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ASCC-CNR Research Aims to Alleviate Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
June 8, 2015
With public concern growing over illnesses spread by mosquitoes, the Entomology Lab at the Community and Natural Resources (CNR) division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) continues its research to better understand these insects with an aim to mitigating their role as carriers of disease in the Territory.
ASCC-CNR Hosts Summer Interns from US Pacific
June 2, 2015
With its verdant landscape and ideal growing conditions for Pacific flora, American Samoa makes an ideal laboratory for the study of Tropical Agriculture. Five students from across the US Pacific will spend just under three weeks this month familiarizing themselves with the research, instruction, and extension programs underway at the Community & Natural Resources (CNR) division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), as well as some of the major research entities in the Territory, as part of the 2015 Summer Experiential Learning Program, hosted for the first time by ASCC-CNR.
ASCC-CNR EFNEP Takes Healthy Cuisine to Community
April 22, 2015
The Community & Natural Resources (CNR) Division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) offers a number of regular classroom courses for students, but its staff also makes regular excursions into the community to make learning available to the general public. One such community-oriented initiative is the Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), which involves CNR staff taking information on nutrition, healthy cooking, and healthy lifestyles directly to American Samoa’s villages, community groups, public centers and businesses.
ASCC-CNR Hosts Annual CHL Meeting
June 6, 2014
The Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) Program for Remote Underserved Minority Populations in the Pacific Region concluded its fourth annual meeting earlier this month, an event sponsored by the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Community & Natural Resources (CNR) division, the local CHL partner.
ASCC-ACNR to Host Annual CHL Meeting
May 30, 2014
The American Samoa arm of CHL is the Community & Natural Resources (CNR) division of the American Samoa Community College, where efforts have been underway for the past two years to engage the community in awareness of childhood obesity and steps that can be taken to mitigate it. CNR will welcome to the Territory representatives from the above-mentioned regions when it hosts the Fourth Annual CHL Conference, beginning this Saturday, June 7th, and concluding on Friday, June 13th.
ASCC Student Attends Guam Conference on Sustainability
May 13, 2014
Ms. Mona Chang, a student at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) carries a double major in Nursing and Health Science, serves as the current President of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society, and has also taken an active role in the newly established International Students Organization. Even with all this activity on campus, for Ms. Chang the highlight of the spring 2014 semester was a trip to Guam late last month to represent American Samoa at the Regional Island Sustainability Conference, sponsored by the University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability (CIS).
ASCC-CNR and UH Sea Grant to Host "Building Capacity in Aquaponics" Workshop
May 2, 2014
The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Department of Community and Natural Resources (CNR), in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i’s Sea Grant College Program, is proud to host a workshop aimed at building capacity in aquaponics. This workshop will be held at the ASCC CNR’s conference room, with the hands-on portion taking place at the ASCC CNR’s Center for Sustainable Integrated Agriculture and Aquaculture (CSIAA) from May 12-14, 2014.
ASCC Sea Grant Extension Agent Strives to Improve Community Resilience
April 25, 2014
During the fall 2013 semester, American Samoa Community College (ASCC) former Marine Science coordinator Kelley Anderson-Tagarino made the switch to University of Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Agent. Although hosted by ASCC, the Sea Grant Extension agent position is funded by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, and functions within the Community and Natural Resources (CNR) organizational chart. While Anderson-Tagarino’s responsibilities include continuing to support the ASCC Marine Science program, her new position involves an increased focus on extension and outreach.
Pacific Island Forestry Committee Meeting Comes to American Samoa
March 19, 2014
Earlier this month, the Community & Natural Resources (CNR) division of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) demonstrated the Samoan practice of talimalo (receiving visitors or hospitality) during the 2014 Annual Pacific Island Forestry Committee Meeting from March 4th through 7th. The meeting, a first for American Samoa to host, took place under the aegis of the ASCC-CNR Forestry Program and focused on the theme of Invasive Species and Climate Change.
Laupele for Your Health at First Friday Courtesy of ASCC-CNR
March 10, 2014
The Community and Natural Resources Division (CNR) of the American Samoa Community College would like the public to know about a healthy, nutritious leafy green vegetable that may already be growing in your own back yard. Laupele or Edible Hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot) is one of the most nutritious of all leafy green vegetables. Rich in protein, fiber, iron, calcium, vitamin A and zinc, it is more nutritious than Chinese cabbage or even spinach, and is very easy to grow in American Samoa.