May 1, 2006

Chinese Library Connection

Fom left, Diane Perushek, Yan Xiangdong, Zhan Furui, Wang Dongbo, K. T. Yao, Zhang Yan

University Librarian Diane Perushk and China specialist Librarian K. T. Yao recently welcomed a delegation from the National Library of China headed by Director Zhan Furui to the Manoa campus.

The visitors announced that Hamilton Library will be one of 100 libraries worldwide that will receive 100 books a year as participants in the Chinese library's Windows on China Program. The visit also marked continued commitment to a six-year-old staff exchange program between the two libraries. Read the news release.

Karl Elected to National Academy of Sciences

David M. Karl

David M. Karl from Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

"Dr. Karl's research on microorganisms in the ocean has vastly increased the world's realization of just how vital the seas are to the health of our planet," says SOEST Interim Dean Klaus Keil.

Other honors Karl received in recent years include the Henry Bryant Bigelow Award in Oceanography, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecturer of Louisiana State University and the David Packard Medal. Read more about him.

Korean Filmmakers Lab Developed

To encourage emerging Korean American filmmakers to bring their stories to the screen, Manoa’s Academy for Creative Media and the Korean Film Council launched the inaugural KOFIC Filmmakers Development Lab. The lab will be held in Hawai‘i in early September.

Selected participants will be paired with industry mentors from both Korea and the United States, in an intensive week-long retreat. The goal of the lab is to enable participants to develop a high quality script that could be presented to financiers and production companies in both countries. Read more.

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