Alumni News

Normally celebrated at the CTAHR Annual Banquet, this year’s Dean’s Award recipients will be honored here, on your laptops and tablets, and with their names carved into the plaques that adorn Gilmore Hall. Prize monies will also be distributed. The 2020 Dean’s Award for Ka Pouhana mentorship goes to Kacie Ho, assistant professor in food science.

Essentially, all crops we grow in Hawai‘i could be attacked by an insect or mite pest. Of the most significant pests, many are very small, and some barely resemble insects. So how does one go about fighting scale insects, mealybugs, whitefly, and thrips? It’s important to be able to recognize the pest, or the specific damage it causes, so you can take corrective action.

The CTAHR Emergency Response COVID resource page has been keeping up with new resources as the pandemic evolves. Recent additions include new CTAHR Emergency Response Sheets on topics like At-Home Food Safety and Food Waste Prevention, CSAs in Hawai‘i, Cloth Face Masks, Data and Information Literacy, and more!

Normally celebrated at the CTAHR Annual Banquet, this year’s Dean’s Award recipients will be honored here, on your laptops and tablets, and with their names carved into the plaques that adorn Gilmore Hall. Prize monies will also be distributed, per the usual means. 2020 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Researcher: Daniel Rubinoff.

Dean Nicholas Comerford will host a virtual Town Hall meeting for CTAHR faculty and staff on Tuesday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon. Please mark your calendar now, and plan to attend.