UH Mānoa students win computer code challenge with energy tracking app
Students from the Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS) won the Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge, earning themselves more than $4,000 in prize money.
UH team tackles computer science diversity, retention
UH Mānoa researchers received a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to evaluate a new approach to improving engagement, diversity and retention in undergraduate computer science education.
UH trains Hawaiʻi high school teachers to lead new AP computer science principles class
Educating more computer savvy students will have the added benefit of increasing the pipeline of STEM and cyber-educated young people flowing into the workforce.
Library science program receives prestigious grant award
The grant award will fund a 3-year professional development program involving collaborative projects with UH Mānoa LIS, the Native Hawaiian Library of ALU LIKE, Inc., and professional public librarians of the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System.
Record $8,000 in prizes awarded at fifth annual UH–AT&T Hackathon
The event drew a record 200 participants and prizes totaling $8,000 were distributed in eight categories to teams who had just 24 hours to build an app.
Top global IT scholars and professionals to attend Hawaiʻi conference
More than 1,000 of the world’s top academics, researchers and practitioners in computer science and information technology gather for the 2018 Hawaiʻi International Conference on System Sciences.
Student apps take top spots in state coding challenge
A UH Mānoa wayfinding app and a searchable Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes app took first and second place at the 2017 Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge.
Fifth UH simulated Mars mission is in the books
After eight months of isolation in a geodesic dome on the slopes of Mauna Loa, six Hawaiʻi Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) crew members exited their habitat.
Mars simulation crew readying to exit Mauna Loa habitat
The eight-month mission to “Mars” for the fifth Hawaiʻi Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) crew is almost over.
Navigate and sail by the stars aboard a virtual Hōkūleʻa
LAVA students have created Kilo Hōkū, which simulates being onboard the Hōkūleʻa and allows users to navigate using the stars in a virtual setting.
