Funding for Her DNA Research

Ishita Mukerji,professor of molecular biology and biochemistry will receive a four-year grant worth $784,999 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her research project, "Structure and Function of Holliday Junctions Complexed With Proteins Probed by Fluorescence and UV Raman Spectroscopic Methods,"