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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Dean’s Research Advisory Council (DRAC) is pleased to announce the winners of the Research Innovation Challenge Grant competition. The Research Innovation Challenge (RIC) was held May 5-6, 2014 as a mechanism to increase interdisciplinary communication among the faculty and to encourage cross disciplinary research endeavors. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Eight pilot project proposals were received. Each included faculty who had not previously collaborated on scholarly research. Although initially it was anticipated that three projects would be funded, following proposal evaluation by the DRAC, four projects were recommended for funding. Additional funds were provided by the CALS Research Administration Office to make this a reality. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations to the following RIC awardees:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Protein-content and fish growth-hormone enhanced Camelina-meal for aquaculture production.<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>Participating Faculty: <o:p></o:p></u></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Eliot Herman, SPLS<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Monica Schmidt, SPLS<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kevin Fitzsimmons, SWES<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Fiona McCarthy, ACBS<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Accumulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals measured in ovaries and mammary glands and their effects on cancer-implicated gene expression.<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>Participating Faculty:<o:p></o:p></u></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Donato Romagnolo, NSC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Zelieann Craig, ACBS<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Leif Abrell, SWES<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>How does climate change adaptation-related stress and coping impact family functioning and adaptation-related behaviors?<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>Participating Faculty:<o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Melissa Barnett, FSHD<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Zelieann Craig, ACBS<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Melissa Curran, FSHD<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sabrina Helm, RCSC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Diversity and abundance of nematode communities as indicators of post-fire resilience and soil properties in Arizona’s Sky Islands<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>Participating Faculty:<o:p></o:p></u></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Don Falk, SNRE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Patricia Stock, ENTO<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Craig Rasmussen, SWES<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rachel Gallery, SNRE (Collaborator)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#130677'>Parker B. 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