Make sure you make time for the offerings in this semester’s NREM seminar series! The seminars will be held weekly from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. on Wednesdays in St. John 011. There will be a special mini-series on “Science & the Legislature” on September 12, September 26, and October 10, which will explore how research can best inform effective policies.

A Small-Scale Pesticide Application Demonstration is being held at the Poamoho Research Station on Saturday, September 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This field day will cover small-scale pesticide-application equipment, sprayer calibration techniques, selecting the right application equipment for the job, and much more.

Cooperative Extension will be offering a Pesticide Reduced-Risk Education Short Course on O‘ahu on October 16–17. This in-depth two-day short course will educate participants about handling pesticides, including herbicides, in ways that will reduce risks to people and our environment.

Kyle Caires (HNFAS) gave two presentations on his collaboratory research at the XXIVth Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Embryo Technology in Florianopolis, Brazil, on improving reproductive success in Wagyu or ‘Japanese Black’ cattle and characterizing the microbiota of the vaginal tract of sheep.

Michael Kantar (TPSS) recently organized a Speaking Science workshop in partnership with Cornell’s Alliance for Science and Story Collider, which was aimed at equipping graduate students with communication tools to effectively engage the public sphere. Topics included talking to reporters, effectively using social media, and writing opinion pieces.