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	News Release Archive 1999
Communications Director Cheryl Ernst Tel: (808) 956-5941 Fax: (808) 956-3441 ernst@hawaii.edu	December 1999 Student satisfaction with student services increases from 1990 to 1999 12/21 Fall Commencement Exercises scheduled 12/15 Evidence of Bacterial Life Found in Deepest-Yet Antarctic Ice-Core 12/15 Summer 2000 at Peking University offered 12/13 UH college of education offers new master's program 12/10 Representative Chang to deliver keynote address at UH Hilo fall commencement 12/9 Rare Hawksbill turtle rescued at Punaluu 12/6 UH Tuition Proposal Circulated for Comment, Modest Increases Continued for Five-Year Period; Final Schedule Subject to Regents Approval Next Year 12/1 November 1999 A&E special featuring UH Manoa professor to air Jan. 18, 2000 11/29 Pulitzer Prize-winning author to discuss conservation biology in Distinguished Lecture Series 11/29 World AIDS Day promotes awareness on UHM campus 11/29 UH Theatre and Dance chairwoman receives Chinese award for promotion of Beijing opera 11/24 Three students receive awards for undergraduate research 11/24 Psychology professor featured in A&E special on love 11/24 "High Tech Hawai'i" looks at Y2K readiness 11/23 New Endowed Chair Established, Permanent Business Dean Appointed 11/19 Medical marijuana expert to speak at Law School 11/19 UH School of Nursing dean appointed to National Advisory Council for Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health 11/12 UHM Co-op Program Congratulates Sulijoadikusumo and Chang 11/8 UHM Health Services sponsors "Great American Smokeout" 11/4 October 1999 Sloan Foundation grants University of Hawai'i $405 thousand to develop on-line degree programs 10/28 New Indonesian leaders have UH degrees 10/26 UH professor to attend unique gathering of international community leaders 10/26 NASA ranks Hawai'i Space Grant Consortium third 10/25 Gates Foundation offers minority scholarships to 1,000 students each year 10/25 Regents name Clark Executive Director, Extend University Relations 10/22 Regents approve supplemental and capital budget requests 10/22 Medicine Dean Edwin Cadman named interim dean of public health 10/22 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty monitoring station to be installed in Kona 10/19 UHM and Oregon Research Institute collaborating on $1 million grant 10/15 $1 million UHM-based program enters second year 10/15 Victim of ovarian cancer donates $469,054 to Cancer Research Center of Hawaii 10/14 National Science Foundation awards Center for Conservation and Research Training $472,000 for first year of collaboration project with K-12 teachers 10/11 SSFM offers College of Engineering scholarships 10/7 UH researcher receives national medal for Antarctic service 10/5 Two professors give different views on China 10/6 Seminar in the Center for Chinese studies focuses on "Exemplary Sodomites: Chivalry, Friendship and Love in the Late Ming Culture" 10/6 Aspect Technology Fund provides grants to enterprising students in the field of technology 10/5 Uncovering the Role of Water Vapor in Climate Change 10/5 UHM professors partner with DOE specialists on project to improve Hawai'i schools 10/4 UHM researcher receives 1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring 10/4 Albert Wendt to be keynote speaker at Pacific Islands Studies Conference 10/4 September 1999 UH helps Convention Center land Microscopy and Microanalysis meeting 9/27 UHM Professor Wins National Teaching Award 9/28 Specialists to speak at seminar on contemporary China Sept 29, 9/28 October Events, Story Ideas, Photo Opportunities 9/28 Statement by Alan Teramura, University of Hawai`i Senior Vice President for Research 9/24 Lineup announced for 1999-2000 Distinguished Lecture Series 9/17 Y2K workshops for faculty, staff and students explain impact on desktop computers 9/16 UH RainBowTique 1st Anniversary at Victoria Ward Centre-Catch It! Homecoming '99 9/15 Rutgers