Ulupono Initiative, a Hawai‘i‐focused impact investment firm, has an internship available in the Well Being Data Project for students with advanced standing in social science-related programs. Interested candidates should submit their resume, cover letter, and references to Nick Redding at nredding@ulupono.com by Friday, May 18.

Want to help sustain Healthy Families and Resilient Communities? Come to the presentations of FCS candidates Dr. Sothy Eng, Dr. Roula Kteily-Hawa, and Dr. Kelsie Okamura, who specialize in just that!

Loriena Yancura (FCS) co-authored a new publication, “The Contributions of Religious Practice, Existential Certainty, and Raising Grandchildren to Well-Being in Older Adults,” published in the Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, which examined whether religious practice, spiritual development, and existential certainty are positively linked with grandparents' well-being.

Heather Greenwood Junkermeier (FCS) recently published an article in Maui News entitled “Osteoporosis Affects Both Genders.” She explains what osteoporosis is and what the risk factors of the disease are, and then suggests ways to mitigate them.

Loriena Yancura’s (FCS) CSREES Multistate project, “Rural Families Speak About Health,” has just published a special issue summarizing publications and findings from the project. Lori is co-author of the article “Understanding Family Well-Being in the Context of Rural Poverty: Lessons from the Rural Families Project.”