Plant scientist honored for life work

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Professor Harry Yamamoto received the American Society of Plant Biologists’ Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award, the international organization's oldest award. Yamamoto was recognized for life-long and outstanding contributions to plant biology. He discovered the mechanism plants use to protect themselves from excess light, laying the foundation for investigations of xanthophylls and ecophysiology research. Yamamoto founded Manoa's Department of Plant Molecular Physiology.

WICHE marks 50th anniversary

Participating in a recent celebration of the half-centennial of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education were, from left, Ray Ono, former Chancellor Richard Kosaki, former Regent Clyde Kodani, Pat Saiki, WICHE Executive Director David Longanecker, and Vice President for Student Affairs Doris Ching. Kosaki initiated UH involvement in 15-state consortium. Ono, Kodani and Saiki are former and Ching a current commissioner. WICHE exchange programs allow students to pursue undergraduate programs and graduate training not offered in their home state institutions at rates below the usual non-resident tuition. Nearly 1,500 undergraduates saved more than $9 million in 2002-03. About 700 professionals working in Hawai‘i have earned advanced degrees at mainland institutions through WICHE.

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2003 graduate Aaron Ohta is the second Manoa student in three years to receive the Outstanding Electrical Engineering Student Award from the Eta Kappa Nu nbational honorar society.

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