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February
2007
Honolulu
Advertiser
A new comprehensive book on reef plants called “Hawaiian Reef Plants,” produced
by the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant, steps into the void, striding
the line between popular and scientific, providing photographs that will help
the average beach-goers identify the seaweeds they're seeing, and enough technical
detail to satisfy more accomplished sea folk.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Results of a study examining reproductive technologies and mutations in mice "should
reassure couples that these techniques do not lead to any increased risk of
genetic abnormalities," said Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi, University of Hawaii
professor emeritus.
MidWeek
If you can’t pass, you can’t play. That’s the hard fact of
life in high school and college. And the huge transition from high school to
college puts many freshmen at risk. That was recognized and acted upon nine
years ago at the University of Hawai‘i, with the completion of the Nagatani
Academic Center and the introduction of a new department in the College of
Arts and Sciences known as Student Athlete Academic Services.
Honolulu
Advertiser
Jane “Momi” Leimomi Ah Nee Laimana, who at the age of 75 went back
to college with 10 members of her extended family, helped inspire other Hawai'i
families to do the same.
Hilo Hawaii Tribune, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The testimony of numerous people at the UH Board of Regents meeting last week
and a UH-conducted study illustrated the need for a West Hawai‘i campus.
The “Second Decade” study concluded West Hawai‘i is second
behind West O‘ahu for the area with the highest higher-education need
in the state.
Maui News
A student team from Kihei Public Charter High School captured first place at
a Engineering Expo held at the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa campus.
Honolulu Advertiser
Profiles of former UH Women’s Athletics Director Donnis
Thompson and early UH Mānoa professor/researcher Alice
Ball are featured in Honolulu Advertiser’s Black History Month special.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Hawaiian activist Mililani Trask will hold symposiums at the University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa to provide insight into laws and processes to establish
Hawaiian sovereignty.
MidWeek
Stephen Chun, a second-year medical student in the John A. Burns School of
Medicine, has found himself the center of attention worldwide ever since he
diagnosed a 71-year-old Hawaiian woman with broken heart syndrome. It was the
first case ever identified in the Pacific region.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The key connector between local raw talent and the big world of music is an
innovative program ready to go at Honolulu Community College.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
In this city famous for the Gold Rush, a University of Hawai‘i researcher
joined a former Apollo astronaut in touting the mining of a resource on the
moon that holds the promise of cheap, clean abundant energy on Earth.
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
University of Hawai‘i medical researchers have linked, for the first
time, use of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice," to severe heart problems.
Honolulu
Advertiser
Axel Timmermann, a UH climate scientist, is the 33rd recipient of the prestigious
Rosentiel Award in Oceanographic Science.
The
Garden Island
Seven students from Okinawa Christian Junior College are visiting the Kaua‘i
CC campus for two weeks and will be involved in a variety of campus activities.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A prominent historian has been selected as the first Dan and Maggie Inouye
Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals at the University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
University of Hawai‘i law students and professors are reviewing the cases
of about two dozen Hawai‘i inmates through a project that recently helped
free a California man who spent 20 years in jail.
Pacific Business News
The long-awaited West O‘ahu campus for the University of Hawai‘i
will recall the plantation heritage of its new home on the Ewa Plain.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The University of Hawai‘i at West O‘ahu is among the cheapest public
universities in the nation, according to the 2007 U.S. News and World Report's
Best Colleges in America guide.
Honolulu
Advertiser
The Saturday Farmers' Market at Kapi'olani Community College is a regular destination
for savvy locals and Waikiki visitors who hear about it.
Honolulu
Advertiser
All seven of the University of Hawai‘i community colleges have received
reaffirmation of their accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Community
and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
(WASC).
The
Garden Island News
University of Hawai‘i representatives initiated talks with the Pacific
Missile Range Facility that could see a student-built satellite launching from
Kaua‘i by 2009.
Honolulu
Advertiser
“Tour of Paradise: An American Soldier in the South Pacific,” featuring
44 photographs taken by Elmer Williams during his tour of New Caledonia, opens
a window into his view of the Pacific island in the wartime era. It's featured
at the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa's Hamilton Library through Feb.
27.
Honolulu
Advertiser
Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike, a project of the Hawai‘i Biodiversity and Mapping
Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, is accepting applications
for scholarships and its summer program from Mānoa undergraduate students
who are of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander ancestry.
Honolulu
Advertiser
The University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa Art Gallery offers its annual presentation
of work by master's degree candidates in art and art history
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is on its way to becoming the
only university in the world capable of launching small satellites.
Hawai‘i Business Magazine
A new medical training dummy is putting the University of Hawai‘i’s
John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the forefront of the latest medical
school trend.
Honolulu
Advertiser
At least one-third of Hawai‘i households don't earn enough money to cover
their expenses without outside help, according to University of Hawai‘i
researchers in conjunction with a new study.
Honolulu
Advertiser
The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, operated by the University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa, is showing signs of new life more than two years after the botanical
sanctuary was shut down because of concerns over extensive safety problems.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
Enrollment at the 10 University of Hawai‘i campuses is about the same
as last year with only 86 fewer students, according to preliminary enrollment
figures.
Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
A scientific balloon designed to make the first-ever measurements of high-energy
neutrinos has completed a 35-day flight over Antarctica, said University of
Hawai‘i professor Peter Gorham, who is leading the project.
Honolulu
Advertiser
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's William S. Richardson School
of Law's founder has been selected by the American Bar Association (ABA) as
the recipient of the 2007 Spirit of Excellence Award.
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