Leonard Brennan and Jose Ortega-Santos (Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute) has received $5,000 from the Joe Barnhart Foundation for “Restoration of Native Plant Communities on Bermuda Grass Pastures Using Prescribed Fire and Herbicides.”

Victor French (Citrus Center) has received $2,850 from LabServices for “Efficacy of NNI-850 EC (fenpyroximate) for Control of Rust Mites on Citrus.” French also received $8,000 from the Texas Department of Agriculture for “Survey for Diaprepes Abbreviatus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.”

Ni-Bin Chang (environmental and civil engineering) has received $45,000 from the Rensselaerville Institute for “Decentralized Wastewater Treatment.”

Mani Skaria (Citrus Center) has received $4,950 from the Texas Department of Agriculture for “Sweet Orange Scab Survey.”

Kim Jones (environmental and civil engineering, South Texas Environmental Institute) has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for “Biological Air Emissions Control for an Energy Efficient Forest Products Industry of the Future.”

Fidel Hernandez (Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute) has received $10,000 from Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservation Award Trust for “Boom and Bust Bobwhite Populations: Does age of hen influence productivity?” In addition, he received $45,000 from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for “Determining the Minimum Land Area for Managing Northern Bobwhites.”

Mary L. Gonzalez (Special Programs) has received $268,760 from the U.S. Department of Education for “Student Support Services, Year Three of Four.” In addition, Gonzalez received $345,417 from the U.S. Department of Education for the “College Assistance Migrant Program.”

Michelle Garcia (animal & wildlife sciences) has received $88,420 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for “Developmental Effects on Production of the Short Form of the Leptin Receptor in the Choroid Plexus.”

Michael Tewes (Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute) has received $48,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for “Ocelot and Jaguarundi Survey on Perimeter Lands of Choke Canyon Reservoir.”

Apurba Bhattacharya and Nicholas Beller (chemistry) have received $198,215 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for “Texas Bridges to the Doctorate, 2nd Year.”

Jamie Laurenz, Randy Stanko (Animal & Wildlife Sciences) and Shad Nelson (Agronomy & Resource Sciences) have received $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for “Teaching and Mentoring South Texas Students for Careers in Agricultural Science and Research.”

William Kuvlesky and David Hewitt (Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute) has received $25,000 from the National Wild Turkey Federation for “The Impact of Overwinter Nutrition on Rio Grande Wild Turkey Productivity.”

John Da Graca (Citrus Center) has received $45,233 from the Texas Citrus Producers Board for “The Texas Citrus Budwood Certification Project 2004-2005.”

Eliezer Louzada (Citrus Center) has received $16,200 from the Texas Citrus Producers Board for “Development and Selection of New Citrus Scions and Rootstock Varieties for Texas.”

Bhimu Patil (Vegetable and Fruit Import Center-Citrus Center) has received $98,800 from the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station for “Designing Food for Health.”

Mario Carranza (political science) has had articles published recently in Third World Quarterly: Journal of Emerging Areas, International Politics and Society and Fordham International Law Journal.

Indra Reddy (pharmacy) will give a research presentation at the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center titled "Development and Evaluation of Site-Specific Chemical Delivery Systems for the Eye.” The same week, Reddy will give a talk to the Texas A&M University Pre-Pharmacy Society titled "Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy: Prescription for Success".