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July
2004
UH
med school welcomes 62 students
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Sixty-two students entering the University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School
of Medicine received white coats last week in a traditional ceremony held at
medical schools across the country.
UH
logo concepts submitted
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, Maui
News, Pacific
Business News
UH has received
six design concepts for consideration as the new graphic identity
mark for the university, which are now available online at www.hawaii.edu/news/brand
for viewing and public comment through Aug. 5.
Asia/Pacific
artists share to create ceramics
Honolulu
Advertiser
Students and faculty artists from the Pacific and Asia gathered for the 6th
annual Asia/ Pacific Ceramics Student Workshop to create works through collaboration
and inspiration from each other.
UHPA members receive new contract
Pacific
Business News, Honolulu
Advertiser
Gov. Linda Lingle and key members of the University of Hawai'i formally signed
an unprecedented six-year labor contract with leaders of the University of
Hawai'i Professional Assembly, providing 3,148 UH teachers with pay raises
every year till 2008.
Can
oceans influence climate?
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
UH oceanographers Chris Measures and Eric Firing are exploring how the world’s
oceans are affecting climate to help answer puzzling questions.
Patent revenue up for UH
Honolulu
Advertiser
Income from licenses of UH discoveries rose 51 percent to about $800,000 in
the year to June 30, up from $530,000 a year ago, according to figures provided
by the UH Office of Technology Transfer.
UH professor gets multi-million dollar
grant
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, Honolulu
Advertiser, Pacific
Business News
UH professor David Karl, an internationally renowned oceanographer and microbial
biologist, has been selected for a five-year, $3.85 million award from the
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The award "is a testament to Dave Karl's
talent and leadership in the field of marine science,” said UH acting
president David McClain.
UH
seeks private funds for cancer center
Pacific
Business News
The University
of Hawai’i is asking private developers to build and finance
a new cancer research center that will enhance a proposed $300 million
biomedical park in Kakaako.
Marketing
Warrior star Timmy Chang
Pacific
Business News
UH Athletics is gearing up Warrior star Timmy Chang for a marketing blitz that
aims to position him as a top candidate for the Heisman award, which could
ultimately put UH and Hawai‘i on the map.
Haleakala becomes hot spot for astronomy
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Haleakala has a leading role in some bold new solar research ventures, making
the UH Institute for Astronomy “competitive for a wide range of opportunities
with existing and new partners.”
The
fight against the ‘snowflake’ coral
Kaua‘i
Garden Island News
For the past week, scientists from UH and DLNR have dove off South Kaua‘i
to try to eradicate a deadly, introduced coral species that threatens Hawai‘i's
$30-million-a-year black coral industry.
English program provides opportunities for students
Hawai‘i
Tribune-Herald
Hawai’i CC’s English intensive learning program offers students
of all ages an opportunity to perfect their English speaking, writing and listening
skills.
UH film school plans statehood project
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The UH film school is creating a $500,000 documentary project on Hawai’i’s
statehood and is seeking people who were in the news or photographed at the
time, 45 years ago.
JASC
comes to Hawai‘i
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH and the East-West Center brings to Hawai’i the oldest Japanese-American
student exchange, celebrating it’s 70th anniversary year of promoting
mutual understanding between the two nations.
UH Hilo Seniors College underway
West
Hawai‘i Today
Established under a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation, UH Hilo is planning
to offer a Seniors College in areas around the Big Island for adult learners
over 45 years old.
Touring Subaru Telescope
Hawaii
Tribune-Herald
The Subaru telescope, situated atop Mauna Kea and operated by UH and the National
Astronomical Observatory of Japan, will offer guided tours beginning Oct. 1.
UH grad is new Michigan city planner
Muskegon
Chronicle
UH graduate Erin Kirkpatrick is the new Muskegon (Michigan) city planner. She
says her time in Hawaii “was helpful in understanding issues that face
residents.”
Progress
in cancer cell studies
BBC
News, Nutrient
Ingredients, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
UH researchers find a way to stop growth of tumors through carotenoids found
in vegetables. Dr. John Betram presented evidence at the annual BioScience
conference last week.
UH invention could turn trash into
cash
Honolulu
Advertiser, editorial, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A flash carbonization unit invented by the UH Hawai’i Natural Energy
Institute that turns green waste into charcoal could potentially profit $100,000
annually.
