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October
2004
NUH
students get sampling of entrepreneurship
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A UH class called “Brick and Click Retail” offer students hands-on
experience in running their own businesses. To make the grade, they must profit
in their ventures by the end of the semester.
Orchids make big impact in Hawaiʻi,
Thailand
The
Garden Island
A group of Thailand students taking a UH horticulture class about thirty years
struck upon and interesting idea which led to the flooding of cheap flowers and
lei in their homeland today.
Honolulu
CC gets $2.2M in federal grants
Honolulu
Advertiser
In the past two months, more than $2.2 million has been awarded to Honolulu
Community College for projects and programs that will continue to help train
workers for booming federal construction projects over the next seven years.
Hello Kitty worthy of academic pursuit
Boston
Globe
Hello Kitty, who turns 30 years old on Nov. 1, has collectors, writers and
professors around the nation analyzing what makes the Sanrio character so popular
after all these years, including UH anthropology professor Christine Yano,
who is writing a book about her.
HIFF awards includes UH student film
Honolulu
Advertiser
"Steve Maʻiʻi," a short film by ACM student Kaliko Palmiera,
received a Blockbuster Video Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Louis
Vuitton Hawaiʻi International Film Festival.
Haleakala
could be home to new telescope
Maui News
Haleakala makes the short list of sites for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope,
a project that could bring money, jobs and prestige to the island. If selected,
the UH Institute for Astronomy, will serve as managing operator for the telescope.
UH offers teaching programs on neighbor
islands
West Hawaiʻi Today
To address Hawaiʻi’s teacher shortfall, the state legislature has
increased the UH College of Education’s budget by $776,000 to offer teacher
education programs on neighbor islands. In 2005, the state will fund an additional
$500,000.
ACM student works shine on the big
screen
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
UH Academy of Creative Media students showcased their hard work this weekend
at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival.
McClain
named UH interim president
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
After taking the post of UH acting president in June, the UH board of regents
last week approved David McClain’s appointment as interim UH president
for two years.
Regents approve Hilo pharmacy school
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii
Tribune-Herald
The UH Board of Regents approved a new $25 million College of Pharmacy at the
Hilo campus.
Honolulu CC receives $1.4M grant
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Community College is awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department
of Labor to create a "Construction Academy," an initiative to help
steer young people into skilled jobs in the building industry.
UH
tuition one of best bargains in country
Honolulu
Advertiser
According to figures from The College Board, the University of Hawaiʻi
system continues to be one of the nation’s best financial bargains.
UH
study shows where tourist dollars go
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A new UH cross-cultural study by marketing professor Mark Rosenbaum and travel
industry management professor Dan Spears will help retailers take stock of
what tourists buy, so local stores can match merchandise with spending habits.
UH
deserves state tax support
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH deserves strong consideration for more state tax support as the “the
university benefits the entire state, not just the students who attend one
of its campuses.”
Movies for children louder than before
Big
News Network (Australia)
A U.S. study headed by UH pediatrics professor Loren Yamamoto confirms that
movies aimed for children have gotten louder and could be potentially damaging.
Lyon Arboretum too valuable for closure
Honolulu
Advertiser
The Lyon Arboretum, closed to the public in September, is “a teaching
and research asset” too valuable to be shut down.
KCC
chefs market product line
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Savor a taste of Kapiʻolani CC’s new line of food products, made
and packaged on campus under a new Kapiʻolani Culinary Arts label.
UH
astronomer wins NASA citation
Honolulu
Advertiser
Robert Joseph, astronomer and faculty chair of the University of Hawaiʻi’s
Institute for Astronomy, has been honored with the NASA Public Service Medal.
UH Foundation raises $10.2M
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Pacific
Business News
The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has raised about $10.2 million during
the first quarter of the fiscal year, exceeding its goal by $200,000.
Korean
soaps get academic treatment
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Korean soap opera buffs came out this weekend to attend a UH conference that
examined how Korean dramas have influenced popular culture worldwide.
Medical
school set to transform Kakaʻako
Honolulu
Advertiser
The grand opening in January of the new John A. Burns Medical School in Kakaʻako
will be the “catalyst for the new Life Sciences biotech industry in Kakaʻako,” says
Ed Cadman, UH med school dean.
Economics
for better life decisions
Hawaiʻi
Business
Sumner LaCroix, UH economics professor, believes understanding economics means
making better life decisions, and is working on expanding economic literacy
to educate today’s youth.
UH teacher was state’s orthopedic
leader
Honolulu
Advertiser
Known as the state’s “intellectual leader” in the field of
orthopedics, longtime UH med school teacher Alan Pavel was “as good as
they come.”
Certifying technology in Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi
Business
Don Bourassa, director of the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training
at Honolulu CC, brings the latest, greatest tech certificates to Hawaiʻi.
Astronaut Gordo Cooper remembered
CollectSPACE, NASA
Gordon “Gordo” Cooper, former UH student, Army ROTC alumnus, regent
medal recipient and space pioneer, is remembered by many throughout the world
for his significant contributions to space history.
Sports
tie father-son team
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Father-son broadcast team Don and Scott Robbs share the love for sports by
bringing the excitement of UH sports to fans across the state.
Hawaiʻi economic expansion
matures
Kauai
Garden Isle News
Hawaiʻi's economic expansion is now mature, and constraints to continued
economic growth are now apparent, according to the latest research from the
University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization.
Systemwide health sciences program
proposed
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Recommendations for a new systemwide health sciences unit based at the Kakaako
Biomedical Complex are being considered in hopes of starting a biotech sector
for the state.
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