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Record-setting Native Hawaiian, Filipino and overall 4-year UH Mānoa graduation rates

December 3, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 3 minutes From 2010 to 2018, the four-year graduation rates for first-time freshmen increased from 10.3 percent to 32.3 percent for Native Hawaiian students, and from 13.8 percent to 37.7 percent for Filipino students.

Bring on the healthy bento!

November 30, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes 7-Eleven Hawaiʻi partnered with Kapiʻolani Community College to develop a better-for-you bento or bowl for potential sale at all 7-Eleven Hawaiʻi locations.

Real-life research experience creates opportunities for VIP students

November 29, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes The VIP program at UH Mānoa teams up undergraduates with graduate students and faculty on long-term research projects to provide hands-on learning opportunities.

Maunakea scholar studies Star Wars planet

November 28, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes Waipahu High School student Laura Daclison observed a real-life “Tatooine” using one of the largest, most scientifically-impactful observatories in the world as part of the Maunakea Scholars program.

UH leads as international students provide major boost to Hawaiʻi economy

November 28, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes In 2017, UH’s foreign students generated $103.3 million in direct spending in Hawaiʻi according to a report by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

New commercial pilot training and drone technology programs at UH Hilo

November 20, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes The provisional bachelor of science program has two concentrations, one in commercial professional pilot training, and another in commercial aerial information technology.

UH receives Lumina grant to support adult degree completion

November 19, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes The grant will help promote the Hawaiʻi Promise program and develop support and outreach systems for returning adults to finish their degrees.

Data science at UH Hilo expands to meet high demand

November 19, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes Data science is a versatile field because almost every branch of science collects massive amounts of data and has processes for analyzing all of this information.

Shidler College of Business team places second in international competition

November 16, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes Shidler College of Business students Eryn Yuasa, Dakota Kubacak, Edwin Wong and Kelly Zheng took second place in the 9th Annual CUIBE.

UH Mānoa students win computer code challenge with energy tracking app

November 16, 2018
UH News

Reading time: 2 minutes Students from the Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS) won the Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge, earning themselves more than $4,000 in prize money.