UH
joins national higher education program
Pacific
Business News
UH joined a national program and will work with policymakers to examine state-level
policies related to financial aid, state appropriations and tuition in an attempt
to improve access to higher education
New
UH women’s b-ball coach named
Honolulu
Advertiser, Sports
Illustrated, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Jim Bolla, former UNLV coach, is Manoa’s new women’s basketball
coach.
UH film school gets donation
from NBC
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
NBC is donating more than $100,000 of new and slightly used sound equipment
to the UH film school.
Regents OK West Oahu plan
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Construction of a permanent campus for the University of Hawai‘i-West
Oahu in Kapolei built with private funding is a step closer to reality after
a Board of Regents committee approved a long-range plan for the campus yesterday
and the concept of a private-public partnership to build it.
New premium-seat plan set
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH Manoa’s athletic department announced a new premium-seat plan designed
to more than triple income tied to seat-location fees for football by 2006.
Former UH professor wins astronomy
award
USA
Today
David Morrison, a senior scientist at NASA Ames Research Center and former
UH professor, has been awarded the Carl Sagan Medal by the American Astronomical
Society's Division for Planetary Sciences.
DOE
to launch construction academy
Pacific
Business News
The Department of Education will launch its first-ever construction academy
offered to pilot schools throughout the state and designed to attract students
to building and construction trades. Honolulu CC will serve as the leading
campus.
Exploring light and color
Hilo
Hawai‘i Tribune
Students in the inaugural class of Akamai Observatory Short Course at UH Hilo
make discoveries and conclusions in their experiments in exploring light and
color. The outreach class will be offered annually.
Training future auto mechanics
Honolulu
Advertiser
A new three-year automotive pilot program offered at Honolulu CC will give
Waipahu HS students a headstart towards becoming auto mechanics.
World studies galore at UH
Honolulu
Advertiser (editorial)
UH is “deeply involved” in international education proven through
the range of programs and activities offered at the 10-campus system, says
Honolulu Advertiser columnist John Griffin.
UH
Hilo receives full accreditation
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, Honolulu
Advertise
UH Hilo receives high praises and is reaccredited for another 10 years from
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
KTUH makes 35 years
Hana Hou
KTUH, UH’s college radio station, celebrates thirty-five years of creative,
noncommercial airing in September.
Sports now business for McClain
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
From bowling in his childhood days to overseeing UH athletics operations in
his new role, sports continue to play an important role in David McClain’s
life.
Celebrating
the Korean-American experience
The
Korea Times
Trina Nahm-Mijo, Hawai‘i CC professor and contributing author, shares
about her Korean-American immigrant experience in a new book.
UH volleyball favored in WAC
Honolulu
Advertiser
The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team ranks at top with WAC volleyball coaches,
according to preseason polls.
Freezing coral
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
UH scientists’ groundbreaking work involving freezing of coral embryos
could ultimately help ensure the survival of threatened coral species worldwide.
If they succeed, they believe they'll be the first in the world to freeze coral.
UH
scientist honored by sea scientists
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
David Karl, UH oceanographer and microbial biologist, has received the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution's highest honors presented to “those who
make significant inquiries into the phenomena of the sea.”
UH
graduate new Indiana principal
South
Bend Tribune (Indiana)
Tom Fujimura, a former UH graduate, is the new principal of Adams High School
in Indiana and will work to create an environment where “students enjoy
teaching and students enjoy learning.”
Preserving Hawaiian medicinal remedies
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Malcolm Naea Chun, cultural specialist in UH Manoa’s College of Education,
translates findings of old Hawaiian medicinal plant remedies in the last book
in a series.
Cancer
center closer to $10 million goal
Honolulu
Advertiser
Congressional financing to the tune of $10 million for a new UH Cancer Research
Center of Hawai‘i is moving forward in the Department of Defense budget
thanks to U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye.
RCUH executive director ready for
change
Hawai‘i
Business
Michael Hamnett, the new executive director of the Research Corp. of the University
of Hawai‘i (RCUH), says changes are needed to handle explosive growth.
UH-Hilo pharmacy college moving forward
Pacific
Business News
Project directors of a new pharmacy college at UH-Hilo will seek approval from
the Board of Regents to move forward with hiring a new dean and securing $20
million to construct a new building to house the program.
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