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UH
Astronomers Discover Jupiter Satellites
 Eight
new satellites orbiting Jupiter were discovered in early February by Scott
S. Sheppard and David
C. Jewitt from the UH Institute
for Astronomy and Jan Kleyna of Cambridge University. This brings the total
of known Jupiter satellites to 48.
The satellites were found using the world’s two largest digital cameras
atop Mauna Kea. Both telescopes and their imaging cameras represent the latest
technology has to offer. The International Astronomical Union formally announced
the first seven satellites on March 4 while the eighth was announced on March
5. Read more about the discvoery on the project Web
site or
the Honolulu
Advertiser story.
License
Agreement Signed with Hong Kong Company
The Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development (OTTED) signed
a technology license agreement with I-PHA BioPolymers Ltd. of Hong Kong for
a biopolymer production technology developed by Jian
Yu of UHM Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering. The
technology, which is patented by UH, uses fermentation as its technical platform
to convert organic waste materials into environmentally friendly bioplastics
and organic fertilizers.
"I am grateful for I-PHA Biopolymer’s willingness to make an investment
in a technology that can truly make a difference in our lives," said Richard
Cox, director of OTTED. "By helping commercialize this technology,
I-PHA BioPolymers will be helping to tackle one of those thorny problems that
confront virtually every country on earth—solid waste management and overflowing
landfills—and that will be a benefit to us all, truly a benefit to society."
For more information, read the press
release or the Honolulu
magazine article on Yu.
Panel Discussion
Held on North Korea
The UH Manoa Center for Korean Studies held "Briefing on the Korean Peninsula"
on March 5. A panel of four scholars and community resource people provided
an analysis of what is happening on the Korean peninsula. Topics that were covered
included the recent election and inauguration of President Roh Muhyun, the nuclear
issue in North Korea and the relations between the United States and North Korea.
The panel was moderated by Edward Schultz, director of the Center for Korean
Studies, and cosponsored by the UHM Globalization Research Center.
Alexander Vovin, professor of East Asian language and literature; Duk Hee
Lee Murabayashi, community liaison; Edward Shultz, director of the Center for
Korean Studies; Yon-ho Choe, professor emeritus of history and Barry Gills,
director of the Globalization Research Center, UH Manoa
UH Partners with
Local Agencies to Support Community Service Organizations
UH’s Center on the Family has joined forces with the Hawai‘i Community
Foundation and Hawaiian Islands Ministries to form Compassion Capital–Hawai‘i
Moving Forward—a partnership to improve the skills and performance of faith-based
and community-based organizations as they meet the needs of low income and under-resourced
people in Hawai‘i. Over the next three years, grant funds, training workshops,
technical assistance, and organizational development will be made available
to faith and community-based organizations.
"Our project recognizes the important services that faith and community
based organizations are presently offering to the most vulnerable members of
our community," said Sylvia Yuen, director
of Center on the Family. "We’re pleased to be able to support that
work through technical assistance and grants, which will strengthen the organizations’
capacity to serve," Read
more.
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