JABSOM ʻohana honors students at White Coat Ceremony
Parents credit others in the community who supported their incoming medical students’ success.
Territorial Savings Bank invests in Hawaiʻi’s future physicians
Territorial Savings Bank donates $100,000 for medical school scholarships for students who want to stay and practice in the islands.
New Kapi‘olani CC food truck delivers summer meals to keiki
Throughout the year, the health and wellness food truck will provide preventive health education and screening in a range of community settings to children and families in low-income and outlying communities.
Community partners donate $3.66 million for 23 “full-tuition” JABSOM scholarships
The 23 scholarship recipients are Hawaiʻi residents and make up about a third of the incoming Class of 2022.
UH researchers predict distribution of rat lungworm, now and into future
Angiostrongylus cantonensis is widespread across the Hawaiian Islands, and its distribution may expand toward higher elevations as the climate warms.
New law makes all UH campuses, properties tobacco/smoke-free
UH joins more than 2,000 universities and colleges across the country in creating healthier environments.
UH West Oʻahu adds new degree concentrations, certificate program
UH West Oʻahu will add a bachelor of arts in public administration with a concentration in community health, a bachelor of arts in humanities with a concentration in mathematics and a certificate in music.
Successful program targeting childhood obesity earns $2M additional funding
The Children’s Healthy Living Program for Remote Underserved Minority Populations in the Pacific Region was also designated as a Center of Excellence.
Women 65+ should be screened for osteoporosis
Chien-Wen Tseng of the John A. Burns School of Medicine is a member of the U.S.U Preventive Services Task Force, which issued the recommendation.
Key to fighting opioid deaths: Increase health insurance coverage for addiction treatment
New national opioid addiction policy recommendations were co-authored by Professor Claudio Nigg in the UH Office of Public Health Studies.
