East Hawai‘i 4-H had a record year at their recent Hawai‘i County Giant Fruit & Vegetable Contest, adding six new contest records, including a 2.37-pound giant tomato, a 16.74-pound coconut, a 2.02-pound lemon, a giant 7.47-pound sweet potato, a 14.5-inch sunflower head, and, astonishingly, an 84.5-inch-long gourd!

In a recent Star-Advertiser column, HNFAS nutritionists Joannie Dobbs and Alan Titchenal discuss the role that social media can play in affecting and maintaining people’s health. They point out that a lot of what we read on social media about food and diet can be “biased and misleading,” especially if it’s disseminated by special interest groups with their own agendas.

A photo of Kaleigh Morrison, DVM, was featured on the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Hospital’s Facebook page. A graduate of the ANSC program in HNFAS, Kaleigh went on to earn her DVM from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

MS alumna Silvia Gianetti Barber is featured in UH Foundation’s ‘Āina initiative with an engaging interview and photographs. Silvia, who works as a scientist doing environmental assessment focusing on agriculture, property transactions, and litigation support, credits CTAHR’s master’s program with teaching her critical thinking and research skills.

The Waimanalo Research Station hosted the 2018 Oahu Landscape Industry Certified Technician (LICT) Program exam on September 22. Approximately 40 landscapers planted trees and performed many other tasks required in the profession. Representing CTAHR, Zhiqiang Cheng (PEPS) was one of the exam judges.