86K pounds of ghost nets, plastic, other debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea
Of the 86,100 pounds of marine debris removed, 69,330 pounds or more than 80% were ghost nets.
Lower satisfaction with Hawaiʻi Island police contradicts experiences
UH Hilo students presented their research on community perspectives of policing to an audience that included the current Hawaiʻi Island mayor and chief of police.
Championing democratic justice in Burma earns Crown Prince Akihito scholarship
Jason Mark Alexander, a College of Social Sciences PhD student, is a 2023–24 Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship recipient.
Premier law journal taps two UH Mānoa professors as new editors
Katharina Heyer and Ashley Rubin will serve as Law & Society Review editors through January 2026.
Reduce online activity, reconnect socially in the physical world, suggests UH expert
Professor Manfred Steger said our world has experienced “reglobalization” during the COVID-19 pandemic, where the transfer of goods and ideas online dramatically increased.
$10K fellowship for women awarded to 4 UH Mānoa doctoral candidates
Four out of the six 2022 Founder Region Fellowships were awarded to UH Mānoa students.
Effectiveness of prison system focus of panel with UH sociologist
Ashley Rubin’s research focuses on criminal punishment, with particular interest in explaining penal trends over time.
$900K grant to study COVID-19-related education responses in Latin America
This project was one of two proposals selected to receive the grant out of 173.
New sociology degree pathway from Hawai‘i CC to UH Hilo
Sociology students earning an associate’s from Hawaiʻi CC can transfer all credits to UH Hilo’s bachelor program.
Women inmates strive with Windward CC program
The inmates took classes through distance learning and correspondence.
