November 2016 anniversaries
The University of Hawaiʻi celebrates November 2016 faculty and staff anniversaries.
Chien-Wen Tseng first Hawaiʻi appointment to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
UH Professor Chien-Wen Tseng joins national task force which addresses topics that directly affect and improve the health of Americans.
The evolution of the Honolulu Marathon and the State of Hawaiʻi
Michael Tsai’s book The People’s Race Inc.: Behind the Scenes at the Honolulu Marathon captures the personalities, politics and power plays behind the burgeoning growth of the Honolulu Marathon.
New book describes diverse food challenges faced by Hawaiʻi
Aya Kimura and Krisna Suryanata compiled rich discussions on land use, farming population and benefits and costs of biotechnology in new book.
UH Mānoa nursing faculty and students receive Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi awards
Stephanie Marshall received the 2016 Leadership Award and four nursing students were recipients of academic scholarships.
Chad Kalepa Baybayan part of Hōkūle‘a team nominated for National Geographic Adventurers of the Year
Voting is open to support members of the University of Hawaiʻi ʻohana as National Geographic’s 2017 Adventurers of the Year.
Robert Franco will present at AACU conference panel presentation
KapiʻolaniCC’s Robert Franco will share results from a student learning and civic capacity project involving assessments from six community colleges nationwide.
UH Hilo lecturer produces documentary about historic hero of Honokaʻa
UH Hilo’s Patsy Iwasaki produces documentary film set in the late 19th century examining the life and death of Japanese immigrant Katsu Goto.
Hawaiʻi high school student awarded for developing ocean research methods
UH Mānoa’s Margo Edwards worked with 17-year-old Christopher Lindsay in developing new methods to observe marine life using underwater time-lapse cameras.
Botany assistant professor awarded international fellowship
UH Mānoa’s Nicole Hynson will develop a field biology course for European undergraduates studying tropical ecology.
