‘Olena has anti-inflammatory and other health benefits, and it’s a growing new local crop. The ‘Olena (Turmeric) Field Day this past weekend taught participants about research trials and innovative production practices being conducted around Hawai‘i, after which they got to take home some organically grown turmeric to use or plant.

Did you know gardening is healthy for social bonds as well as for the body and the planet? Sothy Eng (FCS) recently published an article in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, “Healthy Lifestyle Through Home Gardening: The Art of Sharing,” with three UHM undergraduate students that explains just that. 

Aquaculture is a growing field—now, help it to grow even better! The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture has begun developing the priority areas for their next round of funding, but they still need to hear from you. Please complete the survey as soon as possible and let CTSA know what’s important to your aquaculture research and your stakeholders.

This Monday is the 31st Annual Student Research Symposium, which brings together graduate and undergraduate students from across the college to present their research in the areas of Product Design and Business; Sustainability & Conservation; Food Systems, Security, & Safety; and Biotechnology.

Want to know more about how something as far-reaching as climate change affects something as small as an aphid? Join Andrei Alyokhin, a professor at the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine, for a special guest seminar on plant pests, invasive species, and climate change: “Scaling Up: What Can Aphids and Viruses in Maine Potato Fields Tell About Global Change?”