Avian Influenza Confirmed In Backyard Flock of Birds
On Nov. 15, 2024, The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
On Nov. 15, 2024, The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
On Jun. 6, 2023, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine announced it had launched a rabies…
On Apr. 23, 2023, the most comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 across the USA, published…
On Jul. 2, 2021, the National Institutes of Health funding five additional projects to identify ways of safely…
On Sept. 15, 2020, Soligenix announced publication of nonclinical results characterizing filovirus protein antigens (including for Ebola and…
On Jul. 28, 2020, Soligenix announced publication of pre-clinical immunogenicity studies for its CiVax program (heat stable COVID-19…
On Jun. 1, 2020, U.S. Dept. of Defense announced it had begun an effort to collect 8,000 donated…
On Mar. 23, 2020, Soligenix announced that its ongoing collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH…
ON May 16, 2012, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution (S. Res. 286) recognizing May 16, 2012,…
On Dec. 1, 2011, Rainbow Papaya from Hawaii was approved for commercial shipments to Japan. This announcement marks…
In 2010, the Pacific Health Research & Education Institute (PHREI) became the successor-in-interest to Pacific Health Research Institute….
In 1998, Rainbow papaya seed, a transgenic virus-resistant variety, were released to farmers, allowing farmers to cultivate this…
In 1996, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH) received National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designation. The Center’s mission is…
In 1992, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded the Pacific Health Research Institute its largest and most enduring…
In 1981, The University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH Cancer Center) was founded. The UH Cancer Center’s mission…
In 1974, Straub Medical Research Institute (SMRI) was renamed the Pacific Health Research Institute (PHRI) to better reflect…
In 1963, a group of physicians from Honolulu’s Straub Clinic and other civic leaders established the first organization…
In 1953, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first transmission of rabies by…
In 1950, by the age of 31 Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbot had received a PhD in botany from…
In 1915, Alice Ball became the first African American and the first woman to graduate with a M.S….
In 1896, Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized in the Snake River Valley of Idaho and was…
In 1895, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association (HSPA) was founded. The HSPA, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated…