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Largest collection of scientific publications by Native Hawaiians
The Sustainability journal highlights Hawaiʻi as a global leader in the realm of biocultural restoration.
High-impact HINET helps hungry students succeed
More than 200 UH Community College students are receiving assistance for food, transportation, books and other expenses.
No changes to scheduled UH tuition next school year
The tuition schedule for the 2019–20 academic year at UH’s 10 campuses will be remain as previously approved and published with no changes.
UH in the News
- More in Japan see U.S. as ‘major threat,’ while cyberattacks and climate change top concerns, survey shows,, Japan Times
- There’s ‘no place on the planet’ – not even Hawaii – to escape climate change, experts say, USA TODAY
- HINET helps community college students make ends meet, Honolulu Star Advertiser (subscription required)
Trending Stories
Future teachers reflect on their own classroom heroes
UH Mānoa College of Education master’s candidates share inspiring stories about their teacher heroes.
UH Mānoa named top producer of Fulbright Scholars
UH Mānoa is 1 of 12 institutions included on the list of U.S. universities that produced the most 2018–2019 Fulbright U.S. Scholars.
Almost 2,000 graduating seniors eligible for new UH scholarship
UH Community Colleges will be offering a scholarship for 2019 public high school graduates who earned UH credits.
Foster children who become homeless have increased risk for HIV
Children in foster care who experience homelessness are significantly more likely to engage in unsafe sex or trade drug use for sex, resulting in an increased HIV risk.
Unusual deep-sea microbes hold clues to early life
Researchers bypassed the problem of cultivation with novel genetic sequencing methods.

Native Hawaiian and African American smokers have high risk
Researchers found that for the same amount of smoking, Native Hawaiians and African Americans have twice the risk of getting lung cancer.

UH Hilo professor awarded highest kinesiology honor
Harald Barkhoff received the recognition from the American Kinesiology Association.
World’s first Zika outbreak was diagnosed by JABSOM alumnus
In 2007, W. Thane Hancock pieced together what would become the world’s first reported outbreak of Zika.
2 UH Mānoa political science professors rank among the top 25 in U.S.
Kathy E. Ferguson and Michael J. Shapiro from the College of Social Sciences were recognized by The Political Science 400.
UH rescues 4,000 #uglymug
UH Mānoa students can pick up a free #uglymug at Campus Center from February 19 to 21.
Sinclair Library to become center for student success
The library will be converted into a modern, inviting and efficient space that encourages students to remain on campus.

Hakuoh University Handbell Choir performs at UH campuses
The choir will perform a range of selections from Mozart to Moana to “Hawaiʻi Aloha.”

UH Hilo student athletes score with KTA scholarships
Shoppers at KTA Super Stores will be supporting UH Hilo student-athletes.
#WarriorWednesday: Worsley brothers
Joe and Gage Worsley were destined to play volleyball at UH Mānoa.
Scholarship established in honor of former UH Hilo soccer star
Lindsey Poulsen passed away last summer after a long battle with ovarian cancer.
University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is relocating its offices
The off-campus move has added complexities to the UH Foundation’s mail processes, including check requests and disbursement processes.
#BeHeardUH! Opportunity for students to address sexual harassment and gender violence
UH is asking students to participate in an online survey from January 22 to February 22, 2019.

UH Community Colleges receive reaffirmation of institutional accreditation
The commission also found full compliance with all of the standards relating to board governance and the community college system governance and leadership.