Slice of PI-CASC continues in April with a presentation from faculty across the University of Hawaiʻi looking at how UH scientists are playing a vital role in addressing wildfire challenges in Hawaiʻi.
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The February Slice of PI-CASC seminar has been canceled.
Slice of PI-CASC continues in January with a presentation by Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Viviani explores the uncertainty of islands’ future water with the combined challenges of climate change and urbanization.
In this talk, Lilly Thomey and Chad Wilhite will discuss the threats faced by kāhuli, native Hawaiian land snails, and how to optimize a network of climate resilient kīpuka kāhuli to help secure the future of these extremely rare species in the face of climate change and invasive species.
Slice of PI-CASC continues in December with a presentation by Dr. Melissa Price sharing details of her management study to identify the most cost-effective and efficient strategies for protecting endangered species on Maui Nui.
In this talk, Dr. Bryan Falk will discuss how the impacts from disasters can be exacerbated by invasive species and what mechanisms are available to lessen this burden and improve outcomes for local communities and ecosystems.
In this talk, Dr. Katie Kamelamela, Dr. Nick Reo, and Dr. Cilla Wehi will highlight meaningful and effective, place-based conservation initiatives rooted in knowledge of species and relationships with invasive species that are useful to and appreciated by Indigenous peoples.
The 2024-2025 season of our “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar series will continue in November with a presentation by Dr. Ford Drury, Kira Hughes, and partners as they discuss details of using transplantation of corals to explore their thermal tolerance and its ramifications.
The new season of our “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar series will continue in October with a presentation by Dr. Laurie Raymundo and UOG student Ashley Castro, sharing their work on the restoration of coral reefs in Guam.
In this talk, James McCallen, Matthew Kurano, and Dr. Jeomhee Hasty will discuss how climate change is affecting invasive vectors and vector-borne diseases in Hawaiʻi, and the proactive measures being taken by the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s Vector Control Branch.