The 2024 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching – Honorable Mention goes to He of the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences. Yanghua’s passion for education and willingness to go above and beyond have not only enrich the lives of students but also contribute to the overall success of our academic community. 

A decade ago, a college-to-college memorandum of understanding between UH and the Korea Food Research Institute had facilitated a robust exchange of research programs, labs, conferences, workshops, and more.

For the first time, researchers at the UH Health and Stranding Lab have successfully detected Fraser’s morbillivirus, which can cause respiratory and neurological disease, in the feces of a dolphin. And one co-author is CTAHR grad student Cody Clifton."Understanding disease threats is important to the animal sciences,” says Cody. 

Hawaiʻi aquaculture sales leaped 12% from 2021 to 2022. What’s more, this $10M increase helped the industry reach an all-time record high of $89.6 million in production value, reports Cheng-Sheng Lee in the latest newsletter from the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture.

Congrats to Jinan Banna of the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences. Jinan was recognized by the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior for authoring or co-authoring 8 to 10 papers over the past 10 years.