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UH Mānoa considered a ‘Best Value’ in national ranking
UH Mānoa ranks 182 out of 300 U.S. colleges and universities that made the list of America’s Best Value Colleges in 2018, according to Forbes magazine.
Louise Pagotto recommended next Kapiʻolani CC chancellor
The effective date of the appointment is June 8, 2018.
Full-sized albizia house a model of innovation and sustainability
The prototype was constructed as a single-family low-income shelter made from albizia, reconceptualizing the invasive species as a useful building material.
UH in the News
- From trash tree to treasure Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- In Hawaiʻi, being nice is the law, BBC UK2
- Preserving Hawaiʻi’s plantation history, The Hawaiʻi Herald
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Academic
Medical assisting program at Kauaʻi CC receives accreditation
Accreditation allows Kauaʻi CC students to sit for the certified medical assistant exam and earn a certificate of achievement.
Grant enables UH Mānoa team to study Hawaiʻi’s intertidal ecosystem
Joanna Philippoff was awarded $44,000 from the UH Sea Grant College Program for professional development for middle and high school science teachers and internships for students.
UH Hilo students learn data visualization techniques to promote environmental issues
This cross-disciplinary course is an opportunity for UH Hilo computer science, marine science and art majors to collaborate on a digital project meant to educate the public on ecological issues.
- Grant enables UH Mānoa team to study Hawaiʻi’s intertidal ecosystem
- UH Mānoa considered a ‘Best Value’ in national ranking
- Medical assisting program at Kaua‘i CC receives accreditation
- Harvard: UH medical school paved the way for our clinical training program
- UH Hilo students learn data visualization techniques to promote environmental issues
Research
Two new species of fungi that kill ʻōhiʻa trees get Hawaiian names
The two versions of the Ceratocystis fungi believed to be the cause of rapid ʻōhiʻa death have never been seen before outside Hawaiʻi.
3D scanners give new insight to body shape and health
The UH Cancer Center is studying how body shape information can improve health and lengthen lives by using 3D optical scanners and advanced statistical modeling.
- UH astronomers to uncover the secrets of stars and exoplanets with NASA’s TESS satellite
- Two new species of fungi that kill ʻōhiʻa trees get Hawaiian names
- 3D scanners give new insight to body shape and health
- Bringing multiple values to the table in Hawaiʻi land-use decisions
- UH Hilo-led algae research may produce energy with negative CO2 emissions
Launch success! UH astronomers to uncover the secrets of stars and exoplanets with NASA’s TESS satellite
Astronomers from the Institute for Astronomy will utilize data received by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which will survey most of the sky over the next two years.
People
UH nominees for governor’s awards recognized
Hawaiʻi CC‘s Joni Onishi, UH Mānoa’s Shannon Oshiro and the UH System Office of Human Resources and Office of Systems Integration selected as the university’s nominees for the Governor’s Awards for Distinguished State Service.
UH sexual violence prevention advocate honored
Jennifer Pagala Barnett is one of nine community members recognized for “embracing their voice” to prevent sexual violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Moon crater named in honor of UH scientist
B. Ray Hawke was a lunar researcher within the Hawaiʻi Institute for Geophysics and Planetology.
Community
Spring 2018 Great Leaps Dance Concert showcases 100 student dancers
The performances are a culmination of the semester for all UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi CC dance classes.
All-star band headlines Aloha Bash
Katchafire’s former lead singer, Jamey Ferguson, returns with Mike Maglinti, Trina and Fia from Yes Please!, Kelly Boy from Kapena, Jordan T and General Fiyah with Three Houses Down at Aloha Bash 2018.
- Full-sized albizia house a model of innovation and sustainability at UH
- Shidler College of Business hosts opening reception at international conference
- Honolulu CC ʻohana gathers to celebrate sustainability
- Spring 2018 Great Leaps Dance Concert showcases 100 student dancers
- Kombucha tea, sunflower oil and manjookies win top awards
UH students invited to share their HI Pride
The UH Bookstore System is calling all UH students to participate in the seventh annual HI Pride T-shirt design contest, showing what “HI Pride” means to them.
Administrative
President’s April 2018 highlights and updates
Highlights include debt free college proposal, span aria-label=”Hawaii”>Hawaiʻi Promise bill, UH nominees for Governor’s awards and more.
2018 legislative session update
Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his update of the 2018 legislative session to date.
UH Maui College aims to be first net-zero UH campus
he campus will be among the first in the nation with 100-percent renewable energy generated on-site with battery-enabled self-supply.
