What social programs would best serve the community? To gain a better understanding, Extension agents Marielle Hampton, Heather Greenwood, and Hallie Cristobal have put together a “Hawai‘i Needs Assessment of Intergenerational and Youth Development Programs.” The survey will gather important feedback on educational and social programs.

Enjoy a chuckle with this new social-commentary cartoon created by Fashion Design and Merchandising student Marissa Nash, who also works as a junior editor in CTAHR’s Office of Communication Services.

Face mask patterns abound on the Web, but if you’re looking for designs by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences’ professor Shu-Hwa Lin and the Fashion Design and Merchandising Textile Lab, then look no further.

Get ready to dress for success, because the results are in for CTAHR’s Design Contest! Dean Nicholas Comerford invited FDM majors and minors to participate in a clothing design competition to recognize the amazing talent in the state’s only B.A. program in fashion design, support budding fashion leaders toward a career in haute couture, and spark some fresh and creative visual ideas for CTAHR’s new line of merchandise.

Fashion Design and Merchandising professor Andy Reilly has been accepted into the Fulbright Specialist program, where he’ll be matched with institutions around the world to serve as a short-term visiting expert and collaborator in research or instruction.