UH Hilo alum among 1st Peace Corps volunteers to return to service overseas
Jeffrey Tomas is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020.
Data driven agriculture student program includes $4K stipend
Data driven agriculture allows farmers, conservationists and student agriculturists to understand tropical plant traits that can benefit local and global communities.
Agriculture, farming successes, concerns shared with lawmakers
The visit to Waimānalo Research Station allowed the policymakers to connect with farmers who impact the local food system.
Hirono tours UH West Oʻahu creative media facility, organic garden, more
U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono learned more about UH West Oʻahu’s sustainable agriculture and digital media programs.
New app: You can help thwart a bug that’s devastated 176k+ acres
The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources develops a smartphone app to manage the invasive twolined spittlebug.
$1.9M investment in Hawaiʻi’s food and agriculture
UH received three grants to find innovative solutions for food, agriculture, water and Native Hawaiian communities.
UH, partners lead first statewide food-system planning effort
An integrated state food policy framework for Hawaiʻi aims to bring together policies, strategies and investment recommendations.
Farm-to-school program feeds keiki minds and bellies
Each classroom is given a box containing educational materials and 25 individual pre-packaged produce for students and their ʻohana to try at home.
UH leads $40M grant for climate-smart food production
A sub-award of at least $10 million is going to the UH Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
$3.4M award to study fungal-bacterial interactions on climate change
Hawaiʻi's vast diversity of soils accounts for more than 80% of soil types on the planet.
