
March
16–29,
2009
Honolulu
Advertiser, KGMB
More than 8,000 job-seekers crowded the grounds of Honolulu Community College
recently hoping to land one of the 120 apprenticeships available at Pearl
Harbor Naval Shipyard that will allow them to earn an associate’s degree
from Honolulu CC and learn their trade on the job.
Honolulu Advertiser
A team of Schofield Barracks soldiers, led by University of Hawaii botanist
Matt Keir, continue their reintroduction of a tree that has been declared
extinct in the wild to its native home in Makua Valley.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
A University of Hawai‘i scientist and colleagues are looking for "lightning
bolts" in data collected by a balloon flown more than 30 days over Antarctica,
which would provide evidence of ultrahigh-energy neutrinos and give them
clues to the origin of the universe.
Pacific Business News
A nominee for Pacific Business News’ CFO of the Year, University of
Hawaii Vice President of Budget and Finance and Chief Financial Office Howard
Todo is recognized for bringing vision, organization and stability to UH’s
financial management.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, KHNL, The
Maui News
A study by University of Hawai‘i doctoral candidate Jennifer Schultz
of monk seal tissue collected by National Marine Fisheries Service field
researchers shows that Hawaiian monk seals lack genetic diversity, which
increases the risk that an epidemic could hurt the population.
The Maui News
Beginning as a visitor industry work force training center 20 years ago,
Maui Community College’s Vital Innovative Training & Economic Development
Center has broadened its reach to provide an array of continuing education
and training programs based on the community’s needs.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The 59 seniors at the John A. Burns School of Medicine recently gathered
for the nation’s annual “Match Day,” where senior medical
students open their envelopes at the same time and learn where they will
go for their residencies.
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
A futuristic model moon base built by members of the Lego Enthusiasts Association
of Hawai‘i will be a new attraction amongst various other activities
at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy's annual
open house on Sunday, April 5.
Marianas
Variety, Pacific
Daily News
Through a pre-pharmacy memorandum of understanding signed by the University
of Guam (UOG) and the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, UOG students can
now transfer up to 70 credits to UH Hilo for entrance into their pre-pharmacy
program.
Honolulu Advertiser
College-bound students and job seekers will have opportunities to meet more
than 40 employers and college representatives at Windward Community College
on April 14 at its 2009 College and Career Fair.
The Maui News
The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Maui Community
College recently with a place on the President's Higher Education Community
Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America's
communities.
Pacific Business News
Hawai‘i may see its largest job loss in more than 50 years in 2009
as the recession lasts a year longer than previously forecast, according
to a report released recently by the University of Hawai‘i Economic
Research Organization.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
At a recent workshop sponsored by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s
Outreach College, Olomana Gardens owner Glenn Martinez demonstrated how to
make worm-cast tea, a concoction full of minerals and nutrients for plants.
Honolulu
Advertiser, Pacific Business News
The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents has approved Reed Dasenbrock as
the new vice chancellor for academic affairs at UH Mānoa, where he will serve
as the top academic officer and as deputy to the chancellor.
Honolulu Advertiser
Gov. Linda Lingle has released $2.5 million to design a Pacific Regional
Biosafety Laboratory near the Biosciences Research Building at the University
of Hawai‘i at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine in Kaka‘ako,
with construction currently scheduled to begin in November 2010 and be completed
in June 2012.
Big
Island Video News, KPUA
The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo played host recently to a joint
U.S.-China delegation of leading scientists and technical experts on renewable
energy from the National Academies of Science and Engineering in both countries.
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