June 09 2008 Issue News at UH, the weekly faculty and staff newsletter of the University of Hawaii System

June 09, 2008 [printable version]

Weighing Brown DwarfsManoa's Michael Liu and Trent Dupuyuse ultra-sharp images to determine the mass of brown dwarf stars. Read more

Birth Control Pills and Ovarian CancerManoa's Galina Lurie, Lynne Wilkens and Marc Goodman find oral contraceptives can protect against ovarian cancer. Read more

Great Library Web PageMaui’s web page featured on Tame the Web. Read more

KudosWest O'ahu’s Linda Furuto and Wayne Tanna. Read more

Student Films in ShanghaiAcademy for Creative Media students showcase their work at the Shanghai Film Festival. Read more

UH in PrintHilo’s Ron Amundson, Marta deMaintenon, Terrance Jalbert, Shari Tresky and Manoa’s James Heasley, Christopher Lepczyk, Qing Xiao Li and Juanita Liu. Read more

Ocean Observation FundingNOAA awards more than $2 million to the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. Read more

Alumni Business ScholarshipsShidler College of Business alumni living in Asia donate $250,000. Read more

New Geography ScholarshipHilo alumnus Ron Terry establishes the Geography Founders scholarship. Read more

Wireless Technology in Middle SchoolManoa’s College of Engineering partners with AT&T. Read more

In MemoriamRemembering President Harlan Cleveland. Read more

China OnlineManoa’s Eric Harwit publishes China’s Telecommunications Revolution. Read more

Photo HighlightMaui's kiln dedication. Read more

UH EventsManoa’s KIDS FIRST! film festival, Jean Charlot exhibit and Brewbaker and Schroeder lectures. Read more

Announcement

Free Homeowner’s Handbook Now Available

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Great Library Web Page

Maui’s library website was featured on the Tame the Web as an example for other libraries to follow. The site was commended for its use as a tool to feature resources, its purposeful design cues to help user navigation, the use of the homepage as a starting point and descriptive, bold headings to focus reader attention.

Librarians Lisa Sepa and Ellen Peterson designed the site, which features numerous useful tools including online collection search capabilities and numerous research and writing tools.