Funder: National Institutes of Health
Project Director: Dr. Michael King
Project description: “The Role of Glutamate and cholecystokinin (CCK) in the PBN in Taste Reactivity”
Behavioral responses to ingested materials are important for the acceptance of appropriate foods and rejection of potential toxins. This study will determine the role of glutamate and CCK within the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) in taste reactivity responses to intra-oral infusion of tastants in conscious rats.

Funder: National Science Foundation
Project Director: Dr. Tandy Grubbs
Project Description: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics scholarships
Stetson University was awarded a $597,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide scholarships to students majoring in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Physics.  Each student award consists of a maximum of $39,000 payable over four years ($9,750 per academic year). Awards also include $1,000 per student to support research/travel expenses.

Funder: Volusia County ECHO Grant
Project Director: Dr. Jim Beasley
Project Description: Capital funding for the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Environmental Learning Center
The Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Environmental Learning Center will be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. The building itself will be a learning tool, using signage to point out LEED features to visitors. The Environmental Learning Center will be built adjacent to the Gillespie Museum as an extension of the earth and environmental science museum. Gillespie Museum houses more than 25,000 rock, gemstone and mineral specimens – one of the most extensive collections in the Southeast. The museum features native Florida landscaping on its grounds as part of Stetson’s Florida Native Plant Initiative

Funder: Federal Government
Project Director: Dr. John Schorr
Project Description: Community-Based Research Program
With support from a federal Learn and Serve grant, coordinated by Princeton University, Stetson University is one of 18 universities participating in the National Community-Based Research Networking Initiative. The Stetson University Community-Based Research program facilitates faculty, student, and community collaboration to plan and conduct research. Community-Based Research has a strong focus on addressing social problems as identified by the community. Students learn to apply theories and methods they have mastered in the classroom to real problems in the community. Communities gain access to the rich research resources of the University. The result is a powerful learning experience for students and faculty as well as a valuable research product for communities.