Stories tagged "Vol. 35 No. 1"

A New Cancer Center

April 20th, 2010 | by Maureen OConnell | Comments Off

The promise of new facilities, an improved relationship with area hospitals and recruitment of bright young researchers translates into improved treatment and expanded options for Hawaiʻi’s cancer patients.


Obituaries: Mālamalama honors late faculty

April 20th, 2010 | by Malamalama Staff | 1 Comment

The University of Hawaiʻi offers condolences on the recent passing of memorable faculty members.


Donor provides the chance she didn’t have

April 19th, 2010 | by Malamalama Staff | Comments Off

Nancy Manley she established the Timothy M. and Nancy C. Manley Chancellor’s Achievement Endowed Scholarship to provide financial support for academically accomplished Hawaiʻi students.


Forty years of second language success

April 19th, 2010 | by Alumni Relations Staff | Comments Off

The 40th anniversary of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s internationally renowned Department of Second Language Studies was held at the Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom on Sept. 19, 2009.


Bay Area alumni establish scholarship, plan lūʻau

April 19th, 2010 | by Alumni Relations Staff | Comments Off

Spearheaded by new board members and officers, the UHAA–San Francisco Bay Area Chapter plans events throughout the area.


Study profiles minority business owners

April 19th, 2010 | by Malamalama Staff | Comments Off

To better understand business owners of different ethnic groups, researchers reviewed survey data from telephone interviews with 200 Korean American and 200 Mexican American business owners.


CTAHR Awards Banquet features island-fresh fare

April 15th, 2010 | by Alumni Relations Staff | Comments Off

The 22nd Annual College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Awards Banquet is scheduled Friday, May 7, 2010, at the Sheraton Waikīkī Kauaʻi and Maui Ballrooms.


Near-Earth encounters leave asteroids pale and shaky

April 15th, 2010 | by Karen Rehbock | Comments Off

Humans may be justifiably nervous when an asteroid passes very close to Earth, but a new study finds that the encounter leaves the asteroid pale and shaken as well.


Bitter melon offers sweet benefit in a healthy diet

April 14th, 2010 | by Malamalama Staff | Comments Off

Buoyed by findings that a bitter melon extract kills breast cancer cells without harming healthy cells, a College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources researcher suggests that the bumpy green tropical fruit may have a place in a cancer prevention diet.


Widespread eyes give hammerheads broad visual range

April 14th, 2010 | by Malamalama Staff | Comments Off

Scientists have long speculated on the evolutionary advantage of a hammerhead shark’s widespread eyes. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa zoologist Timothy Tricas and two Florida Atlantic University colleagues developed a vision test to find out.