biologist Robert Trivers leads off UH Distinguished Lecture Series for 1999-2000 9/15 Buddhist Scholar Presents Latest Research 9/14 UH Manoa student Kehau Cachola-Abad receives firstAmerican Anthropological Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship UH professors, staff and students honored at convocation 9/9 September Events and Story Ideas 9/2 August 1999 Third Annual Hawai'i Fall Celebration of Writers 8/26 UH Meteorologist to address Chapman Conference on Water Vapor 8/26 Kate Xiao Zhou leads seminar on "Civil Rights Movement in China" 8/26 WebNet 99 offers special opportunities for Hawai'i businesses, teachers and students 8/25 Civil engineering professor expands traffic webcam coverage on O'ahu 8/25 Up to 14 UHM students of the arts eligible for cash awards 8/25 UH Manoa professor first recipient of new visiting chair in Geology and Geophysics 8/24 High Tech Hawai'i looks at ThinkQuest in Hawai'i 8/23 UH College of Ed gets $50,000 grant from Hearst Foundation 8/19 Back to school 8/19 UH mathematics professors receive distinguished writing award 8/13 19 cadets from Hawaii complete 1999 Army ROTC advanced camp 8/13 UH Manoa again figures prominently in Black Issues Top 100 8/10 UHM School of Nursing Awarded Federal Advanced Nursing Education Grant for PhD in Nursing Program 8/10 Commencement tips 8/10 Commencement 8/10 Noted mediator to speak at UH conference, Aug. 28 8/6 Public Health Task Force Sets Open Forum Date Testimony Invited for Monday, August 16 8/6 Saturday conference will examine "gerontechnology" using technology to enhance living for seniors 8/4 UH Research Funding for 199899 Sets Another Record 8/4 UHM professor wins 1999 Young Investigator Program competition 8/3 Task Force on Public Health Membership Update 8/3 July 1999 August events at UH campuses 7/30 UH Names Members of Task Force on Public Health 7/29 Hawai'i Transportation Engineers elect Papacostas 7/19 UH professor wins highest award bestowed by the Society for the Study of Reproduction 7/19 Morton and Omiya, UH nominees for state service awards 7/19 Yale Executive to Head University of Hawai'i Medical School 7/16 UH Regents terminate program, celebrate record research year 7/16 Purdue Civil Engineer Named Dean at University of Hawai'i 7/16 UHM Architecture students win 1999 Walt Disney Imagineering University Design Competition 7/15 Honolulu will host 13th Annual Conference on Counseling and Treating People of Colour Nov. 6-10 7/15 International Microwave Symposium to be Held in Honolulu 7/14 University of Hawai'i Researcher Finds a New Form of Pure Carbon in a Mexican Meteorite 7/14 UH Regents salute retiring Major General Calvin Lau 7/13 Art Rutledge Endowment in Labor Studies Established at University of Hawai'iWest O'ahu 7/12 University of Hawai'i at Manoa Receives Full Accreditation 7/7 Ford Foundation approves UH proposal for second stage of Moving Cultures project 7/6 UH events in July 7/1 NASA taps UH astronomer David Tholen for asteroid mission 7/1 June 1999 Firm becomes first Hawai'i industry partner in MarBEC 6/30 Tehranian receives Honorary Doctorate 6/28 UH Army ROTC solicits items for aloha care packages to be sent to cadets at camp 6/25 UH Manoa Accreditation Reaffirmed 6/24 UH Institutes Innovative Performance Incentive Based Salary Increases For Executive/Managerial Employees 6/21 June 18, 1999 Board of Regents Meeting Notes of Interest 6/21 Papacostas honored with Hawai'i Council of Engineering Societies Executive Council Award 6/19 Albert Wendt named Andrews Prof in Asian and Pacific Studies 6/18 UH Outreach College receives WESTAF awards 6/17 Statement from Dean 0. Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Regarding the School of Public Health 6/17 Patrick K. Takahashi receives 1999 Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award 6/10 University of Hawaii at Manoa Chosen to Take Part in National Health Study to Begin in the Fall 6/8 MAKING COMPUTERS 'FRIENDLIER': Office of Naval Research doubles UH grant 6/3 Concerning the University of Hawaii School of Public Health 6/2 Harada receives school library research grant 6/2 May 1999 June TIPS: Concerts, conferences, online chats featured this summer 5/28 UH social scientists direct state parole study 5/26 GIRES Prize for best published research awarded to two UH Professors 5/24 Awards for Community Service: Martin and Boylan 5/18 New Way To Modify Mammalian Genes: Honolulu Transgenesis 5/14 LCC Business Conference Prepares For The Future 5/19 UH student, alumna win archaeology scholarships 5/18 Commencement features, interview and photo opportunities 5/12 Three Watumull Scholars named 5/11 Nobel Peace Prize laureate José Ramos-Horta will speak at UH 5/10 UH ceremonies will honor spring grads this week 5/10 Sun Microsystems awards high-end server to ICS Research Group at UH 5/4 UH professor appointed to Board of Directors of Hawai'i Strategic Development Corporation 5/4 Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono will present Army ROTC awards at the Governor's Day Award Ceremony 5/4 The Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project Passes a Major Milestone 5/4 April 1999 May events mark school year's end, summer's start 4/30 "High Tech Hawai'i" looks at Electronic Commerce and Banking in Hawai'i Wednesday, May 5, 8-9 p.m. 4/29 Dean Cornelia Moore will retire August 31 4/29 UH Medical Student Wins Philippine Research Award 4/29 Laurance Higgs will discuss human habitation of the Moon 4/28 Elder Law Clinic helps protect you and your money 4/26 Call-in program on Kosovo scheduled 4/26 UH Student Named as Finalist in Prestigious National Scholarship Competition 4/26 UH Research Funding on Pace for Another Record year 4/26 ARCS Awards for 1999 announced 4/24 UH Eliminates Agriculture Institute in Streamlining Move 4/23 Hilo's William Pearman Named to Head UH West O'ahu 4/23 UH Regents Approve Forest Service as UH Hilo Tenant 4/23 Kaimuki and Radford Teachers Win Contest on Korean Experiences 4/22 UH Sea Grant Extension Service Director Bruce Miller is among three honored as environmental heroes 4/22 Kosovo teach-in planned 4/21 Center for Chinese Studies holds joint seminar 4/19 Center for Chinese Studies presents Ted Yao philosophy seminar 4/19 Soil Scientist Honored as CTAHR Outstanding Alumnus Tonight 4/16 Collaboratory Exhibit Celebrates Cultures and Traditions 4/16 SHAPS prof receives Guggenheim Fellowship 4/16 UH prof wins nation's highest book award for French literature 4/16 UH Researchers Find Unexpected Feature in Plankton Nervous System 4/14 UH Professor Wesley Peterson receives Japan Prize April 28 4/13 UH Announces 1999 Distinguished Alumni Awards, Recipients to be Honored at Dinner May 26 4/13 "Aesthetics, Politics, and Society in Contemporary South Asia" 4/12 Y2K expert Edward Yourdon will speak at UH Hilo and Manoa 4/11 Prof. Chang offers seminar on Honolulu's Chinese community 4/9 Mike Wilton, University of Hawai'i's men's volleyball coach, and his players are supporting the Hawai'i Foodbank drive. 4/9 Prof. Loden offers seminar on Chinese philosophy 4/9 UH Army ROTC trains at Schofield Barracks April 15-18 4/9 UH Manoa Honors Program students will report on their research 4/8 Third International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture Australian Architect Gregory Burgess to receive $25,000 Kenneth F. Brown Design Award 4/7 Three Aspect Technology Fund grants presented at UH 4/7 "High Tech Hawai'i" Looks at Y2K in Hawai'i Wednesday, April 7, 8-9 p.m. 4/6 First Aspect Technology Scholarship winners to be announced Wednesday 4/6 Third International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture Honors Ken Yeang as Distinguished Architectural Scholar 4/6 UH ROTC instructors will be honored by Honolulu mayor for rescue effort 4/6 Army ROTC will honor Kosovo POWs on campus Tuesday morning 4/5 March 1999 Prof. Shi offers seminar on tradition and modernity in Beijing 3/31 Private Gifts Restore Tennis to