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October
2002
Learning
by doing—in the kitchen
Honolulu
Advertiser
The new Windward CC campus center is open for business, and students from the
Employment Training Center are staffing the new dining hall there.
New
surface for Cooke Field track
Honolulu
Advertiser
The newly renovated running track at UH Manoa offers the opportunity for the
campus to host national and international meets.
UH
Hilo research park gaining a new tenant
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
The Smithsonian Institution’s astronomy complex is locating administrative
and scientific offices at the growing UH Hilo research park.
Transferring technology—a UH partnership
Pacific
Business News
Students from the UH Manoa Information and Computer Sciences department are
working on a Defense Department project to “enhance human cognitive ability.”
NewsLinks Extra!
Branding Update
Earlier this year, the Office of the Vice President for External Affairs and
University Relations launched a project to create the University of Hawai‘i
brand and to pursue a new, cohesive corporate identity for the UH system. The
Brand Strategy Group was hired to assist the university through the process.
Open listening sessions were scheduled on every UH campus and interviews were
conducted with UH leadership and constituent groups. Check this link for an
update on UH branding.
An
opportunity to meet the researchers
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
UH researchers will talk about their work in a series of downtown sessions sponsored
by University Connections.
UH
Medical School project underway
Honolulu
Advertiser, Honolulu
Star Bulletin
Several hundred people gathered at the 9-acre site of the future home of the
John A. Burns School of Medicine last week.
The mummies get additional attention
United Press
International
UH scientists catch the eye of UPI as they prepare to head for Egypt to study
ancient ills.
UH tuition still a bargain
Honolulu
Advertiser
Tuition at many colleges and universities across the country has gone up as
much as 16 percent—but not here in Hawai‘i, where UH rates are still
at the low end of the scale.
Honolulu
CC carpenters hard at work
Honolulu
Advertiser
This year’s carpentry classes worked on a project at the Honolulu Zoo petting
zoo attraction.
UH
Downtown open for business
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
Ceremonies officially dedicating the UH training and conference center brought
out campus neighbors along with university officials.
UH,
DOE commit to create “seamless” system
Honolulu Star
Bulletin, Honolulu
Advertiser
They are calling it P-20—a coordinated approach to educating our students
from pre-school through graduate studies—and beyond.
Windward CC looks to biometrics
Pacific
Business News
The campus is co-sponsoring next month’s conference on biometrics—the
science of identifying a person by his or her physiological or behavioral characteristics.
The
research ship’s a winner!
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
The new UH ocean research vessel—Kilo Moana—put out to sea for its
first research tests, and scientists proclaimed the voyage as a tremendous success.
Maui’s Educational Opportunities Center
celebrating
Maui News
Maui Community College’s Educational Opportunities Center marks a silver
anniversary this year with a new $2 million grant to expand its programs.
UH
Researchers heading for Egypt
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
A team of scientists want to study health and disease in Egypt—by examining
mummies.
Renowned
UH entomologist Elmo Hardy
Honolulu
Star Bulletin
A retired UH researcher who earned a worldwide reputation for his work died
earlier this month.
Native
Hawaiian Center in the spotlight
Honolulu
Advertiser
Honolulu Community College’s Native Hawaiian Center now open for business.
Cost-savings
and ease of entry—the CC option
Honolulu
Advertiser
The UH system offers options for entry into Hawai‘i’s public higher
education programs.
UH Downtown is our newest “campus”
Pacific Business News
UH Manoa’s Outreach College is targeting downtown Honolulu business folks
in its latest venture.
Accelerated research grants available
Pacific Business News
University Connections has announced the availability of grants to accelerate
moving research projects to commercial applications.
High-speed
data links for Coconut Island
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
New technology links research labs of the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
with the “mainland” of O‘ahu for faster access to information.
UH Manoa moving to create film school
Honolulu
Advertiser
Co-directors for the new Cinematic and Digital Arts program pledge to develop
a full-fledged degree program in the years ahead.
Teaching
the teachers
Honolulu
Advertiser
A program at Honolulu Community College helps Asian educators learn about higher
education administration.
The
art of everyday life
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
The UH Manoa art gallery exhibits shashiko - Japanese fishermen’s coats—in
a unique collection of clothing as art objects.
New
visibility for Lyon Arboretum
Honolulu
Advertiser
Spectacular photographs fill a new calendar for the UH facility—part of
a program to attract more visitors and scholars.
“Killer
asteroid” scope planned for Mauna Kea
Hawai‘i
Tribune-Herald
The UH Institute for Astronomy has been awarded a multi-million dollar grant
to plan an observatory to scan the skies for asteroids heading toward Earth.
New
grant to support Maui CC program
Maui News
The Maui Community College Educational Opportunity Program has received a $2
million grant to continue its college-access services.
Fisheries
and ocean studies funded
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
Major funding from NOAA will support three-dozen research projects that look
at fisheries and ocean environments.
Singing
the praises of a new academic program
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
Ocean Watch columnist Susan Scott likes what she sees in the new BS in Marine
Biology degree.
On the lookout for aliens
Honolulu Star
Bulletin
Invasive plant species can be harmful to our environment, and UH researchers
have figured out how to gauge potential harm.
Grant supports family programs
Honolulu
Advertiser
The UH Manoa Center on the Family is receiving money through the federal “faith
based initiatives” program.
Windward
CC acquires a flight simulator
Honolulu
Advertiser
Flight training far from the flight line is now available at Windward Community
College.
UH
expanding to downtown center
Honolulu
Advertiser
A downtown Honolulu training center is being established through UH Manoa’s
Outreach College.
And
over at UH Manoa...
Honolulu
Advertisers, Sports
Illustrated
The sports magazine ranks collegiate athletic programs based on championships
won, and UH Manoa is in the top 20 percent of the list.
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