Current News
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Stories featuring UH in the news this week:
- Hawaii International Film Festival features record number of works from UH Manoa students
- Kaneohe Business Group creates endowment for Windward Community College
- UH astronomer discovers cosmic ‘dark flow’
- UH women leaders discuss their success in higher education
- UH gets Navy research work
- UH Manoa College of Engineering dean hopes to extend Hawai‘i’s engineering sphere
- UH Hilo’s Osher Institute strives for $1 million endowment
- CTAHR dean comments on Hawai‘i food self-sufficiency
- UH West O‘ahu welcomes new administrator
- UH medical school dean says CPR training saves lives
- OHA gives $1 million to UH Hilo’s Na Pua Noeau program
- Windward Community College gallery showcases student talent
- UH West O‘ahu welcomes new history professor
Highlighted events
From the UH Events Calendar.
October 8, Mini Job Fair, Leeward
October 8, George Kahumoku Jr's Sea Talks Seminar, Kapi'olani
October 8, Tracking Tuna and Sharks Around Hawaii and the Pac
October 8, Imaginarium Show: Stargazing, Windward
October 9, 2008 Fall Faculty Lecture Series, Manoa
October 10, UH Manoa Homecoming Celebration, Manoa
Homeland Security CenterSep. 29, Manoa — The National Center for Island, Maritime and Extreme Environment Security officially opens Oct. 7.
FBI Foundation ScholarshipSep. 26, West O‘ahu — The Former Agents of the FBI Foundation donates $2,500 for Justice Administration Program scholarships. HomecomingSep. 25, Manoa — Homecoming 2008 activities include a Bachman Hall lawn celebration, an open-to-all Homecoming Football Tailgate party, reunions, awards and more.
National Nursing FellowshipSep. 24, Manoa — Victoria Niederhauser is selected as a 2008 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow, to position the voice of nursing in health care systems.
New Ordnance Reef StudySep. 24, System — The Applied Research Laboratory conducts a water quality study on Ordnance Reef, the site of discarded World War II munitions. Marine Renewable EnergySep. 24, Manoa — The Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute receives a $5 million federal grant to establish a National Marine Renewable Energy Center.
Carl Sagan MedalSep. 22, Manoa — G. Jeffrey Taylor is awarded the Carl Sagan Medal for his contributions to the public’s understanding of, and enthusiasm for, planetary science.
Student Films at FestivalSep. 22, Manoa — The Louis Vuitton Hawai‘i Film Festival features works by 12 students at the Academy for Creative Media. Board of Regents MeetingSep. 19, System — The Board of Regents approves the naming of Manoa’s School of Social Work, the W.M. Keck Research Lab and a faculty fellowship.
Lyon Arboretum ClassesSep. 19, Manoa — The Lyon Arboretum offers a wide variety of workshops on traditional Hawaiian crafts, field sketching, organic gardening and more. Sustainability Efforts HonoredSep. 18, Manoa — Graduate student Shanah Trevenna is honored with the Making the Elephant Dance award for her work as a student sustainability coordinator. Task Force MeetingSep. 17, System — The Act 188 Task Force holds its first meeting to establish financial and strategic plans.
Professor HonoredSep. 16, Honolulu — Retired sociology Professor David Cleveland is honored with the emeritus designation for his 33 years of service. Native Hawaiian PlantsSep. 16, Manoa — The Lyon Arboretum is awarded $105,000 to expand its collections of culturally significant native Hawaiian plants. Nursing HonorsSep. 15, Manoa — Senator Rosalyn Baker is honored for her leadership and support of nursing programs throughout the State of Hawai‘i.
Cultural TrainingSep. 12, Kapi‘olani — The Hawai‘i Tourist Agency funds a comprehensive training program on Chinese, Japanese and Korean language and culture for the visitor industry. Enrollment All-Time HighSep. 11, System — The fall enrollment across the University of Hawai‘i campuses reaches an all-time high of 53,509 students. Honolulu Mayoral ForumSep. 11, Honolulu — Candidates gather for the Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Forum to discuss their positions on Honolulu’s issues.
Strategic OutcomesSep. 10, System — President David McClain emphasizes a commitment to Hawai‘i as the university looks toward the future at the Convocation ceremony. Remembering 9/11Sep. 10, Honolulu — Students from the Sheet Metal and Plastics program display two American flags they have crafted in remembrance of Sept. 11.
Black Holes Mass LimitSep. 10, Manoa — Researchers discover the upper limit of mass for giant black holes: 10 billion times the mass of the sun. Tourism and DolphinsSep. 9, Manoa — Lars Bejder speaks about detecting whether benign human activities have cumulative effects that are harmful to wild dolphin populations. Reverse AnthropologySep. 9, West O‘ahu — Louis Herman and Chris Conybeare produce the film Primal Quest, about the first-ever Bushman anthropological expedition to the West.
Engineering HomecomingSep. 8, Manoa — The College of Engineering celebrates their Centennial Homecoming with a line up of culinary creations of award-winning chef D.K. Kodama.
New Marketing DirectorSep. 8, Manoa — Eric R. Matsunaga is appointed director of marketing and public affairs for the College of Engineering.
Fulbright FellowSep. 8, Manoa — Pam Arnsberger is awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study consumer-based caregiver models of service delivery for the elderly.
New ScholarshipSep. 8, Manoa — Susan Yamada Scott establishes $50,000 endowed scholarship at the Shidler College of Business in honor of her parents. Fulbright Specialist CandidateSep. 8, West O‘ahu — Center for Labor Education & Research’s Chris Conybeare is approved as a candidate on the Fulbright Specialists Roster.
Convocation AwardsSep. 8, System — More than 40 faculty and staff from the 10 campuses are honored with teaching, research and service awards.
New LeadershipSep. 5, West O‘ahu — Linda M. Randall joins the West O‘ahu campus as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Field ResurfacingSep. 5, Manoa — The athletics department proceeds with contract plans to resurface the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex.
Women in Higher EducationSep. 5, Hilo — Women leaders from around the world gather to discuss their achievements and the role of women in shaping higher education.
Artificial UpwellingSep. 4, Manoa — Researchers at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology study the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature.
In MemoriamSep. 4, Manoa — The Manoa community remembers Professor George Terry Kanalu Young, founding member of the School of Hawaiian Studies.
New BookstoreSep. 3, Maui — The newly renovated bookstore celebrated its grand opening. The new bookstore features an internet café, Maui Culinary Academy products and more.
Lifelong Learning and AstronomySep. 3, Hilo — The ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute team up to offer special discounts and memberships for both programs.
The Long Life GeneSep. 2, Manoa — Researchers at the John A. Burns School of Medicine discover a gene variant that nearly triples life expectancy.