Poʻokela Awards applauds UH theatre productions
UH Mānoa, Leeward and Windward Community College theatres were honored for excellence in design, performance, directing and more.
Professor’s pioneering audio description work wins award
Brett Oppegaard has been awarded the 2019 Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl Audio Description Achievement Award for Research Development from the American Council of the Blind.
Social work faculty named to national board
Robin Arndt, of the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, will represent professional social workers in 10 states, including Hawaiʻi and Guam.
UH medical postdoc honored for heart research
Andrew Knutson will receive $60,000 over three years while working in the lab of his mentor, Ralph Shohei, in the Center for Cardiovascular Research.
Top scientific publication spotlights UH cancer discoveries
Discoveries by UH Cancer Center researchers on ways to improve prevention, early detection and treatment of mesothelioma was featured on the cover of the September issue of Ca: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Aerial recon to save ʻōhiʻa wins UH Hilo geographer $70K
UH Hilo Associate Professor Ryan Perroy won The ʻŌhiʻa Challenge and a $70,000 prize for his innovative use of drones and remote sensing devices to improve detection of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
Japan grants high honor to UH professor
Bob Huey, professor of Japanese literature, was honored with the Order of the Rising Sun for his contribution to the development of Japanese studies in the U.S.
Oceanography professor makes history with honor from Japan
Bo Qiu of the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology becomes only the second non-Japanese awardee to receive the 2019 Prize of the Oceanographic Society for his research on North Pacific waters.
UH Hilo professor speaks at the National Assembly of South Korea
Su-Mi Lee, discussed how China, Japan, Korea and the United States perceived the Belt and Road Initiative as well as the likelihood of creating an “East Asian Community” comprised of the three countries.
Award winning UH professor and lifesaving innovator gets funky
Alson Inaba, a UH Mānoa professor and pediatric emergency specialist, wins the first Innovation at Heart award from the American Heart Association.
