$100K Google grant expands accessibility at national parks
UH Mānoa researchers are awarded a $100,000 grant from Google to expand the scope of the UniDescription project to 30 national parks.
UH Mānoa students sweep Society of Professional Journalists competition
Journalism students place first in six categories in this year’s statewide Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism competition.
UH Mānoa student wins Facebook scholarship set up to fight “fake news”
UH Mānoa journalism major Nicole Tam was one of five students nationally to earn an inaugural $10,000 Facebook Journalism Project scholarship from the Asian American Journalists Association.
Audio description app studied by field-research team at Muir Woods National Monument
The app is designed to make brochures at national parks accessible to those who have trouble seeing them.
From camera-touting environmental scientist to award-winning documentarian
Scott E. Schimmel uses his environmental science background to explore the human experience, ranging from the challenges of coastal sustainability to the fight against poverty and hunger.
Chinese and U.S. scholars and journalists tackle issues related to global media
Scholars, journalists, students and community leaders from Beijing and Honolulu gathered for the 4th Sino-U.S. Media Forum.
Helping California national parks become more accessible for visually impaired
Researchers will collaborate with Google, the American Council of the Blind and the National Park Service to audio describe print brochures at 15 park sites.
College of Social Sciences training next generation of journalists
Journalism students participated in an interactive mock tsunami crisis exercise designed to hone their reporting and investigative skills.
UH Mānoa establishes Pacific Information and Communication Technology for Development Collaborative
The collaboration emphasizes the potential uses of technology for social good, digital inclusiveness, improvement in quality of life and empowerment.
UH Mānoa co-hosts Sino-U.S. Media Forum at Peking University
International media experts focus on building trust and communication between U.S. and Chinese media.
