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April
2005
Honolulu
Advertiser
In a bold move to introduce end-of-the-world
reality into the lives of us movie fans, a panel of University of Hawai'i astronomers
will present their own show, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the End of Everything," at
7 p.m. Wednesday in UH Manoa's art auditorium.
Honolulu
Advertiser
In his new book, "When Your Way Gets Dark: A Rhetoric of the Blues," UH
Manoa English professor Jeff Carroll examines not just of blues as a musical
form, but of its qualities as a style of communication, and its social, political
and cultural implications.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A few years ago, the baking instructors at Leeward Community College
would have been happy with an oven that worked, never mind enough space
to teach 20-plus students in a collision-free kitchen. This spring, they
got their oven, their space and a lot more, as the culinary program moved
into renovated kitchen facilities
Pacific
Business News
Risk Assessment Laboratories has won the UH annual business plan
competition. The startup wins the $25,000 first prize as well
as a $20,000 technology prize for its test, to be funded by insurance
companies and administered by hospitals, that predicts pre-term birth
and diagnoses disease.
UH
travel school targets new students
Pacific
Business News
The University of Hawai‘i Travel Industry Management School is streamlining
its curriculum to make it easier for community college students to transfer
and to discourage students from moving to competing universities.
New facilities approved for tropical
ag college
Pacific
Business News
Gov. Linda Lingle has released $1.6 million to fund the design of renovations
and improvements to the Komohana Agricultural Complex in Hilo and $133,000
to finance the design of a new facility for the Molokai Extension Program.
Both projects support facilities for the University of Hawai‘i's College
of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
Hawai‘i getting benefit
of Frazier’s skills
San
Jose Mercury News
For the last three years, Herman Frazier has done just that as UH’s athletic
director, putting down roots thousands of miles from his native Philadelphia
while trying to build up the only game in town in his new state. He will return
to Philly at the end of the month as an honorary referee for the Penn Relays.
UH
athletes help kids stay active
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
UH athletes came out to support an outdoor festival at the Les Murakami Stadium
this weekend. The festival was organized by The Fun 5 Program, a statewide
campaign created by HMSA, University of Hawaii and the Department of Education,
to fight obesity in Hawai‘i.
Hawaiian
master’s degree a go at UH Manoa
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
After University of Hawai‘i regents approved proposals to create new
master's degrees in Hawaiian and Hawaiian Studies at UH Manoa, students and
faculty began a mele, which spoke of Hawaiians moving forward in education.
Study
finds processed meat raises risk
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, Honolulu
Advertiser
A new study headed by Dr. Ute Nothlings of the Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i
has found that eating large amounts of processed meat, including hot dogs,
can lead to pancreatic cancer.
UH Manoa ranks among ‘best values’ in
the nation
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa ranks among the top 81 schools offering
the "best value" undergraduate college education in the United States
according to the Princeton Review’s 2006 edition of “America’s
Best College Values.”
UH
biologist remembered
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Albert Benedict, a retired microbiology professor and former chairman of the
microbiology department at UH, is not only remembered for the contributions
he has made to immunology in Hawai‘i, but also for his passion for photography.
An exhibit of his recent and retrospective photographs, "Seeing It Through," will
open in May at Kap‘iolani Community College.
Sobering
signals from around the globe
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Invading alien species combined with elements of climate affects environments
globally, and nowhere has been more apparent than Hawai‘i. David C. Duffy,
a UH Manoa botany professor, has been trying to control one of the plant invaders
from Mexico that has spread to cover some 10,000 acres on the Big Island.
UH seeks to curb drinking at dorms
Honolulu
Advertiser
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is considering a range of remedies
to curb underage and binge drinking on its campus. A task force created 19
proposals that included a "three-strikes" policy that could result
in a student's expulsion from the dormitories, to strengthening campus security
by giving officers the power to write citations.
UH astronomer to study galaxies on
Hubble Telescope
Newsday.com
Michael West, an astronomy professor at UH Hilo, will use the Hubble Space
Telescope to study three giant galaxies whose immense gravitational pull has
corralled their smaller galactic neighbors.
Bringing
astronomy down to earth
Hana Hou
Gary Fujihara, a former telescope operator now a public outreach officer for
the UH Institute of Astronomy, brings astronomy down to earth and shares his
passion with others at AstroDay, an annual event he founded in 2002.
Sea Grant turns to urban issues
Honolulu
Advertiser
Long associated with environmental and coastal issues, UH’s Sea Grant
College Program is quickly transforming its mission and reach to deal with
problems of urban design and growth.
Lingle
names new regents
Honolulu
Advertiser
Gov. Lingle has named two bankers to fill vacancies on the UH Board of Regents
- Ronald Migita, chairman of the board at Central Pacific Bank, and Allen Landon,
chairman and CEO of Bank of Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i
study to see if fish farms attract sharks
San
Diego Tribune
UH researchers will take part in a study of sharks off of O‘ahu’s
leeward coast to learn if fish farms are bringing sharks closer to shore.
UH astronomers give tour of the cosmos
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The University of Hawai‘i Institute for Astronomy annual open house attracted
1,000 guests this weekend, and featured astronomical exhibits, demonstrations,
sunspot observing, lectures and more.
Spring
Gala another success at Kaua‘i CC
Kaua‘i
Garden Island News
For the third year in a row, the annual Spring Gourmet Gala at Kaua‘i
Community College was another sellout event. "This event does so much
to raise awareness about and support for one of KCC’s most esteemed programs,
its Culinary Institute,” said Mark Oyama, assistant professor of KCC’s
Culinary Arts Program.
UH
astronomer found earth-bound asteroid
Washington
Post
UH astronomer David Tholen found a new earth object called 2004 MN4 last year
that would have potentially hit Earth in April 2029. The speculation has now
been ruled out, but observations for the object still continue.
Hiroshima
survivor speaks to UH students
Ka
Leo o Hawai‘i
Izumi Hirano, a survivor of the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima on August
6, 1945, discussed his experience with UH Manoa journalism students.
Classes
commence at Kaka‘ako med school
Honolulu
Advertiser
UH students got their first glimpse inside the new John A. Burns School of
Medicine building last week. The education building is the first to open in
the $150 million medical complex in Kaka‘ako.
3 finalists chosen for UH West-O‘ahu
job
Pacific
Business News
The University of Hawai‘i has chosen three finalists for the job of vice
chancellor of academic affairs for UH-West O’ahu. Candidates will take
part in meetings with various groups and formal interviews during April.
Telescope
projects boosts excitement for school club
Honolulu
Advertiser
If everything goes to plan, the Faulkes Telescope North at Haleakala will be
controlled by astronomy club students from Kamehameha Schools Maui as part
of a project seeking to boost enthusiasm for science in schools. UH contributed
in-kind services worth $1 million to help develop the $10 million telescope,
in exchange for giving Hawai'i's students the right to use it.
Languages
kept alive at UH
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A UH linguistics project helps native speakers preserve little-known cultures.
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