Sustainability for High School StudentsWindward’s summer program receives an $85,000 grant. Read more
British Royal Society FellowManoa’s Nicholas Kaiser elected for research in large scale structure and cosmology. Read more
Obesity and Unintended PregnancyManoa’s Bliss Kaneshiro wins first prize for research on Body Mass Index and sexual behavior. Read moreScientist of the YearThe Achievement Rewards for College Scientists honors Adelheid Kuehnle. Read moreOutstanding Faculty and StaffHilo recognizes Lorna Arita-Tsutsumi, Lynette Egusa, Neal Nagao and Cheryl Ramos. Read more
Sea Grant Books HonoredKa Palapala Po'okela honors Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands and Hawaiian Reef Plants. Read moreProject LearningManoa’s Violet Harada and alumni Carolyn Kirio and Sandra Yamamoto publish Collaboration for Project-Based Learning in Grades 9–12. Read more
New P6 Supercomputer
Maui was awarded a new P6 supercomputer valued at more than $400,000 by IBM for use in its Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology program. The grant is part of a Shared University Research awards program, created to demonstrate the partnership between academia and the technology industry to explore research in areas essential to innovation.
The new technology will allow students direct access to computing capabilities that will prepare them for employment in a high technology field. The collaboration between Maui and IBM will focus on the research and testing of real-time and operational data mining models on a broad range of platforms.
“Students will install and run programs related to image processing and performance testing,” says Assistant Professor Mark Hoffman. “This donation will provide students with direct access to supercomputing capabilities that will prepare them for employment in Maui’s high technology industries.”