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CTAHR 2019-2020 Annual Report Did you know 814 undergraduate students and 231 graduate students have registered this semester as CTAHR majors? Their combined enrollment is an ALL-TIME RECORD for students attending the college since it first opened, more than 100 years ago. Long-Awaited Support Avocado production continues to boom, but as more countries enter the market, the global share from U.S. growers has dropped from 57% to 27% in just 10 years. In a major effort to improve avocado production, competitiveness, and sustainability nationwide, the USDA s National Institute of... Starting from Seed Adapting to the pandemic is tough all around, but especially for frustrated parents trying to homeschool their children through the crisis.In the fast-growing pantheon of online lessons, here s a cool new one from the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences Human Development... Elephant in the Ocean Living in Hawaiʻi and seeing firsthand the global impacts of plastic on local shores, and being part of grassroots change in plastic consumption, got postdoc Megan Barnes really interested in using my skills to help make a difference in the global challenge of plastic pollution. Students’ Corner: CareerLaunch Bayer AG is a global player with job opportunities in a wide range of fields. Bayer has also graciously agreed to speak with CTAHR students for our first CareerLaunch meeting! A 600% Increase When COVID-19 hit our shores, the number of calls to Aloha United Way 211 increased by 600 percent. These are Hawaii families and individuals who desperately need your help. Rent remains the top concern, with health care and employment/income close behind. Giant Candy Canes Nearly a millennium before Europeans explored the Pacific, Native Hawaiians had already introduced sugarcane to the islands. In fact, they cultivated kō extensively in many ecosystems, using diverse agricultural systems and developing dozens of native varieties. Ready, Set, Students Thank you to all who participated in our first CTAHR Virtual Welcome Week, we had a great time getting to know you all of you! If you did not pick up an ASAO Care Package, we have extra packages in the 2nd floor lobby of Gilmore, first-come, first-serve. Helping 500,000+ Economic hardship for Hawaiʻihouseholds has increased dramatically since COVID hit our shores. The AUW helpline has steadied at a 600 percent increase from pre-COVID-19 days. Rent remains the top concern, with health care and employment/income close behind. A.I. in Ag What s the first step to establishing a network of artificial intelligence research institutes across America? How about sponsoring a new grant opportunity for researchers? The USDA-NIFA, NSF, and other federal entities have joined forces on a new Limited Submission... Beyond Beginners Financial analysis, marketing support, business plan production, grant writing perhaps not what you d expect from a beginner farmer training program.But as Janel Yamamoto explains in a recent article, GoFarm Hawaiʻi offers services for those already working in the... Vegan Leather Since April 2019, a small group of Fashion Design and Merchandising students have been working hard not at the drawing board or sewing machine, but instead, in the laboratory. One Busy Man What s one way to help ranchers stay in business during a pandemic? Kyle Caires might give you three answers. Last week, the Extension agent was a guest of Maui Mayor Michael Victorino, as the mayor announced Feed My Sheep, a new CARES Act-funded partnership with local ranchers to provide... It’s CTAHR Virtual Welcome Week! As we navigate together through this 2020 journey, please know that the Academic and Student Affairs Office (ASAO) is open and available remotely to support you. Attention CTAHR Students! As we all know, life/school/everything is different during this Fall 2020 semester. But through good times and bad, ASAO will always be here for you! $1.5M for Ag Ed With a goal to develop student leadership skills and build capacity amongHawaiʻi srural communities, including Native Hawaiians and other underserved populations, NIFA has earmarked $1.5 million for the University of Hawaiʻi. $$$ for Undergraduate Research Note to self... get UH to support my research! Thatʻs right, every year, UHM provides $400,000 in project and presentation funding directly to undergraduate students to engage in research and creative work. Poinsettias, As Planned Cherished traditions keep us going in difficult times. And come the 2020 holiday season, many of us in CTAHR will look forward to the beautiful, one-of-a-kind poinsettias grown by the Dept. of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. Primed for Expansion Can aquaculture help repair Hawaiʻi s economy and contribute to our food security? Will the same solutions work for island nations across the Pacific Basin? What projects could potentially improve our international competitiveness in aquaculture? Textbook Nutrition Congrats to Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla of the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences; Kellie Taguchi of the Academic and Student Affairs Office; and the UHM Food Science and Human Nutrition Program for its latest edition of Human Nutrition. Welcome, Rock The Dept. of Molecular Biolosciences and Bioengineering has a new assistant professor, Dr. Zhi-Yan Du. Known as Rock, he comes to CTAHR from the University of Hong Kong by way of Michigan State University, where he served as a research assistant professor. Food, Health, Families, Hawaiʻi The interrelationships between CTAHR departments, programs, and faculty are like a family tree: some are closely related, some are distant and may not cover the same areas you do. But through an auntie, or a cousin, we see that we are indeed part of the same tree, even if not... CTAHR Town Hall Meeting Dean Nick Comerford and the Associate Deans will hold an Emergency Town Hall meeting at 3:30 pm today (Fri., Aug. 28, 2020). They ll provide the information we have and allow time for a short Q A session. A Cornerstone of CTAHR Research For his many contributions in proteomics, environmental chemistry, and biotechnology, professor Qing X. Li is the 2020 recipient of the American Chemical Society s International Award for Research in Agrochemicals.Provided to support Hawai‘i families, agriculture workforce, and the community as they cope with the impacts of COVID-19.

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