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February
2003
Seeing—and
studying—the world
Honolulu
Advertiser
More and more students are taking advantage of study abroad programs at some
point during their UH careers.
Finalists in dean search will visit UH Manoa
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Three scholar/administrators have been selected as finalists in the search for
a permanent dean at the UH Manoa School of Travel Industry Management.
UH concept vehicles may work in space and
at sea
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
Robotic vehicles developed at the UH Manoa mechanical engineering program have
attracted the attention of NASA and the Navy.
Business
college dean gets new assignment
Honolulu
Advertiser
The university Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Manoa business
college dean David McClain to be UH system Vice President for Research on an
interim basis.
UH Manoa faculty and staff get bus pass incentive
Honolulu
Advertiser
A pilot program through the end of the year will offer transportation alternatives
that might take more than 400 vehicles off the road during Honolulu's morning
and afternoon commute hours.
Legislators
ponder university’s future
The current session of the legislature continues through
early May, but already some positions taken by lawmakers offer a look at the
university's future. The Honolulu Star Bulletin reports on discussion of nursing
education, a critical need for the state, and a supporting
editorial offers comment. Lawmakers also continue to discuss varying degrees
of autonomy
for UH.
Kamaka ‘ukulele uses UH expertise to
modernize
Pacific
Business News
Innovative Solutions, a program of Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and
Human Resources, extends the university's reach into a non-typical island business.
UH Manoa athletics under the microscope
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Six months on the job, and “new” UH Manoa athletic director Herman
Frazier maintains a break-neck pace in targeting his department and Manoa’s
student athletes toward new levels of accomplishment.
Honoring our graduates
The university of Hawai‘i is honoring alumni who have distinguished themselves
in different ways over the years. At UH Hilo, honors are planned to recognize
graduates from that campus, as reported in the Hawai‘i
Tribune-Herald.
In Honolulu last week, graduates who distinguished themselves as student athletes
while they were at UH Manoa were inducted into the Sports Circle of Honor. Their
stories are retold in the Honolulu
Advertiser and Honolulu
Star Bulletin.
Wrestling with Mauna Kea development
A series of hearings began last week to debate the issues surrounding a UH request
for a permit on behalf of NASA to build additional telescope facilities atop
Mauna Kea, while addressing the cultural concerns of Native Hawaiians and issues
raised by environmentalists. Read about this in the Honolulu
Advertiser, and a related commentary
by a UH astronomer.
Focusing on film and digital art
Hawaii
Business Magazine
The co-director for the new Cinematic and Digital Arts program at UH Manoa says
this is much more than just a film school.
New programs highlighted
The William S.
Richardson School of Law begins a new program to train foreign law professionals;
the College
of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the John A. Burns School of
Medicine cooperate on a new study to treat a common skin ailment; the UH
Cancer Research Center receives a federal appropriation, thanks to the late
US Representative Patsy Mink.
Frazier will lead US to 2004 Olympics
Honolulu
Advertiser
It had been rumored earlier—and now it’s confirmed. UH Manoa athletic
director Herman Frazier will be Chef de Mission for the US Olympic team in Athens.
Campus
cleanup underway at UHM
Honolulu
Advertiser
Years of stretched budgets for repair and maintenance have taken their toll
on the physical appearance of UH campuses. A UH Manoa community has taken the
initiative to spruce up their immediate environment as part of a Campus Care
program.
UH alum elected to head World Health Organization
Honolulu Star Bulletin
Jong-wook Lee received his Master of Public Health Degree in 1981, and will
be the first South Korean to head a UN agency.
Hawai‘i
and UH lose a living treasure
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Hawai‘i memorializes the first director of Hawaiian studies at UH and a
longtime faculty member who taught Hawaiian language and geography classes.
Windward CC opens new plant lab
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
The newest addition to the Kane‘ohe campus is a Plant Biotechnology Lab
that will allow students to do DNA sequencing.
Legislators call for support for UH West
O‘ahu
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Some lawmakers are upset with the governor’s decision to drop the university’s
funding request for UH West O‘ahu from next year’s construction budget.
UH Manoa chancellor profiled
Pacific
Magazine
New UH Manoa chancellor Peter Englert thinks of himself as a person of the Pacific.
Here’s a profile from Pacific Magazine.
UH Day at the Capitol puts the system in
the spotlight
The Garden Island
All ten campuses of the UH system were on display for legislators at the Capitol
last week. Here‚s a report on Kaua‘i CC’s effort.
UH expertise highlighted
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
UH nutritionist Alan Titchenal writes regularly for the Star Bulletin. He has
begun a series of columns that will highlight food and nutrition expertise in
the state, much of which is at UH.
Korean language expertise at UH earns grant
support
Honolulu
Advertiser
A $1 million grant from the Department of Defense will enhance the language
studies program in support of national security.
Reaffirming a commitment to affirmative action
– UH style
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
With the University of Michigan’s affirmative action program under challenge
in the courts, here’s a look at how the University of Hawai‘i handles
the issue of underrepresented minorities.
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