﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:40:37 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS)</title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu:443/peps2/People/ctl/rss/mid/56027</link><atom:link href="https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu:443/peps2/People/ctl/rss/mid/56027" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A Winning Nema Team]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/3024/A-Winning-Nema-Team</link><description><![CDATA[ For the second time in three years, CTAHR students in the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences won 1st prize in Cobb Bowl Jeopardy at the annual meeting of the Society of ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/3024/A-Winning-Nema-Team</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-3024]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Native Hawaiian Moths]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/3014/Native-Hawaiian-Moths</link><description><![CDATA[ Congrats to Kyhl Austin, grad student in the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, who took home Best Student Talk (and a big cash prize!) in the graduate student competition at the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 23:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/3014/Native-Hawaiian-Moths</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-3014]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Triple ARC!]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2983/Triple-ARC</link><description><![CDATA[ Congrats times three to Mason Russo, Jordie Ho, and Benjamin Wiseman – all CTAHR PhD students and all recipients of 2024 Scholar Awards from the ARCS Foundation, Honolulu Chapter. 

 Mason wins ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2983/Triple-ARC</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2983]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Gene Editing]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2955/Gene-Editing</link><description><![CDATA[ Papaya is an economically significant crop in Hawaiʻi and other tropical and subtropical locales. However, various diseases, drought, and heat stress threaten crop productivity.  

 To improve ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2955/Gene-Editing</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2955]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Open House]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2897/Open-House</link><description><![CDATA[ See! Crazy carnivorous plants, courtesy of the Lyon Arboretum/UH Botany. 

 See! Dizzying diversity of native Hawaiian flies, courtesy of the UH Center for Conservation Research & Training. 

 ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2897/Open-House</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2897]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[That Ain’t No Ornament]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2872/That-Ain%e2%80%99t-No-Ornament</link><description><![CDATA[ “Christmas trees are actually natural habitats for lots of creatures, especially during the Fall months. That dense foliage is perfect for sleeping through the winter. So a lot of insects, slugs, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2872/That-Ain%e2%80%99t-No-Ornament</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2872]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Pumpkin Queen]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2840/The-Pumpkin-Queen</link><description><![CDATA[  by Mililani Isaacs  

 The entries for the 2023 PEPS Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest get better every year – and the two-point difference between 1st and 2nd place, and 1-5 point differences ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2840/The-Pumpkin-Queen</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2840]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Feral Goats and Wildfires]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2839/Feral-Goats-and-Wildfires</link><description><![CDATA[ Removing invasive plants and restoring native ones is key to lowering the risk of wildfire in Hawaii, but what might get left out of the conversation is the role of feral goats. Left to their own ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2839/Feral-Goats-and-Wildfires</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2839]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Tamashiro’s Termites]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2837/Tamashiro%e2%80%99s-Termites</link><description><![CDATA[ If you’ve ever wondered why some buildings in Hawaiʻi are eaten alive by termites, while others seem to stand the test of time just fine, it might be due to whether the foundation is installed with ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2837/Tamashiro%e2%80%99s-Termites</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2837]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Marie Vickers]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Eyes Wider Open]]></title><link>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2836/Eyes-Wider-Open</link><description><![CDATA[ Presenting his research on hala scale was Mason Russo’s initial, official reason for attending the 2023 Society of Island Biology annual meeting in Lipari, Italy. 

 But the overall experience – ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps2/People/ArtMID/56027/ArticleID/2836/Eyes-Wider-Open</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[19c85f24-add1-40bd-9c1f-ba27bb3a1271-2836]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>