Entries from October 2009

Talk covers legal and ethical side of ADHD

October 30th, 2009 by Malamalama Staff | 1 Comment

Talk covers legal and ethical side of ADHD

Karen Rothenberg and Jeffrey Seltzer will bring their legal and mental health expertise to the William S. Richardson School of Law on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. Their lecture, entitled Distracted in Focus: Legal and Ethical Implications of A.D.H.D. for the Child, Parents and Society, is the second in the Galiher Ono Distinguished Public Lecture Series.


Students share sensational summer experiences

October 7th, 2009 by Tracy Matsushima | 1 Comment

Students share sensational summer experiences

From Greece to the Marshall Islands, a summer of interesting and unusual activities.

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Education by avatar at the University of Hawaiʻi

October 7th, 2009 by Jeela Ongley | 4 Comments

Education by avatar at the University of Hawaiʻi

Educators take their first steps in Second Life.

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Kapiʻolani team cooks up a national championship

October 6th, 2009 by Kristen Bonilla | 5 Comments

Kapiʻolani team cooks up a national championship

Team Hawaiʻi brings home the gold.

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New UH Mānoa center focuses on Okinawa

October 6th, 2009 by Cheryl Ernst | 4 Comments

New UH Mānoa center focuses on Okinawa

The University of Hawaiʻi establishes the first Center for Okinawan Studies outside of Japan.


Rats’ taste in snails spurs conservation caution

October 6th, 2009 by Cheryl Ernst | No Comments

Rats’ taste in snails spurs conservation caution

Because rats dine on both indigenous snails and the destructive non-native snails they compete with, controlling rats raises conservation concerns.


Alumna improves life in Madagascar

October 6th, 2009 by Kelli Shiroma | 9 Comments

Alumna improves life in Madagascar

A public health alumna works with villagers to transform rural Madagascar.

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Law alumnus forms the Himalayan Consensus

October 6th, 2009 by Stacia Garlach | No Comments

Law alumnus forms the Himalayan Consensus

University of Hawaiʻi law alumnus Laurence Brahm combines business acumen and cultural concern in a model for sustainable economic development.


Koa bug is part of UH Insect Museum

October 5th, 2009 by Malamalama Staff | No Comments

Koa bug is part of UH Insect Museum

A koa bug and 225,000 other insects are part of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Insect Museum, which is one of 30 collections in the university’s Virtual Museum.


Joan Canfield: Botanical music host

October 1st, 2009 by Kimberly Seko | 3 Comments

Joan Canfield: Botanical music host

Joan Canfield
PhD in botany ’86 Mānoa



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October 2009 issue of Malamalama, the magazine of the University of Hawaii System

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