Alumni News

For decades, the Fashion Design and Merchandising program of the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences has been providing UH students with the knowledge and skills needed for careers in apparel and fashion-related fields. Held annually, FDM’s fashion show is a culmination of the students’ creativity and a celebration of work well done.

Hibiscus betacarmovirus and hibiscus soymovirus are two new viruses discovered on Oʻahu by John Hu, Michael Melzer, and Xupeng Wang of the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences. “The main concern is whether these viruses infect and impact our native hibiscus, some of which are threatened and endangered,” says Mike. “Cleaning tools when pruning hedges will help to prevent the spread of the mechanically-spread viruses.”

Head down to the University of Hawaiʻi insect museum on Thursday, February 16th to join the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences in celebrating the 214th birthday of biologist Charles Darwin. The museum will be open for this special occasion to visitors between 1:30-5:30pm in Gilmore Hall Room 607 where an exciting array of Darwin Day activities will be available, including:

Every year, nearly 700,000 ranchers, farmers, and rodeo enthusiasts from around the country make the pilgrimage to Denver to watch and participate in the world’s largest stock show and celebration of Old Western culture and heritage. The National Western Stock Show is a 16-day-long fair featuring rodeo shows, hundreds of food and livestock vendors, barbeque competitions, fiddling contests –  and everything in between.

The residents of Kahauiki Village, a supportive housing community for formerly homeless families, now have a new source of food, thanks to CTSA and the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences. Under the leadership and guidance of retired CTAHR professor Harry Ako and current CTAHR professor Jinzheng Yang, an aquaponics system was recently introduced to the village in an effort to establish a sustainable food system in the community.