21st century education opportunity, made in Hawai‘i, starts today
This editorial on the Maunakea Scholars Program by David Lassner, Kathryn Matayoshi and Doug Simons ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on May 28, 2017.
Growing Hawaiʻi’s next generation of astronomers
The collaborative agreement will develop more opportunities for local high school students to utilize educational potential of the Maunakea Observatories.
Mānoa researchers awarded Board of Regents’ medals
The 2017 Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research was awarded to Christoph J. Baranec, James Dean Brown and Jeffrey R. Kuhn.
UH Mānoa awards recognize teaching, research and service excellence
Each year, the chancellor recognizes the leadership and service of UH Mānoa faculty, staff and students committed to enhancing the university’s mission of excellence.
University of Hawaiʻi 88-inch Telescope to undergo repair and maintenance
The renovation will include fresh paint, exterior siding and roof repair, weather sealing of the dome, improved lightning protection and safety upgrades.
Hawaiʻi-built infrared instrument for world’s largest solar telescope catches first rays
When the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is completed it will rely on two complex infrared instruments being built by the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy.
First Falling Walls in Hawaiʻi hosted at Institute for Astronomy
The competition fosters scientific and entrepreneurial innovations, and promotes exchange between scholars and professionals.
Maunakea Observatories award Nānākuli and Kapolei students with research time
Six Hawaiʻi high school students put their observation time at the Canada-France-HawaiʻiTelescope, Subaru Telescope and Gemini Observatory.
Newly discovered intergalactic void repels Milky Way
By identifying the Dipole Repeller, researchers are able to explain both the direction of the Milky Way’s motion and its velocity relative to the rest of the Universe.
Nick Kaiser awarded Royal Astronomical Society’s highest honor
Nick Kaiser is being honored for his extensive theoretical and observational work on cosmology, including how matter—both dark and visible—is distributed on the largest scales.
