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October
2005
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A series of films about the Vietnam War will be shown free beginning today as
part of a University of Hawai‘i conference, "Thirty Years After: Literature
and Film of the Vietnam War." The films will be shown at 7:30 p.m. through
Nov. 10 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Emagazine.com
Studies by UH oceanographer Craig Smith are showing that, in death, whales give
life, their giant, slowly decaying carcasses supporting communities of fauna
that make so-called “whale falls” among the most diverse habitats
in the deep sea.
KaLeo
O Hawai‘i
Students from the University of Hawai‘i Academy for Creative Media presented
Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou ("Hero," "Raise the Red Lantern")
with the Hawai‘i International Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award
on Oct. 19. The award honors his body of work, which has been embraced by China's
growing movie audience, as well as audiences and critics around the world.
Honolulu
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A team of UH Mānoa oceanographers are studying sheet-like clouds of plankton
marine life that occasionally appear in coastal waters off the Islands. Margaret
McManus is one of the pioneers studying the plankton and will lead a session
on “Oceanography and Ecology of Thin Plankton Layers” at the 2006
Ocean Sciences Meeting in February, at which time, the latest on the thin layers
will be reviewed.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Although new to Hawai‘i, Gary Ostrander, UH Mānoa Vice Chancellor
for Research, is already acting like a kama‘aina. He didn't come empty-handed
to his new job, bringing with him a rare gift: an exhibition of 30 original
Rembrandt etchings. The free exhibition will be displayed at Hamilton Library’s
Bridge Gallery through Nov. 6.
Honolulu
Advertiser
The first development arrangement of its kind, UH Board of Regents has selected
an Atlanta-based partnership called Hawai‘i i Campus Developers to plan,
finance, and build two new college campuses on the Big Island.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
UH Board of Regents will consider a new B Plus Scholarship program proposed
by state Senator Clayton Hee. If approved, $1.5M of financial aid would be
available for those students with a B average.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, Honolulu
Advertiser
University of Hawai‘i researchers study the relationship between higher
concentrations of carbon dioxide and coral growth from Coconut Island in Kaneohe
Bay.
Honolulu
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The first-ever Hawai‘inuiakea Film Festival will be held October 26-29
at UH Mānoa Center for Hawaiian Studies. The free events will feature
the talents of emerging indigenous filmmakers and the formation of the new
UH School of Hawaiian Knowledge.
Honolulu
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UH Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources is
seeking to become as important a resource for organic farmers as it has been
for the conventional agriculture community and has launched a Web site that
contains and extensive list of online educational and instructional documents.
West-Hawai‘i Today, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A vaccine that has been effective in stopping the spread of West Nile virus
in rodents may be able to protect rare Hawaiian birds from the disease, according
to a researcher at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The state's employee of the year is University of Hawai‘i fiscal officer
John Awakuni, who was "one of the true heroes" following the Mānoa
flash flood last October that caused millions in damage to Hamilton Library,
said Gov. Linda Lingle in a news release.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Rocks formed by underwater volcanoes are much younger than believed, indicating
eruptions are more frequent than suspected, researchers led by a UH Mānoa
scientist have discovered.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Students from private, public and home schools were hosted by UH Mānoa’s
School of Ocean and Earth Science last week where they enjoyed many hands-on
demonstrations, presentations, laboratory tours, computer animation, high-tech
displays and learning activities put on by the school's scientists, researchers,
staff and students.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
In an effort to educate tourists about the Hawaiian culture, The University
of Hawai‘i School of Travel Industry Management and faculty at the Keaau
Campus of Kamehameha Schools are developing a course designed to introduce
high school juniors and seniors to tourism as a professional career.
Honolulu
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Leonard Edward Mason, a retired UH Mānoa professor and noted authority
on Pacific Islands anthropology, was one of the founders of UH's Pacific Island
Studies program and headed the anthropology department for several years.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Amy Barger, a 34-year-old astronomer who works part of the year at the University
of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, has been named as one of Popular Science's "Brilliant
10" young researchers.
Ka
Leo o Hawai‘i
The University of Hawai‘i Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program
has the second largest commission rating in the western region, which include
states such as California, Oregon and Washington.
Pacific
Business News
UH Mānoa’s College of Education Transition to Teaching program is
seeking people interested in switching from their current careers to teaching.
Honolulu
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Dr. Kalani Brady, University of Hawai’i associate professor and vice
chairman of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health, will host a 13-part series
on medical issues in a new PBS television talk show entitled "UH on Call.”
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Dr. Edwin Cadman, former dean of the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine, will
be honored by the Hawai’i Medical Association as Physician of the Year
at its Ola Pono Ike Medical Ball Oct. 22 at the Hawai'i Convention Center.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A UH study involving nearly 2,000 Big Island students found no direct correlation
between child asthmatics and exposure to vog, or volcanic smog, generated by
erupting Kilauea Volcano.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The Institute for Biogenesis Research, the university's cloning lab, is among
the first buildings at the university to be restored since heavy rain on the
night of Oct. 30 led to flooding that caused more than $81 million in damage
to the Mānoa campus.
Honolulu
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Kody Kato and his roommates live in the most — and possibly the only — energy-efficient
apartment at the UH Mānoa. But officials hope it will lead to others.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
"We've finally tracked down a short burst to a small galaxy a long way from
our own," said University of Hawai’i astronomer Paul Price.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Doris Ching, the University of Hawai’i's first female vice president,
is retiring after a 42-year career in education. Recognized as an advocate
for students, she retires at the end of the year as the university's vice president
for student affairs.
Pacific
Business News
The University of Hawai’i could receive as much as $20 million to replace
educational and research materials damaged by the crippling flood on the Mānoa
campus last October.
Honolulu
Advertiser
The Hawai'i-based biotechnology firm BioXene has acquired the patent rights
from the University of Hawai'i for a unique technology — referred to
as a nanobiosensor — for detecting a wide variety of biological and other
products in liquids.
West Hawai‘i Today
A University of Hawai‘i at Hilo researcher believes that two Hawaiian
forest birds making a comeback in low elevations could even spread to backyards
in Hilo within the next decade -- if their progress isn't hampered by deforestation
from development.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A study of storm surge damage from Hurricane Katrina in Gulf Coast areas may
lead to improved guidelines for construction to protect against tsunamis, says
Ian Robertson, an associate professor of engineering at UH Mānoa.
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The new University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine at Kaka‘ako
is the best of the nation's 125 current medical schools -- even "more
so" than he envisioned, says Dr. Edwin Cadman at the school’s dedication
ceremony on Sept. 30.
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