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May
2003
For
the love of the game
Honolulu
Advertiser
It’s all about baseball if you grew up in St. Lois, Mo. UH poet and
professor Joe Stanton explains how the game lends itself to poetry.
Engineering
student of the year!
Honolulu
Advertiser
A UH Manoa College of Engineering student won top honors nationally for his
outstanding work in nanotechnology.
Teaching excellence recognized
Hawai`i
Tribune-Herald
Longtime UH Hilo professor Don Hammes received high praise from students and
colleagues who nominated him for recognition by the UH Board of Regents.
Outstanding Service Awards for UH
Manoa employees
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
Two Big Island employees of the UH Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture
and Human Resources are selected for the Chancellor’s awards for outstanding
service.
Prestigious
research award for UH astronomer
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
The Institute for Astronomy’s J. Patrick Henry is this year’s recipient
of the Humboldt Research Award.
Ever
seen a sunburned fish?
Honolulu
Advertiser
Grad student and researcher Jill Zamzow has discovered a possible reason
why
fish don’t get sunburned.
UH lunch hours inspired him
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
An enterprising UH alum says his co-workers’ preoccupation with
looking for a place to get lunch led him to create a unique Web resource.
UH
Library posts historic documents
Honolulu
Advertiser
Archivists at Hamilton Library have created a new online historical document
resource for scholars that offers a behind-the-scenes look at Hawai‘i’s
annexation to the U.S.
Institute for Astronomy developing
asteroid tracker
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
UH proposes to deploy an array of four small telescopes to scan a quarter of
the sky in one night, looking for, among other things, “rogue” asteroids.
UH West O‘ahu graduates
ten in new certificate program
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
The first graduates in a program for addiction studies are now better prepared
to meet many state requirements for certification as substance abuse counselors.
UH
scientist garners more honors
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Manoa scientist Klaus Keil—who already has a minor planet and an extraterrestrial
mineral named after him—will receive an honorary degree from New Mexico.
UH
Foundation having a successful year
Honolulu
Advertiser
The University of Hawai‘i Foundation has raised more than $20 million so
far this year and is now working to develop the UH alumni base as a significant
resource.
Board
receives update on creative media program
The Board of Regents heard a presentation
from Chris Lee—co-director for the UH Cinematic and Digital Arts Program—and
his thoughts about a system wide Center for Creative Media involving several
campuses. The complete text of his remarks was published in the Honolulu
Advertiser.
Windward
CC proposes new degree program
A new two-year
degree in ocean safety and recreation is being proposed for the Windward
Community College campus—working closely with water safety officials at
the City and County of Honolulu. The proposal has received editorial support
from the Honolulu
Advertiser.
Energy
savings, energy research
The Honolulu Star
Bulletin reports on energy saving successes at UH Hilo, while the Advertiser’s science
writer reports on UH Manoa research on an energy source for the future.
UH
Classes of 2003 move on
The University of Hawai‘i celebrated graduates at all of its campuses
last weekend. At Maui Community College,
the attention was on the two valedictorians. More than 200 graduates jammed
the stage at Kaua‘i
Community College. And AOL Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons drew a
large crowd to the Manoa campus.
Hollywood director
on board for the UH media program
Honolulu
Advertiser
The man behind the X-Men 2 blockbuster movie has become an adviser to the UH
cinematic and digital arts program.
Getting the jump on college
Honolulu
Advertiser
Honolulu CC opens its doors to youngsters who aim high as part of the Running
Star program at O‘ahu high schools.
Federal grant program will benefit
the UH system
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH research programs get a shot in the arm from the National Science Foundation.
Honors for UH scientists
A UH Manoa researcher has been designated a 2003
Young Investigator by the Office of Naval Research, and the Achievement Rewards
for College Scientists (ARCS) named their award
winners from UH science and engineering classes.
UH Manoa college town plan moving forward
Honolulu
Advertiser
A planning effort involving UH and land owner Kamehameha Schools looks
toward Moili‘ili as part of the university’s community.
“X2” director
plays to standing room only crowd
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
The director of this month’s hottest film – “X-Men United” – talks
about the future of cinematic and digital arts at UH Manoa.
Scholarship program supports future
veterinarians
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH has no DVM degree, but a special fund offers opportunities for pre-vet students
to continue their studies elsewhere.
Dream team maps a genome
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
A distinguished UH researcher assembles a team of undergraduate and graduate
students to decipher genetic codes.
Student
athletes score
Honolulu
Advertiser
About a third of students who participate in intercollegiate athletics earn honors
as scholar athletes.
Dance
program showcases UH talent
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Footholds III offers UH Manoa dance students to “Fly High Fall Silently.”
Hydrogen fuel research ahead of the
game
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH researchers at the Hawai‘i Natural Energy Laboratory have made significant
strides in developing H-power as a fuel for the future in the islands.
“Food: Just Grow It!”
Honolulu
Advertiser
Six high schools across the state offer agriculture learning center programs
with guidance from the UH Manoa College of Trop Ag.
The Atelier approach
Honolulu
Advertiser
Art professor Snowden Hodges has found success in teaching through the Atelier
method at Windward Community College.
Frazier
declared "good as gold"
MidWeek
UH Manoa’s athletic director – former Olympic medalist Herman Frazier – grabs
the cover story spotlight.
… and moving math instruction
to the cutting edge
Honolulu
Advertiser
The Honolulu CC-based Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (P-CATT)
partners with DOE and others to develop new ways of teaching mathematics.
UH mourns passing of Doak Cox
Honolulu Star
Bulletin, Honolulu
Advertiser
Longtime researcher created the state’s first tsunami inundation zone
maps.
Mineral named for UH researcher
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Distinguished researcher Klaus Keil has been honored in an unusual way for his
contributions to science.
Fashions
on display
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Year end shows by UH fashion and design students shift to the program at Honolulu
Community College.
“WiFi” the latest twist
in technology at UH Manoa
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH info tech staffers are busy turning the Manoa campus into a center for wireless
computer access to the internet.
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