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23
Percent Increase in
Manoa Fall Applications
 The
number of applications for new and transferring students to enroll at Manoa
next semester has increased significantly, and so have the numbers of students
who have accepted offers of admission.
By the June 3 application deadline nearly 9,200 first-time and transfer students
had applied for admission, compared with approximately 7,400 at the same time
last year—an increase of 23 percent. Also as of the application deadline,
3,051 students had accepted offers of admission and paid a deposit on their
tuition, compared with 2,853 last year—an increase of 6.9 percent.
“Naturally we’re delighted with this increased interest in UH Manoa,”
said Interim Chancellor Deane Neubauer. “We’re seeing the results
of more aggressive student recruitment, and a recognition among Hawai‘i’s
high school graduates that UH offers top quality at an affordable price.”
Water Discovered on Mars
UH researchers are part of an international team that announced the discovery
of water on Mars. Jeffrey Taylor, planetary scientist with the Hawai‘i
Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, and incoming UH Manoa Chancellor Peter
Englert are part of that history-making team. Their findings were reported in
the May 31 issue of the journal Science.
“The amount of water is surprisingly large, even in the upper meter,”
Taylor says. It indicates that there is a chance that life evolved on Mars.
But the excitement goes beyond that as the presence of water “tells us
about the potential for future life because it provides an essential resource
for humans living on Mars,” says Taylor. “This discovery may be an
important step in the human settlement of Mars.” Full
story
Waikiki Aquarium Unveils
Renovated Gallery
 The
Waikiki Aquarium opened
their renovated gallery, South Pacific Marine Life Communities, which
highlights a variety of reef fish, living corals and invertebrates of the diverse
South Pacific habitats. Among the fascinating sea creatures in the new exhibits:
archerfish that spit water to catch bugs, carpet sea anemones a yard wide, sea
jellies so clear you can see what they’ve been eating and a unique collection
of stunning corals.
The coral reefs of the South and West Pacific Ocean contain the greatest diversity
of marine life on earth and the Waikiki Aquarium is one of the few aquariums
in the world to display some of these amazing animals and plants.
“This important re-visioning of one of our most popular galleries features
a diversity of wondrous, and often critically threatened, ecosystems,”
says Dr. Cindy Hunter, interim director.
A.C. Carter Honored
Former UH Manoa men’s basketball standout A.C. Carter was honored at a
press conference and reception on June 10. He donated $100,000 to establish
the A.C. Carter Endowed Scholarship Fund to support men’s basketball scholarships.
Carter, a member of the Miami Heat, is in town to help with the UH Men’s
Basketball Summer Camp.
"A.C. Carter is setting an example for UH’s young alumni. One could
look at his success and think that for him it’s easy to make a difference.
But this gift shows that he knows that without his time at UH, he would not
have had the opportunities he did—and that’s true of every alumnus.
A.C. worked hard to make the most of those opportunities, and his gift will
ensure others can have the same chance," says Betsy Sloane, president of
the UH Foundation.
UHWO
Graduate Awarded National Scholarship
The Society for American Archaeology has awarded a Deona “Nona” Naboa,
a University of Hawai’i–West O’ahu graduate, a grant from the
National Science Foundation. It is one of only four given each year.
Naboa graduated this past spring with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences,
specializing in anthropology. With her degree and grant in hand, Naboa heads
to Rapa Nui to participate in an archaeological field school.
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