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May
2004
Hawai‘i
tests Web-based learning platform
The Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (PCATT), a consortium of
the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges, announced the expansion
of its e-Learning math pilot to include leading math content from McGraw-Hill
Higher Education.
Pacific
Business News 5
Efforts
underway for UH cancer research center
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH is moving forward with efforts to get a new $100 million Cancer Research
Center of Hawai‘i on the ground next to the new John A. Burns School
of Medicine under construction in Kaka‘ako.
Kaua‘i’s got jobs
The
Garden Island
Kaua‘i Community College’s hospitality program is highly regarded
by Sheraton Kaua‘i’s human resources director who is working on
ways to have students get their feet wet earlier.
Eco-system research center sought
by UH
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
State lawmakers and a University of Hawai‘i official are renewing a quest
to convince Governor Lingle to appropriate $5.5 million to buy Paradise Park
and turn it into a tropical eco-system research center.
Life cycles of the lilies
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Amateur photographer Ricky Oshima chronicles the life of lilies at UH Manoa
and the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
UH geology team to map erosion of beaches
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A University of Hawai‘i team of geologists plans to create detailed maps
of the erosion patterns of O‘ahu beaches to help guide future development,
beginning with the Windward Coast this fall.
UH athletics advisory board to
revamp UH image
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A UH athletics advisory board is working to create a united marketing front
for all 19 UH sports teams, including an e-mail mailing list and a new Web
site.
New high-tech chip firm makes Kakaako
home
MSNBC News (from Pacific Business
News)
Los Angeles-based Advanced Photonics Integrated Circuits is nearing completion
of a 10,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Kakaako. The company has donated
$500,000 to UH College of Engineering to initiate a $1 million endowment to
create programs for photonics research.
UH
professor gives road rage tips in book
The
Ledger-Enquirer
UH psychology professor Dr. Leon James aka America’s leading road rage
expert gives advice on controlling your anger behind the wheel in his book, “Road
Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warefare.”
Football
player turned eye doctor lives out dream on Kaua‘i
The
Garden Island
Former UH football star and New York Giants running back Larry Sherrer, now
an ophthalmologist, has made a name for himself on Kaua‘i, and now plans
to open a new eye clinic next year.
UH engineering professor develops
vocal device
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Yuling Yan, a UH professor in mechanical engineering, develops a device that
can detect voice abnormalities.
Firms
for new UH logo selected
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, Pacific
Business News
A UH evaluation committee has chosen three design firms from Hawai‘i
as finalists to create a new system-wide logo.
UH facing challenge of rise in student
enrollment
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH Manoa wrestling with the pressures of anticipated enrollment increases in
the face of limited resources.
Got poi?
The
Garden Island
The annual poi shortage on Kaua‘i could be a thing of the past thanks
to UH Agricultural experts and their development of a pocket rot-resistant
hybrid plant that can yield 30 percent more harvest
.
UH radio trio keep house music alive
in isles
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
House music is losing its fanfare in the islands but KTUH jocks are working
hard to keep it spinning.
Architect of Hawai‘i landmarks
remembered
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Charles Sutton, renowned architect of many Hawaii landmarks including the state
Capitol and the UH East-West Center, is remembered by his long-time business
partner.
Colors reveal age of asteroids
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
UH astronomer Robert Jedicke and colleagues find evidence that asteroids change
color as they age.
‘ First Date’ fashions
at Macy’s
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH fashion-design students collaborate with Macy’s to present “First
Date,” a fashion event that will showcase garments to wear on a first
date.
UH soccer star to play in Brazil
Honolulu
Advertiser
Natasha Kai, two-time WAC soccer player of the year, plans to spend her 21st
birthday in Brazil as part of the international tour for the U.S. Under 21
National Team.
Enrollment up at UH Manoa
Honolulu
Fall enrollment at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is on target to
hit its highest level in a quarter-century.
Roots of aggression
Malamalama
Find out if aggressive behavior is biologically based, how Rainbow basketball
alumnus Anthony Carter knows about second chances, what’s new at the
UH film school, and more!
UH Alumni Association honors Hilo
native
Hawai‘i
Tribune-Herald
Barry Taniguchi, president and chief executive officer of KTA Super Stores,
has been selected to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University
of Hawai‘i by the UH Alumni Association.
Hawai‘i’s history, legend
and perils published in new book
West
Hawai‘i Today
A new book published by University of Hawai‘i Press tells the legend
of twins Laieikawai and Laielohelohe by island storyteller and artist Dietrich
Varez.
Tolerant of smokers
Christian Science
Monitor
Mark Levin, UH associate professor of law, says the health risks and related
costs of smoking are getting more attention in Japan.
Learning
lasers – detecting nuclear fallout
Hawai‘i
Business Magazine
UH geophysicist Barry Lienert, who is widely regarded as one of a handful of
worldwide experts on LIDAR technology, says the free electron laser is huge
for both the university and the state.
Spring
commencement!
The University of Hawai‘i marked spring commencement at all ten campuses
over the past week or so. Here’s a sampling of stories and photos from Kaua‘i
Community College, the Maui
News, the Honolulu
Advertiser and the Honolulu
Star Bulletin.
Students' construction skills impress
homeowner
Honolulu
Advertiser
For these Hawai‘i Community College students, building a house is a real-life,
hands-on training exercise leading up to their graduation with two-year vocational
and technical degrees in areas such as carpentry and electrical work.
Exploring nature’s resources
a hot topic
Pacific
Business News
Bioprospecting, which is the scientific search for organisms in nature that
may provide medical cures and vaccines, became a buzzword at the legislature
this year – with UH researchers right in the middle of the discussion.
Hawaiiana in theater spotlight
Honolulu
Advertiser
Columnist Lee Cataluna profiles a Hawaiian-language theater company, Ka Halau
Hanakeaka, and its founder – a UH Manoa master’s thesis candidate.
Coping
with finals
Honolulu
Advertiser
It’s final exam week at UH campuses, and there are numerous ways to cope
with the stresses.
Gallery displays art students’ best
works
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Tom Klobe, director of the UH Manoa Art Gallery, says “We tend to find
that undergrads are willing to take a chance. There's vibrancy and excitement
to their work.”
UH Manoa among top values in higher
education nationwide
Honolulu
Advertiser
Consumers Digest magazine lists UH Manoa as fifth-highest among public institutions
offering some of the top academic value per dollar among the nation's 3,500
institutions of higher education.
Researchers focus on ocean microbes
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
UH sea scientist David Karl says Hawai‘i might play a crucial role in
a study of marine life genetics
Hilo
focusing on hometown UH campus
Honolulu
Advertiser
Big Island leaders have long looked to UH Hilo for economic thrust, hoping
it might replace the collapsed sugar industry as East Hawai`i’s economic
engine, and lately, that model has been gaining credibility.
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