Over the past decade, CRISPR genetic engineering tools have become an essential technology in numerous industries, including food and agriculture, drug development, and therapy, as well as for ongoing scientific research. Yet, says Rock, Zhi-Yan Du of the Dept. of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, these Clustered Regularly Intersced Short Palindromic Repeats systems are “not well understood in the general community, leading to fears and misunderstandings about genetic engineering and an overall anti-science outlook.”

The length of the day plays a large role in the development of sweet onion bulbs, thus farmers in Hawaiʻi have historically been limited to growing only “short-day” onions, especially during the winter when days are shorter. However, there are options for growing intermediate-day varieties in the summer months, and this potential opportunity drew more than 30 growers and community members to Extension’s recent field day at Poamoho Experiment Station.

Congrats to the UH Entomology team, and good luck in November! Consisting of grad students Michelle Au, John Adam Lawrence, Maisha Lucas, and Juliana Salehi of the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, the team took 1^st place at the Pacific Branch Entomological Society of America meeting on April 3 in Seattle.

The buzz is building for Supersonic, the 57th UHM Fashion Show at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. General seating is sold out, but you can still purchase Executive tickets (preferred seating and pupus are included) for $60.00 by visiting https://forms.gle/jE8fzkBPuyZaFM3p7 or link by QR code.

The Graduate Student Organizations of the Dept. of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences and Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management want YOU to stop by Campus Center this Wednesday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, and dig deep into your pocketbook for unbelievable values on flora germinated and tended to lovingly by our hardworking students.