BOR
October Report
At their monthly meeting
held on Fri., Oct. 17 at UH Hilo, the Board of Regents
• authorized
the establishment of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health as
part of the UHM John A. Burns School of Medicine
• established
the College of Business and Economics at UH Hilo
• approved
a supplemental budget for fiscal year 2004–2005
Read
about other board actions.
NOAA Awards $8.6 Million to JIMAR
The Joint
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research was recently
awarded more than $8.6 million in funding from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. The funding will go towards 30
different research projects currently being conducted by both JIMAR
and NOAA scientists. Projects include protected species investigations
such as its Hawaiian monk seal program, coastal research including
its Northwest Hawaiian Islands marine debris program and climate
research conducted through the UH Sea Level Center and the Pacific
ENSO Center. Read
the press release.
College
of Education Grant Aids Children with Disabilities
The
UHM College of Education’s Center
on Disability Studies was awarded a $800,000 grant from the U.S. Office
of Special Education Programs to fund Project TACT—Teaching All Children
Together. Research has shown that children with disabilities in Hawai‘i
spend a smaller percentage of their school day in regular classrooms as compared
to those in any other state. Hoping to reverse this statistic, Project TACT
will train 75 pre-service and in-service personnel, who are at the post-bachelor
and master’s levels, on the processes of educating children with high
incidence disabilities using the general education curriculum in general education
classrooms. Read
more about it.
Manoa
Launches Power Campaign
 UH
Manoa launches a You’ve Got the Power! campus energy-conservation
campaign on Wed., Oct. 29, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at the Campus
Center Courtyard. October is national Energy Awareness Month and
the aim
of the campaign is to raise awareness and encourage the UHM community
to reduce its approximately $1 million monthly electricity bill.
Stickers suggesting turning off lights and closing doors to keep
in cooled air will be given out. The kick-off includes energy-related
displays and entertainment by John Cruz. Read
more about the campaign.
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