Alumni News

FCS is hiring two junior Extension agents, full time and temporary, to work with intergenerational and youth programs in Lihu‘e and Kona. The new agents should develop, deliver, and evaluate integrated and intergenerational education programs, including 4-H, that meet community needs and enhance the quality of life for stakeholders across the lifespan.

Sothy Eng (FCS) looks into a possible contributing factor to a big problem in Cambodia at the Center on the Family’s second Brown Bag Seminar of the spring semester, “Parenting Practices and Child Well-Being in Remarried/Repartnered Families in Cambodia.” There are high rates of child mortality in Cambodia, and a possible contributor to this is the heightened domestic violence associated with second marriages. 

Find out how high-tech tools can be game-changers for all sorts of ag producers and natural resources managers at this week’s TPSS Departmental Seminar, when Daniel Jenkins (MBBE) presents on “Custom-Engineered Tools for Agriculture and the Environment: From Agricultural Diagnostics to Surveillance and Management of Remote Natural Ecosystems.” 

Whether you want to learn a little about a whole lot of new scientific research or share your in-depth expertise on a particular topic, the place to be is the 31st Annual Student Research Symposium, and registration is now open! This year’s program emphasizes communication to general audiences while serving as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of scholarly information.

CTAHR's great, so nominate! The CTAHR Banquet will be on May 10, 2019, at the Pomaika‘i Ballroom. But who will be honored there? You can help decide--but only if you nominate! Nominations are now open for four important awards: Outstanding Civil Service, Outstanding APT, Excellence in Extension, and Excellence in Research.