Come one, come all to the CTAHR Spring Event on Friday, February 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the grassy area next to Gilmore Hall!

The Hawai‘i Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology is holding a Science Communications Lunchtime Workshop on Tuesday, February 27, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Sinclair Library in Learning Room 1.

The first annual Plant Sciences Symposium will be held on Friday, March 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the UH Innovation Lab (iLab). The topic is “Phytobiomes for Sustainable Agriculture.” Listen to talks about the phytobiome from leaders in this field, present your research at the poster session, and meet colleagues!

Fulbright scholar Md Tofazzal Islam, who is internationally known for his work on molecular cross-talks between plants and peronosporomycete phytopathogens, will present two lectures, “Genomic Analyses and Open Data Sharing for Understanding Biology and Mitigation of Worrisome Wheat Blast in Bangladesh and Asia” on Friday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m. and “Plant Probiotic Bacteria as Tools for Biorational Management of Phytopathogens” on Monday, March 12, at 10:30 a.m.

A team of Biological Engineering students won first place in the American Water Works Association “Fresh Ideas” contest with their design for small-scale water treatment systems for Waikiki’s Ala Wai Canal.