New Anti-Cancer AgentManoa’s André S. Bachmann explores a plant bacterium-produced molecule. Read moreCancer Mortality Among PolynesiansManoa's Loic Le Marchand finds disparities between Polynesian and Caucasian cancer deaths. Read more
Manoa Alcohol Project ProgressStudy suggests positive changes in Manoa students’ drinking behavior. Read more
KudosHilo’s Harald Barkhoff, Jerry Calton, Sonia Juvik, Gail Makuakane-Lundin, Cecilia Mukai, Kapi'olani’s Louise Pagotto, Manoa’s Andrew Reilly and Hawai'i’s Taupouri Tangaro. Read moreSafe JumpingHilo’s Sarah Blanchard publishes Jump with Joy: Positive Coaching for Horse and Rider. Read more
UH EventsLeeward’s culinary fundraiser, Hilo’s opera concert, Windward’s Dueling, Dancing, and Romancing, Maui’s student art, Manoa’s Ben Cayetano lecture and more events. Read more
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Hilo Associate Professor Harald Barkhoff and Hawai'i Assistant Professor Taupouri Tangaro had their paper, “Uluakea—Hawaiian Place-Based Educational Teaching of Sport Psychology” accepted for presentation at the Third International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Jerry Calton, Hilo professor, and Roxanne Salen, candidate for the China-U.S. relations master of arts program, will present a “Sinopec and Global Corporate Citizenship: Institutional, Strategic and Discursive Perspectives on the Greening of Business Legitimacy Claims in the New China” at the Corporate Reputation, Brand Identity, and Competitiveness conference in Beijing, China.
Hilo Associate Dean Sonia Juvik and Kipuka Native Hawaiian Student Center Director Gail Makuakane-Lundin had their paper, “Transforming Institutions of Higher Education in the Pacific: Supporting the Academic Success of Indigenous Students” accepted for presentation at the 2008 WASC Academic Resource Conference in San Diego, CA.
Cecilia Mukai, Hilo associate professor, and Emress Matsumoto, Nurse CARE project manager, presented a poster in Washington, D.C. during an HRSA All-Grantees Meeting.
Kapi'olani Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Louise Pagotto was honored with the Distinguished Administrator Award at Phi Theta Kappa’s 90th International Convention, held in Philadelphia, PA.
Manoa Assistant Professor Andrew Reilly’s "Gay Men Who Sun, Salon and Cosmetic Tan: Differences in Body Image, Self-Esteem and Internalized Homophobia" has been accepted to the Making Sense Of: Health, Illness and Disease conference to be held at Mansfield College, Oxford, England.