Hawaii.edu
Web site Redesigned
 More than a year
in the making, the restructured and redesigned hawaii.edu Web site is
live. As a joint project of UH’s Information Technology Services
and External Affairs and University Relations, the site leverages technology,
standards compliant design and a cohesive online communication strategy
to represent the University of Hawai‘i System online.
Take a look at the Frequently
Asked Questions page about the site redesign.
As with any new undertaking, there are still wrinkles to iron out and improvements
to be made. Faculty and staff feedback is not only welcome, but crucial to success.
A feedback link from the footer of every page can be used to give your opinions.
Solar “Dark
Energy” Illuminated by UH Scientists
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Solar
corona image taken with the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.The limb of the
Sun is on the left, and the superimposed contour plot shows
the strength of the magnetic field as it was measured from
Haleakala by the IfA team using infrared light. Photo courtesy
of NASA and J. R. Kuhn and H. Lin, Institute for Astronomy. |
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UH Institute
for Astronomy scientists Haosheng
Lin, Jeff Kuhn and Roy
Coulter described, for the first time, a coronal
magnetogram—a “magnetic map” of the elusive magnetic
field in the outer atmosphere of the sun. Their results were presented
on June 3 at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Colorado.
The outer parts of the sun are controlled by magnetic fields, which extend
into space and eventually influence Earth’s space and upper atmospheric
environment, are controlled by magnetic fields. Although these fields have
been measured on the visible surface of the sun, until now, they have evaded
scientists’ attempts to observe them through the corona. The fields play
a major role in causing the variations in the amount and kinds of solar radiation
that affects the Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere and ultimately its
climate.
Read the press
release.
Hawai‘i
Improves in Child Well-Being
 UH
Manoa’s Center on the Family contributed to the 2004 KIDS
COUNT report that outlines Hawai‘i’s progress and setbacks
on 10 indicators of child well-being. The data book, which was
released on June 3 by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that
Hawai‘i ranks 20th in a state-by-state comparison on the
well-being of America’s children, an improvement from last
year’s ranking of 22. Ranking in the top five overall were
Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Iowa and Utah.
Of particular interest in this year’s report are important factors related
to the successful transition from childhood to adulthood, including data about “disconnected
youth.” These are young adults ages 18 to 24 who are not working, have
no degree beyond high school, and are not enrolled in school. An alarming 15
percent of young adults in Hawai‘i fell into this category. These approximately
15,000 “disconnected youth” face a particularly tough transition
to successful adulthood.
For more information read the press
release or go to the Annie
E. Casey Foundation Web site.
Board
of Regents Report
At its monthly meeting held on Fri., June 4 at UH Manoa, the Board of Regents
• established
an undergraduate certificate in peace studies and an interdisciplinary
graduate certificate program in disability and diversity studies
at Manoa
• entered into
lease agreements for classroom and office facilities for the University
of Hawai‘i Center, West Hawai‘i
Read
about other board actions. |
Trapasso
honored