National literary award for Mānoa English professor
Shawna Yang Ryan was honored by the Before Columbus Foundation for her 2016 novel Green Island.
Top 40 Young Lawyers honor for Troy Andrade
Troy Andrade, a William S. Richardson School of Law graduate and visiting assistant professor, has won national recognition from the American Bar Association.
’77 hoops team and Dennis Miyashiro headed to Vulcan Hall of Fame
The team that put Hilo basketball on the map and a man that has been an athletics volunteer for more than 40 years will be inducted into the UH Hilo Vulcan Athletic Hall of Fame
UH Mānoa’s Jonathan Gillentine inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame
Gillentine, an early childhood and special education teacher for nearly 40 years, is the first teacher from Hawaiʻi to receive this honor.
Kalepo Naotala receives College Football Assistance Fund grant for rehab
A grant of $10,000 will be awarded to Naotala to help with medical and non-medical costs while undergoing rehab for a spinal cord injury.
Hawaiʻi’s best and brightest awarded UH scholarships
The University of Hawaiʻi honored the 2017 Regents and Presidential Scholars as the program marks its 30th anniversary.
UH West Oʻahu assistant professor appointed to national forensic anthropology organization
William R. Belcher, a board-certified forensic anthropologist, has been elected to a three-year term as an at-large-director for the American Board of Forensic Anthropology.
Academy for Creative Media animation graduate lands Pixar internship
Jennifer Migita, a character animation specialist, was selected as 1 of 8 Pixar animation interns from more than 2000 national applicants.
Meda Chesney-Lind named president-elect of American Society of Criminology
Professor and chair of the Women’s Studies Department, Chesney-Lind will serve as the 81st president working further to expand public awareness of the ASC.
UH 2017 tenure and promotion list
Congratulations to the University of Hawaiʻi’s 2017 tenure and promotion recipients.
