July 21, 2008 [printable version]
Masaki and Momoe Kunimoto Memorial AwardHonolulu’s James Niino honored for contributions to vocational education. Read more
Underwater Methane PathwaysManoa researchers discover a new pathway for methane that could impact greenhouse gasses. Read moreLifetime Achievement AwardThe Society of Professional Journalists honors Manoa’s Beverly Ann Deepe Keever. Read more
Healthcare Degree Distance LearningWest O‘ahu offers their healthcare administration degree via distance learning. Read moreUnderwater RobotsHigh school students learn about science and mechanics through GEAR UP summer program. Read more
KudosHilo’s Kanoe Wilson and Manoa’s Jane Freeman Moulin, Richard Ogoshi, Brian Turano and Goro Uehara. Read more
New Accounting ScholarshipAssociation of Government Accountants of Hawai'i establishes a scholarship for future accountants and auditors. Read moreCultural TourismManoa's Heather Diamond published American Aloha: Cultural Tourism and the Negotiation of Tradition. Read more
UH EventsHawai'i and Kapi'olani’s Abled Hawai'i Artists Festival, Manoa’s Hanauma Bay educational activities and other events. Read more
Lifetime Achievement Award
Manoa Professor Beverly Ann Deepe Keever received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Hawai‘i Chapter on July 11.
Keever, who retires in July after 29 years of teaching journalism students, spent seven years as a correspondent during the Vietnam War for Newsweek, the New York Herald Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor and the London Daily and Sunday Express.
In 2004, she published News Zero: The New York Times and The Bomb, an in-depth look at how The New York Times covered and covered up the dangers of nuclear testing. Keever co-edited U.S. News Coverage of Racial Minorities: A Sourcebook, 1934-1996 and has written numerous other articles for academic and professional publications.