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
In Memoriam
Terence A. Rogers, former dean of Manoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine, passed away July 16 at the age of 83.
Arriving in Hawai'i in 1964, Rogers was crucially involved in the establishment of the Pacific Biomedical Research Center, the precursor of JABSOM. His concerns for the under represented led to the beginnings of the Imi Ho'ola Program which saw the numbers of Hawaiian, Filipino, Micronesian and Samoan graduates increase.
In 1972 he astutely observed that there were less than 10 licensed Hawaiian physicians in the State of Hawai'i. As a direct result of his efforts, today, there are well more than 300 Native Hawaiians in medicine, the vast majority of them having graduated from JABSOM.