Alumni News

Kyle Caires (HNFAS) gave two presentations on his collaboratory research at the XXIVth Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Embryo Technology in Florianopolis, Brazil, on improving reproductive success in Wagyu or ‘Japanese Black’ cattle and characterizing the microbiota of the vaginal tract of sheep.

Michael Kantar (TPSS) recently organized a Speaking Science workshop in partnership with Cornell’s Alliance for Science and Story Collider, which was aimed at equipping graduate students with communication tools to effectively engage the public sphere. Topics included talking to reporters, effectively using social media, and writing opinion pieces.

Rajesh Jha (HNFAS) was appointed associate editor of the journal Poultry Science. Published by the Poultry Science Association, it is considered the best in the field. Rajesh has also been serving as associate editor of other two prestigious journals, Frontiers in Veterinary Science – Animal Nutrition and Metabolism and Animal Science Journal.

Swine specialist Halina Zaleski (HNFAS) is quoted in an article about the resurgence of Hawai‘i’s pork industry published in Honolulu Civil Beat. She explains that pork is a critical part of many cultures in Hawai‘i—not just any pork, but the whole pig, which makes it unique in terms of livestock production and opens a critical space for local producers.

Mark Wright (PEPS) was interviewed for a Civil Beat article on efforts to control the macadamia felted coccid, a pest of macadamia that can suck the trees dry of sap, killing them. Mark is one of the state’s foremost researchers on the coccid and says that the insect is taking its toll on the industry.