Weighing GalaxiesManoa's Adam Bolton make a discovery in the relationship between galaxy mass and luminosity. Read moreDark Energy EvidenceManoa’s Istvan Szapudi, Mark Neyrinck and Benjamin Granett image dark energy in action. Read more
Astrochemistry GrantThe W.M. Keck Foundation supports research into the chemical evolution of the solar system. Read more
KudosManoa’s Maile Andrade, Matthew Craig, C Manu Kaiama, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Karen Kosasa, Geoff White and Vicky Holt Takamine and Hilo’s Robert Fox. Read more
BOR ReportPeter Quigley appointed interim vice chancellor and Hawai'i’s hospitality and tourism degree status established. Read moreMark Twain’s Early ReportingManoa’s James Caron publishes Mark Twain, Unsanctified Newspaper Reporter. Read more
UH EventsManoa’s Hawai‘i Institute for Contemporary Music, Hilo’s chocolate tasting event and more. Read more
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A Week of Contemporary Music
The Hawai'i Institute for Contemporary Music features lectures, concerts and a piano competition Aug. 4–8 at Manoa’s Architecture auditorium. The institute was developed to bring emerging composers and pianists together in a week of innovative music making, while examining issues in contemporary music. (808) 944-2977
Aug. 4—Donald Womack speaks on The State of New Art Music in America, 10 a.m.; Bichuan Li piano concert, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 5—Thomas Rosenkranz piano concert, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 6—Thomas Osborne speaks The Experience of Writing In Perpetuum, 10 a.m.; Faculty Chamber and Solo Concert, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 7—Rosencranz speaks on The Piano Music of Gyorgy Ligeti, 10 a.m.; Hyekyung Lee speaks on A View from the Piano Bench, 1:30 p.m.; HICM Competition, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 8—Takeo Kudo speaks on Performance and Improvisation, 10 a.m., HICM Participant Concert, 4 p.m.
More Events
Aug. 5—Scott Peppet gives the talk Do Lawyers Have to Lie? with excerpts from the films Liar Liar and Thank You for Smoking, Manoa, School of Law classroom 2, 6 p.m., (808) 956-6545
Aug. 6— Christopher McNally speaks on 2008 Beijing Olympics: China’s Coming-out Party, Manoa, East-West Center Art Gallery, 6 p.m., (808) 944-7783
Aug. 7—The N. H. Paul Chung Memorial Lecture features Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Ira Kasoff and Regional Director for East Asia William Zarit, Hawai‘i Prince Hotel Ballroom, 11:30 a.m., (808) 956-8041
Aug. 7—Murray Silverman and Stephanie Fried present Can Business be Responsible and Sustainable?, Manoa, School of Law classroom 2, 5:30 p.m., (808) 956-6545
Aug. 9—Master chocolatier Melanie Boudar presents a tasting tour of world-class chocolates and liquors, Hilo, Volcano Winery and Crater’s Edge Bed and Breakfast, 1 p.m., (808) 974-7642
For more events, visit the UH calendar.