UH Hilo alumnus investigating avian genomes
David Arakawa surveyed peer reviewed literature to identify candidate genes associated with bird beak shapes and identified 10 genes that have shown repeated associations with beak shapes and patterns.
UH president recognized for commitment to education technology and Pacific Islands connectivity
David Lassner was honored with the CENIC Christine Haska Distinguished Service Award for his extensive work in research and education technology.
Senate honors UH Hawaiian language leaders
The Hawaiʻi State Senate honored five Hawaiian language kumu for their leadership in reviving and teaching ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in our schools statewide.
Jon Van Dyke papers to be unveiled at UH law library
Van Dyke was one of Hawaiʻi’s most influential legal scholars with an international reputation in ocean, environmental, human rights, constitutional and Native Hawaiian law.
Longtime Big Island construction mentor recognized for distinguished service
Hawaiʻi Community College Professor Gene Harada was recognized with the Willard Wilson Award for Distinguished Service for nearly three decades of teaching.
UH engineering students take top honors at water conference
The annual meeting attracted more than 400 people, including environmental engineers, wastewater system operators and other personnel in water, wastewater and water quality fields.
Computer engineering student earns statewide award
Kevin Cho, a UH Mānoa computer engineering senior, has been honored with the 2018 Student Engineer of the Year Award by the Hawaiʻi Council of Engineering Societies.
2018 President’s Green Awards recognize leadership in sustainability across campuses
Winners of the UH President’s Green Initiative Awards were honored in a ceremony on February 8 as part of the Hawaiʻi Sustainability in Higher Education Summit.
Two UH Mānoa faculty earn Fulbright Awards
Betsy Gilliland and Georganne Nordstrom from UH Mānoa’s College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature each received a Fulbright Award for the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semesters, respectively.
UH Mānoa grad wins $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Ken Kang is the technology coordinator at ʻAiea High, his alma mater, and started the school’s first STEM class in 2015.
