Scholarship honors creator of UH West Oʻahu’s justice administration program
Reading time: 2 minutes A scholarship in memory of Gary Helfand, who created the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu justice administration program, has been established.
Lifetime achievement award for UH Mānoa botany professor
Reading time: 2 minutes David Duffy was awarded the Pacific Seabird Group’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to seabird management and conservation science.
New species discovered in lava tubes by UH professor
Reading time: 2 minutes Associate professor Megan Porter discovered a unique animal, called a “thread-legged bug,” in an underground lava tube on Hawaiʻi Island.
NOAA highlights UH marine mammal expertise
Reading time: 3 minutes Adam Pack, Lars Bejder and Marc Lammers were featured on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries website for their scientific endeavors.
UH epidemiologists to help develop U.S. dietary guidelines
Reading time: 2 minutes The University of Hawaiʻi's Rachel Novotny and Carol Boushey are part of the federal 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
Leeward Theatre technical director earns excellence award
Reading time: 2 minutes Don Ranney was honored with the 2019 Excellence in Theatre Education Award from Region 8 at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
UH faculty team up with Hawaiian Air to certify ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi
Reading time: 2 minutes Faculty from University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu and UH Hilo were vital in establishing Hawaiian Airlines’ new Hawaiian language certification program for employees.
UH astronomer identified as future leader with fellowship
Reading time: 2 minutes Daniel Huber is one of 126 recipients across the U.S. and Canada to receive the Sloan Fellowship, which are given to those whose achievements and potential identify them as the next generation of scientific leaders.
Award-winning book follows mothers’ determination after Japan nuclear disaster
Reading time: 2 minutes Aya H. Kimura's book won the 2019 Rachel Carson Book Prize for its contributions in the field of Science and Technology Studies, overall scholarly quality, and social and political relevance.
UH Mānoa English professor’s essay in “Best Of” collection
Reading time: < 1 minute John Gagnon's essay “Research as Care: A Shared Ownership Approach to Rhetorical Research in Trauma Communities” was selected for inclusion in the Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2019.
