2007-2008 Research Initiation Award Winners
Nerissa Russell, Associate Professor of Anthropology
"Putting Flesh on the Bones: Archeological Perspectives on Human-Animal Relations"
The goal of this effort is to complete a book project bringing to light the non-dietary importance of meat and animals through new archeological interpretation of faunal data.
Kelly R. Zamudio, Associate Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"The genetics of amphibian declines: MHC polymorphism and susceptibility to an emergent infectious disease in Central American frogs."
The goal of this effort is to set the framework we need to contribute to predictions of disease outbreaks and their genetic consequences for different frog species in remaining healthy communities.
The goal of CU-ADVANCE RIAs is to support women associate professors in Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and the Social Sciences as they near promotion from associate to full rank. These awards fund research activities and initiatives that represent either a new direction or a renewed line of inquiry which are likely to support their promotion.
2007-2008 Professional Development Grant Winner
Tara Holm, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
The goal of CU-ADVANCE Professional Development Grants is to support pre-tenure women engineers, life scientists, social scientists and physical scientists by funding visits to senior, recognized researchers in their area and/or the opportunity to host such researchers at Cornell for a colloquium. Such visits are meant to provide the faculty member with professional networking opportunities, the chance to share her research more widely with experts in her field and an opportunity to heighten her professional visibility on the Cornell University campus in preparation for promotion and tenure. Senior researchers may become appropriate evaluators of the faculty member’s work at the moment of tenure and promotion.