Top Stories
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.
Louise Pagotto recommended next Kapiʻolani CC chancellor
The effective date of the appointment is June 8, 2018.
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 in the News
- Hawaiʻi astronomers part of NASA spacecraft’s effort to find exoplanets Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Experts say expect more floods, more often, KHON2
- Preserving Hawaiʻi’s plantation history, The Hawaiʻi Herald
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Academic
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.
Harvard: UH medical school paved the way for our clinical training program
Medical students choosing the longitudinal program spend five months in a single place, learning from volunteer faculty physicians.
Early College participation increases
Participation in the Early College initiative increased by 11 percent from 2012 through 2017, according to the College and Career Readiness Indicators Report.
- 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
- UH Mānoa fall 2018 tuition announcement
- UH Hilo student-athletes honored for academic achievements
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.
UH Hilo team researches historic World War II battlefield
The team will investigate the impact on surrounding coral communities from the amphibious invasion of Peleliu in the Republic of Palau.
- 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
Massive underreporting of deep-sea fish catch revealed in new study
The practice of towing giant fishing nets along the seafloor has caused the extraction of 25 million tons of fish, leading to the collapse of many fish populations.
People
UH sexual violence prevention advocate honored
Jennifer Pagala Barnett, program coordinator for the UH Mānoa Women’s Center, is one of nine community members recognized for “embracing their voice” to prevent sexual violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Marjorie Mau honored by Royal College of Physicians
Marjorie Mau, research director of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health, has been named a fellow in the half-century-old Royal College of Physicians.
Moon crater named in honor of UH scientist
B. Ray Hawke was a lunar researcher within the Hawaiʻi Institute for Geophysics and Planetology.
Community
UH campuses celebrate Earth Day
Check out the variety of Earth Week celebrations held on UH campuses.
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.
- 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
- Hundreds gather in Mānoa to discuss islands, their environment and the future
- UH Maui College hoʻolauleʻa features Nā Hōkū Hanohano winners and nominees
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.
