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University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Office of Research and Graduate Education

 

CANR Graduate Research

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources supports Graduate student research by providing resources to assist students find funding to support their graduate education and research, and through access to the services provided by the College Grants Development Office

We also support the Graduate Student Council which sponsors a variety of social events and professional development opportunities.

If you are interested in applying for graduate study in UConn’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, please contact the relevant department directly.

 

College Departments

Department of Allied Health Sciences http://www.cag.uconn.edu/ahs/ahs/

Department of Animal Science http://www.animalscience.uconn.edu/

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics http://web.uconn.edu/are/

Department of Natural Resources and the Environment http://www.nrme.uconn.edu/

Department of Nutritional Sciences http://www.cag.uconn.edu/nutsci/nutsci/index.html

Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science http://www.patho.uconn.edu/

Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture http://www.cag.uconn.edu/plsc/plsc/

 

Information on the University’s application process is available through the Graduate School.

http://www.grad.uconn.edu/

 

 

China Scholarship Council Doctoral Training Program at CANR

The University of Connecticut offers a special program for doctoral students sponsored by the China Scholarship Council (CSC)  and the College of Agriculture Natural Resources, starting each Fall Semester.  Ph.D. programs are offered in Animal Science, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air, Nutritional Science, Pathobiology and Plant Science.  Please refer to the College Department links above for more detailed program information and application deadlines.     

 

In additions to CSC benefits, selected students will receive tuition remission, an additional stipend of over $10,000 US, and a subsidized health benefits package.   Click here for more application information.  

 

 

 

 

News and Events

 


CANR 2011 Highlights of Research and the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

2011highlighstofresearch


 

Recent Grant Awards

 

Congratulations to the Research Foundation’s spring Faculty Large Grant award recipients:

Maria-Luz Fernandez, Nutritional Sciences 

Reversal of Hepatic Steatosis by Manipulation of Dietary Carbohydrates and Fat in Guinea Pigs, $17,500

Huan-Zhong Wang, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

Deciphering the Molecular Mechanisms of Secondary Wall Formation, $21,000

 

Archived grant list

 


 

Current Multistate Proposals Inviting Participation

  • W_TEMP3001. "The Great Recession, Its Aftermath, and Patterns of Rural and Small Town Demographic Change"   Appendix E due 2/24/2012.
  • W_TEMP2005.  "Parenting, energy dynamics, and lifestyle determinants of childhood obesity: New directions in prevention"   Appendix E due 2/24/2012.

 

Instructions to join a Multistate Project

 


 

USDA Integrated Grants and Logic Model

A logic model is a conceptual tool for planning and evaluation which displays the sequence of actions that describes what the science-based program is and will do.

 


 

2011 Seminar Series

There are many learning opportunities for students through CANR and Department sponsored seminars.

 


 

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