Can sugarcane create jet fuel?
UH Hilo faculty and students conduct field trials to see if sugarcane can convert into high-performance jet fuel.
Free sustainability summer course for public high school students
Students will earn high school and college credits through the free online course focused on sustainability issues.
UH Hilo nursing alumnus spearheads hospital COVID-19 response plans
Arthur Sampaga Jr., chief nursing officer at Hilo Medical Center, played a vital role in establishing the hospital’s COVID-19 response plan.
Grad student voices Hawaiian pronunciation broadcast on place names
A new podcast segment, “Inoa Matters,” teaches people how to properly say places and street names in Hawaiian.
Student pharmacists assist with COVID-19 vaccinations on 2 islands
Students provide valuable services including, vaccine syringe preparation, performing vaccinations and post-vaccination monitoring.
Pharmacy students to hit airwaves with health tips
UH Hilo student pharmacists will broadcast health tips on Hawaiʻi Island radio stations and social media through March.
Vulcans take Dr. Seuss virtual
On Read Across America Day, the Vulcans did their best to take Dr. Seuss virtual to elementary schools around East Hawaiʻi.
Hula Bowl halftime director is proud UH Hilo alumnus, employee
Due to COVID-19 the four-and-a-half-minute segment was filmed ahead of time on Hawaiʻi Island and featured iconic Hawaiian fashion designer Manaola Yap and Hālau Manaola.
Volcano, earthquake research facility planned for UH Hilo campus
New 60,000-square-foot Integrated Research Center to study volcano, earthquake hazards.
UH Hilo alumnus, now employee thrives in agriculture
Caring mentors, philanthropist made Jake Rodrique’s career in agriculture possible.
