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Mann Traded Stars for Students
Former flight attendant, entertainment manager and children's TV host Robin Mann finds greatest fulfillment in the success of her Kapi‘olani CC students. Read about this unusual sociology professor on the Kapi‘olani website.
Jingju Master Honored From left, Vice Chancellor Neal Smatresk, Chancellor Denise Konan, Shen Xiaomei, Regent Byron Bender, Elizabeth Wichmann-Walczak Madame Shen Xiaomei received UH's honorary degree of humane letters before the opening performance of this year's Jingju production, Women Generals of the Yang Family, at Kennedy Theatre. Shen opened China's traditional national theatre to the west when she agreed to train Professor of Theatre Eiizabeth Wichmann-Walczak in 1979. She has since conducted six year-long residencies for UH students preparing to perform Jingju in English, thereby contributing to the international reputation of Manoa's Asian Theatre Program. Read the news release announcing the degree.
Pharmacy Dean to Start June 1Learn more about the background of John Pezzuto, the Perdue University administrator who joins UH Hilo on June 1 as dean of the proposed College of Pharmacy. Read the feature in the February issue of Ka Lono Hanakahi.
Honors and Activities
Professor of Geology and Geophysics Brian Popp has been elected a fellow by the Geochemical Society and European Association for Geochemistry for major contributions to the field. He heads Manoa's Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratories. Mānoa Assistant Professor of American Studies Robert Perkinson is one of 17 scholars sharing more than $1 million in grant support as a 2006 Soros Justice Fellow. Perkinson is writing a history of American Punishment, focusing on the Texas prison system. Read the release. Hilo Professor of Communication Ron Gordon presented a paper on water metaphors in traditional Chinese and American thought during closing ceremonies of a conference ar Xiamen University in Fujian, China. Sociologist Thom Curtis presented two papers at the International Conference on Social Science Research in Florida. One considered Native Hawaiians' perception of violence in pursuit of sovereignty, the other examined the lives of U.S. citizens turning to jihad. Hilo Associate Professor of Physics Philippe Binder is one of seven scholars from non–PhD granting institutions to participate in Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics research programs at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
A Valentine’s Day Affair An unidentified student participates in one of the
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news about SCOOPS Manoa history and religion major Reimi Patterson won the top scholarship award from Tau Sigma National Honor Society for Transfer Students. Read the release.City Councilmember and UH adjunct faculty member Charles Djou was named lawmaker of the year by Small Business Hawai‘i.
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