Western Pacific Seeds, Inc., a small but rapidly growing independent seed company, is seeking a full-time vegetable seed assistant. You can apply for this position by sending an email with your contact information and a resume with relevant education and work experience to jscott@wpsvegetableseed.com. Interviews will be conducted in person.

Dr. Kan Sato, a professor of Animal Nutrition at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, will be giving a special seminar on “Molecular Nutrition: Interaction of Nutrients, Gene Regulations, and Performances.” He has over 20 years’ experience in research related to molecular nutrition and performance of animals.

Fascinated by the idea of hydroponics but worry that it’s too complicated? Emeritus professor Bernie Kratky (TPSS) pioneered ways of designing non-circulating hydroponic systems that are easy to make and use. He recently released a new video, this one describing how to grow a variety of slow-bolting arugula, ‘Adagio’, in a non-circulating hydroponic tank.

‘Opihi are not known to be noisy creatures. But the ‘opihi lab went from quiet to loud in a millisecond when Anthony Mau welcomed the Punahou School kindergarteners on their February 27 field trip to CTAHR. For his dissertation under Jon-Paul Bingham, Mau is developing ‘opihi aquaculture methods that can support commercial production of both captive and wild populations.

Alumna Teresa Morishita has established a scholarship through UH Foundation. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a professor of Poultry Medicine & Food Safety at Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine, she is a 1984 graduate of CTAHR’s undergrad Animal Sciences program and has fond memories of many ANSC faculty members.