DEPARTMENT OF
Family and Consumer Sciences
PhD student Priscilla Seabourn was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend a special summer Biology of Vector-borne Diseases course in Idaho. She studies the microbiome of mosquitoes in Hawai‘i.
CTAHR recently held its annual Blood Drive in the Campus Center Ballroom, garnering 54 blood donations, which can save 158 lives! Big mahalos go to all the donors, of blood and of treats and incentives for the donors!
Pre-vet students joined Professors Birendra Mishra and Halina Zaleski for a hands-on training in a workshop on artificial insemination.
Genome sequencing of the perennial sunflower may provide clues to how plants adapt to changing climates. Researcher Michael Kantar explains in recent article in the online journal Quartz
Research by Rajesh Jha and his Animal Sciences students focuses on locally grown feeds for chicken to lower costs, improve environmental sustainability and improve flavor of local fowl.
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