Leeward Community College 3/30 International Symposium will honor distinguished achievements of Hawai'i architects Elmer E. Botsai and Joseph G. Farrell 3/30 IN MEMORY Noel Kefford, Former CTAHR Dean 3/29 UH Scientists Part of International Effort in the Indian Ocean to Measure Effects of Pollution on Climate 3/29 Art exhibit, plant sale, international festival, Pidgin conference, Big Isle science and a feast of music and theater planned for April 3/25 Fulbright-Hays grants to UH Center for Southeast Asian Studies 3/25 Activist Dick Gregory will speak at UH Tuesday, March 30 3/23 Rhee Joins the University of Hawai'i in Luke Professorship 3/19 Noted Physician-Scientist Named to Head UH Cancer Center 3/19 UH receives milestone grant for advanced Internet services 3/15 The Global Observation Information Network, whose goal is to bring together science and technology in support of the goal of protecting the global environment, will meet 3/12 Visiting scholar Tatemo Masami offers Chinese philosophy seminar 3/12 UH Spearheads $12 Million Drilling Project to Explore a Million Years of Big Island Volcanic History 3/12 UH Chemistry Professor Named National Success Story 3/11 Patsy Sumie Award for Fiction Offers $1,000 for Best Hawaii Story by UH Student 3/10 U.H. Center on Aging Receives Grant to Improve EndofLife Care 3/9 $5,000 Awards Will Honor Two UH System Faculty Members for Volunteer Service to the Community 3/5 Clinton Honors UH Scientist for Conservation Career 3/4 Donna Howard to Depart UH Foundation 3/1 "High Tech Hawai'i" reviews Information Technology at the 1999 Legislature, Wednesday, March 3, 8-9 p.m. 3/1 UH Schedules Hearings on Tuition Waivers for Hawaiians 3/1 Contemporary Stories from Korea to Be Read on UH-Manoa Campus 3/1 February 1999 UH plans celebration of humor, art exhibits, lectures, open houses, Maui groundbreaking, seminars, more for March 2/25 UH Client Counseling Moot Court Team Advances to the Nationals Again 2/25 UH Hosts 10th Annual Hawai'i Physics Olympics and International Bridge Building Competition Feb. 27 2/25 Visiting scholar Allen Chun will lecture March 3 2/23 UH law school wins National Environmental Moot Court Competition 2/22 Joan Johnson-Freese will speak on "The Importance of Engaging China" 2/22 University of Hawai'i Adopts Professional Architecture Doctorate 2/19 UH Regents Grant Hawaiian Language College a Hawaiian Name and Rename Education Doctorate 2/19 UH field school takes would-be archaeologists to Fiji this summer 2/18 Outreach College dedicates John Young Museum Feb. 24 2/17 Indiana University Professor Jan Nattier leads Indian Buddhism seminar 2/12 Abstract deadline for Pacific Islands conference, May 1 2/11 UH International Law Moot Court Team Wins Again 2/10 "Jailing Chinese Democrats" seminar set for Feb. 10 2/8 5th International Symposium on Societies and Economies in East Asia concludes at UH 2/5 Educator James Banks to lecture at UH Manoa 2/4 UH Teacher Training Meets National Standards 2/4 UHM student employees to be honored at awards luncheon 2/3 "Take Charge of Your Money!" television series 2/1 Fifth International Symposium on Societies and Economies in East Asia 2/1 January 1999 Jungian analyst Sachiko Taki Reece to speak at UH 1/26 Educator James Banks to lecture at UH Manoa, Feb. 4 1/26 UH plans art and photography exhibits, workforce development conference, maritime archaeology symposium, music, dance, films, lectures and more for February 1/22 An informal meeting about the 1999 World Indigenous People's Conference on Education 1/20 OHA Trustee Mililani Trask, President of 'Ilio'ulaokalani and Kumu Hula Vicky Takamine, Kumu Hula Pua Kanaka'ole Kanahele and Hawaiian Studies Major Pi'ilani Smith 1/19 Hawai'i chosen to host 1999 WIPCE in Hilo; Early registration and proposal deadline, Jan. 31 1/19 2008 Archive 2007 Archive 2006 Archive 2005 Archive 2004 Archive 2003 Archive 2002 Archive 2001 Archive 2000 Archive 1999 Archive 1998 Archive 1997 Archive Photo Services Page