{"id":6112,"date":"2022-09-07T19:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=6112"},"modified":"2022-09-07T19:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:23:38","slug":"local-university-receives-over-50-million-in-sponsored-research-and-external-funding-in-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/local-university-receives-over-50-million-in-sponsored-research-and-external-funding-in-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Local University Receives over 50 Million in Sponsored Research and External Funding in Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Special to The Truth<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Central State University faculty and staff set a new
\nschool record in sponsored research and external funding for the third
\nconsecutive year by earning over 50 million during the 2021-22 fiscal year.
\nCSU shattered the previous benchmark of 26.7 million dollars achieved in
\nfiscal year 2020-21.<\/p>\n

The historic achievement is consistent the
\nuniversity\u2019s explosive growth in annual sponsored research and external
\nfunding. \u00a0Central State\u2019s external funding has increased by over 137 percent
\nover the last three years from 21.1 million dollars in 2019 – 2020 to 50.05
\nmillion dollars in 2021 – 2022. The total does not include any CARES Act
\nfunding awarded to universities in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sustained growth demonstrates that CSU\u2019s core value of academic
\nexcellence infused through the efforts of our faculty and staff is being
\nrecognized by funding agencies\u201d said CSU President Jack Thomas, PhD. The
\nrecord-breaking achievement advances the presidential priority to continue
\nto meet and enhance CSU\u2019s 1890 Land-Grant mission of conducting cutting
\nedge research and using gained knowledge to address societal problems
\nthrough extension services according to Thomas. The growth in research
\nfunding is part of CSU\u2019s goal to attain a \u201cResearch Two\u201d designation
\nas a high research institution within the next five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch and other externally funded activities provide tremendous
\nopportunities for faculty, students, and staff to engage in scholarly
\nactivities outside the traditional classroom settings\u201d said F. Erik
\nBrooks, PhD, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. \u00a0\u201cProjects
\nfunded will enhance CSU\u2019s physical and human infrastructure including
\nstate of the art equipment, upgraded facilities, technology, new faculty
\nand staff, professional development, and training opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCSU faculty and staff are being recognized for our rigorous pursuit of
\nknowledge that addresses societal concerns\u201d says Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, PhD,
\nassociate provost for Research. \u201cThe record setting amount demonstrates
\nthat CSU is taking our rightful place as an institution of higher education
\ndedicated to improving the communities and society locally and globally
\nthrough evidenced based activities,\u201d Kuti commented. \u201cCSU is especially
\nproud of the inclusion of students in our efforts as it provides
\nexperiential learning opportunities vital for their academic success and
\nfuture professional careers,\u201d said Kuti.<\/p>\n

Major projects funded this year include the following:<\/p>\n

Ten million dollars from the US Department of Agriculture for the
\n\u201cSustainable Aquaculture Production of High Omega 3 Containing Fish Using
\na Novel Feed Additive\u201d The project is led by Brandy E. Phipps, PI, PhD,
\nCraig Schluttenhofer, PhD, and Krishna Kumar Nedunuri, Ph.D. (Co-PIs).
\nProject goals include researching the potential use of hemp as an
\naquaculture feed, training and equipping new aquaculture producers,
\nincreasing local production of produce and healthy fish, provide workforce
\ntraining for Native American and African American graduates.<\/p>\n

3,582,160 dollars from the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Central
\nState University Workforce Training and Business Development Center. The
\nproject is led by Morakinyo Kuti, PhD, with a team of faculty including
\nFred Aikens, PhD; Arunasalam Rahunanthan, PhD; Mahmoud Abdallah, PhD; Ramani
\nKandiah, PhD; Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi, PhD. and Sal Almestiri, PhD. The goal of the
\nproject is to establish a Workforce Training and Business Development
\nCenter that will serve underserved communities in Clark, Greene, and
\nMontgomery counties.<\/p>\n

A grant of 599,982 dollars from the US Department of Agriculture for “Development of a
\nHolistic Nano Photocatalytic Approach for Controlling
\nAgriculturally-Induced Algal Blooms and Associated Cyanotoxins in Lake”.
\nNing Zhang, PhD, serves as the project director. The goal of the project is
\nto build CSU with research capacity on developing and expanding
\neconomically viable and environmentally compatible water treatment
\ntechnology, through developing advanced oxidation process for microcystins
\ndestruction.<\/p>\n

A total of 597,461 dollars from the US Department of Agriculture grant for
\n\u201cIntroducing Ergonomics Safety in Agriculture Production through Use of a
\nMovement Studies Lab\u201d project. Kathy Carter, PhD, serves as the project
\ndirector. The project aims to expand exercise science (EXS) research to
\ninclude the ergonomics of farm safety, as well as develop an ergonomics
\ncurriculum within the EXS program.<\/p>\n

A grant worth 538,986 dollars from the US Department of Agriculture for the
\n\u201cFastrack Farming: \u00a0A Training Program for Socially Disadvantaged and
\nMilitary Veteran Beginning Farmers during the COVID 19 Pandemic.\u201d
\nSiddhartha Dasgupta, PhD, serves as the project director. The project\u2019s goal is
\nto collaborate with community-based organizations in Ohio to train socially
\ndisadvantaged and military veteran beginning farmers to start and manage
\nviable farms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Special to The Truth Central State University faculty and staff set a new school record in sponsored research and external funding for the third consecutive year by earning over 50 million during the 2021-22 fiscal year. CSU shattered the previous benchmark of 26.7 million dollars achieved in fiscal year 2020-21. The historic achievement is consistent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[138],"class_list":["post-6112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6113,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6112\/revisions\/6113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6112"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=6112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}