Longtime Big Island construction mentor recognized for distinguished service
Hawaiʻi Community College Professor Gene Harada was recognized with the Willard Wilson Award for Distinguished Service for nearly three decades of teaching.
2018 President’s Green Awards recognize leadership in sustainability across campuses
Winners of the UH President’s Green Initiative Awards were honored in a ceremony on February 8 as part of the Hawaiʻi Sustainability in Higher Education Summit.
Two UH Mānoa faculty earn Fulbright Awards
Betsy Gilliland and Georganne Nordstrom from UH Mānoa’s College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature each received a Fulbright Award for the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semesters, respectively.
$700,000 donation establishes endowed professorship at UH medical school
Thomas Kosasa donated $500,000 to honor longtime JABSOM Director of Admissions Satoru Izutsu and establish the Satoru Izutsu PhD Endowed Professorship of Medical Education.
Understanding Korean-English bilingualism focus of NSF grant
Hyunwoo Kim received a National Science Foundation award to investigate how Korean-English bilinguals comprehend English, and how their native Korean language influences understanding of English.
UH experts appointed to city climate change commission
The role of the commission, which includes UH Mānoa's Rosie Alegado, Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher, is to gather the latest science and information on climate change impacts to Hawaiʻi.
Gallery ‘Iolani honors Snowden Hodges in A Legacy of Teaching
The exhibition honors the remarkable drawing, painting and Atelier Hawaiʻi programs established and taught by Snowden Hodges for more than 30 years at Windward CC.
Japan government honors longtime UH medical school admissions director
Satoru Izutsu led the medical school efforts to assist Okinawa following World War II.
UH researcher named participating scientist for NASA asteroid mission
Post-doctoral associate David Trang will become a science team member during his three-year tenure with the mission.
UH Hilo’s Ron Amundson honored for contributions to the philosophy of science
Amundson was honored for his contributions of the philosophy of science and bioethics, particularly the study of evolution and social studies of disability.
