Alumni News

Avocado production continues to boom, but as more countries enter the market, the global share from U.S. growers has dropped from 57% to 27% in just 10 years. In a major effort to improve avocado production, competitiveness, and sustainability nationwide, the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $68 million in new “Specialty Crop Research Initiative” grants to 23 recipients.

Adapting to the pandemic is tough all around, but especially for frustrated parents trying to homeschool their children through the crisis.

In the fast-growing pantheon of online lessons, here’s a cool new one from the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences’ Human Development and Family Studies program.

Living in Hawaiʻi and seeing firsthand the global impacts of plastic on local shores, and being part of grassroots change in plastic consumption, got postdoc Megan Barnes “really interested in using my skills to help make a difference in the global challenge of plastic pollution.”

Bayer AG is a global player with job opportunities in a wide range of fields. Bayer has also graciously agreed to speak with CTAHR students for our first CareerLaunch meeting!

When COVID-19 hit our shores, the number of calls to Aloha United Way 211 increased by 600 percent. These are Hawaii families and individuals who desperately need your help. Rent remains the top concern, with health care and employment/income close behind.