UCC Holds 3rd Research Awards and Grants Ceremony

The Third Research Awards and Grants (RAG) Ceremony has been held under the auspices of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) at the School of Medical Sciences.
The annual award scheme is aimed at motivating and honouring faculty members who distinguished themselves through impact-oriented research as well as those who have shown potential in the same regard.
Prof. Florian Carl from the Department of Music received the Best Evolved Researcher Award whilst Dr. Adeladza Kofi Amegah of the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics was awarded the Best Evolving Researcher. They had opportunity to share their research output and experiences with policy
In all 24 faculty members were awarded certificates and cash prizes at the ceremony.
Present at the ceremony were policy makers, academics, industrialists, representatives of some tertiary institutions, University Community and the general public.  Here is a list of faculty members and their  research projects.

Name	Title of Research Projects	Focus
DR JOHN ABRAHAM	Towards Biological Control of fall Arymyworm: An Investigation of the Constitutive and                                                                                         Spodoptera Frugiperda- Induced Volatiles of Maize Varieties in Ghana.	Biological
Dr. Moses Teye	Carcass Characteristics and Fatty Acid Profile of Rabbits Fed Diets Formulated with Palm Kernel Oil Residue	Agriculture
Dr. Isaac Okyere	Reproduction Potential of the lampeye killifish A. spilauchen in Captivity and its Biology and Health Implications for Mosquito Biocontrol	Biology & Health
Dr. Issahaku       Adam	Attitude, and Attitudinal Functions of Hotel Frontline Employees towards Guests with Disability	Hospitality Management
Dr. Daniel Yaw Fiaveh	Masculinity, Use of Herbal Alcoholic Bitters and Compulsory Heterosexuality in West Africa: Narratives from Urban Ghana	Sociology
Dr. Francis Tanam Djankpa	Assessment of Starch as a Substitute for Agarose in DNA Gel Electrophoresis	Physiology and Health
Dr. Kingsley Kwadwo Asare Pereko	Effects of Solanum torvum Consumption on the Haemoglobin Levels of Pregnant Women	Health and Nutrition
Rev. Emmanuel Frimpong	Physical Activity Levels and Metabolic Health of Patients with Osteoarthritis	Health
Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom	Documenting Exemplary Educational Leadership Practices in Ghanaian Higher Education (The DEELP Project)	Education
Prof. Ernes Ekow Abano	Beta-Carotene Fortified Gari: Effect of Processing Variables on Nutritional and Sensory Quality	Agricultural Engineering
Dr. Michael Osei Adu	Screening for Root System and Rhizosheath Traits of Cowpea to Boost Protein Production within Phosphorus-Limited Subsistence Farming Systems	Agriculture
Dr. Samuel Sanko Sackey	NAA as a Tool to Determine Concentration of Some Heavy Metals in Salt Mined from Benya Lagoon, Ghana, Using GHARR-1	Environmental Physics
Dr James Atta Peprah	Mobile Money Ecosystem and Access to Financial Services among Rural Farmers in Some Selected Districts in Ghana	Economics
Dr. Emmanuel Ekow Asmah	Economic Costs of Raising Children and Cost Implications for Widowhood: A Case Study of Households in the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana	Economics and Sociology
Dr. Owusu Boampong	Exploring Psychosocial and Labour Conditions of Womb Renters and Gamete Donors as Reproductive Workers in Ghana	Health
Dr. Mrs. Phyllis Elsie Owusu Agyei	An investigation into the Possible Hypolipideamic Activity of Celecoxib, a Selective Cyclooxygenase II Inhibitor, in a Murine Model	Pharmacology and Health
Dr. Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan	Education Intervention Study on Cervical Cancer and Screening for Women in the        K. E. E. A District of the Central Region of Ghana	Health
Dr. Stephen Ocansey	Normative Database for Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Optic Nerve Head Parameters in the Ghanaian Population for Glaucoma Diagnosis	Optometry and Health
Rev. Fr. Dr. Anthony Kwabena Nkyi	Correlates of Depression, Purpose in Life, Loneliness, General Health and Anxiety among Patients in Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital	Health
Dr. Benjamin Anderson	Authenticating Honey from the Central Region of Ghana Using Optical Spectroscopy Techniques	Food Safety & Physics
Dr. Mrs. Dorcas Obiri Yeboah	Seroconversion of Hepatitis B Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Central Region, Ghana	Health
Prof. Eric Nyarko-Sampson	Career Orientations and Person-environment Fit as Predictors of Turnover Intentions of Secondary School Teachers in Ghana	Education
Dr. Andreas A. Kudom	Domestic Pesticide Use: Implications for Health, Environment and Biodiversity	Health and Environment
Prof. Florian Carl	Ghana Music Documentation Project: Mapping Cultural Diversity, Promoting Sustainable Musical Futures	Arts and Development