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November
2003
Science
stories spotlight UH researchers
UH science stories in the media this week include a grant for an undersea
robot, recognition of the Sea
Grant program at UH Manoa, and UH participation in studies about how the oceans
produce oxygen.
Kaua‘i
CC Hawaiian Studies Club helps prepare the feast
The
Garden Island
When the Kaua‘i Community College Hawaiian Studies Club embarked on hosting
their first imu service, little did they realize that it would also be part
of a prime-time television special on the A & E Network.
Major
grant to UH med school
Honolulu
Advertiser
The University of Hawai‘i has landed a $9.6 million federal grant that
will launch the first programs toward creating a global center of excellence
in emerging infectious tropical diseases, particularly mosquito-borne infections
such as dengue fever and West Nile virus.
UH
sees increase in female medical students
Honolulu
Advertiser
Female applicants to medical schools across the country this year outnumbered
male applicants for the first time, according to a study released this month
by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Hawai‘i mirrors this
national trend.
Newest
eye on the sky dedicated
Hawai‘i
Tribune-Herald
The Submillimeter Array, the world’s first telescope that views
the universe at submillimeter wavelengths, was dedicated at ceremonies
conducted jointly on
Mauna Kea and at the telescope's new support center in Hilo's University Park.
New role for former UH Manoa basketball
star
Miami Herald
San Antonio Spurs guard Anthony Carter – a former Rainbow Warrior star – doesn't
like to think about where he might be if the I Have A Dream Foundation had
not helped him during his early years in a poor, rough corner of Atlanta.
Mo‘ili‘ili College Town plans
discussed
Honolulu
Advertiser
In a first step toward improving Mo‘ili‘ili as a "college town," the
University of Hawai`i hopes to re-landscape freeway exits and entrances, improve
the looks of the freeway overpass facade, and generally greening up the area
to make it more welcoming.
KCC students schooled on travel business
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
Thanks to Regal Travel, students will benefit from hands-on internships, the
school benefits from an on-campus travel agency and the company benefits from
free student labor.
UH
Foundation endowment back on track
Honolulu
Advertiser
The University of Hawai‘i endowment that finances such things as scholarships
and endowed chairs has regained approximately $22 million of the $25.9 million
it lost in the stock market downturn after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — pushing
the total fund up to $105.1 million.
Campus
life—coping with roomies, better dining opportunities
The Honolulu papers this week take a look at aspects of dorm life on the UH
Manoa campus. Read some tips about getting along with roommates.
And check out the new dining room at the Hale
Aloha complex.
UH
School of Social Work recognized
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
The School is named 2003 Multiple Sclerosis Employer of the Year for efforts
to accommodate a disabled employee.
Research
publication an invaluable tool
Honolulu
Advertiser
Thanks to the UH Press, Hawai‘i now has a national bibliography that
lists and annotates each important item printed about Hawai‘i in Hawaiian,
English and other European languages for the period from Western contact to
shortly after annexation.
Building
a better pineapple
Honolulu
Advertiser
Hawai‘i’s pineapple industry is pushing ahead with efforts to engineer
a better pineapple genetically, and the University of Hawai‘i recently
received federal approval to conduct open-field trials of a pineapple modified
with genes from rice.
Bigger, better ‘scope hits the
international news
BBC
The University of Hawai‘i’s 16 megapixel large-format infrared
camera has obtained a spectacular “edge-on” image of a star system
considered to be a galaxy very much like our own Milky Way. And this week,
the news hit the BBC.
New partners in higher education
Maui
News, Honolulu
Star Bulletin
The goal of the new UH agreement with EARTH University of Costa Rica is to
work together toward environmental and social sustainability worldwide through
agriculture.
Exploring
the China connection
Honolulu
Advertiser
The University of Hawai‘i and Bishop Museum are at the cutting
edge of research into the distant origins of Pacific Polynesians, with
contracts signed
by two provinces in China.
Pioneering UH botanist sows seeds of
inspiration
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
She likes to be called the "Limu Lady," since her knowledge of the
seaweeds of the world is legendary. Columnist Heidi Change profiles emeritus
UH Manoa professor Isabella Abbott.
Kapi‘olani
CC chefs roll out the red carpet
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
A teenager who hopes one day to be a chef was the honored guest at KCC’s
Ka ‘Ikena fine dining facility last week – for a surprise 13th
birthday party luncheon.
UH
research team travels north
Honolulu
Star Bulletin, Honolulu
Advertiser
The UH ship Ka‘imikai-o-Kanaloa and the submersible Pisces vehicles have
returned from a Northwest Hawaiian Islands expedition that’s provided
new insights into the marine environment in that area.
UH
on the track of neutrinos – with support from NASA
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star Bulletin
An experiment planned by a University of Hawai‘i-Manoa physicist to detect
super-high-energy neutrinos over Antarctica has moved to a fast track as a
$35 million NASA "mission of opportunity."
Scoping out the galaxies
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
The University of Hawai‘i’s 88-inch telescope has become the most
powerful in the world for infrared imaging with the addition of a new infrared
camera that increases sky coverage 16 times, according to the Institute for
Astronomy.
Tracking tree snails
Honolulu
Advertiser
Genetic research is providing new evidence suggesting that dozens of species
of Hawaiian tree snails originated nearly 3 million years ago from a single
ancestor.
UH Waikiki Aquarium receives national
recognition
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Conservation exhibits and programs at the UH Waikiki Aquariums were recognized
with two major awards at the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Annual
Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Solving
evolutionary mysteries
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Understanding how Hox genes work in a “simple” animal like squid
could help explain how genes could have been used to create diverse life forms
during evolution according to a UH zoology professor.
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