UH West Oʻahu offers new degree programs, including first for STEM
New offerings in creative media, natural science, health care and gender studies will be available in fall 2019.
Camp ʻImi-Possible leads students on exploration of native insect life
Young scientists explored native and endemic insects and spiders found in Hawaiʻī and nowhere else in the world at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center’s Camp ʻImi-Possible.
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center hosts Hilo keiki in summer program
The visit to the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center gave participants a “mauka” immersion to contrast the “makai” setting of the STEM-focused ocean awareness ʻIke Kai program.
President’s July 2019 highlights and updates
Highlights include increase in extramural funding, land activities, staff awards and more.
HECO boosts STEM at UH Mānoa with $50,000 gift
The gift supports the Native Hawaiian Science and Engineering Mentorship Program’s Freshman Bridge and the 2019 Engineering Student Ambassadors Program.
Water quality testing certificate program offered at UH Maui College
The program will provide knowledge and skills to collect, analyze and interpret environmental and water quality data.
UH partners with SACNAS conference to help achieve true diversity in STEM
UH will support the convening of more than 4,000 STEM scientists, and college students for the country’s largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event.
San Andreas research earns earthquake modeler ARCS Scholar of the Year
Thirteen student scholars from the University of Hawaiʻiat Mānoa were recognized at the ARCSFoundation Honolulu Chapter's 2019 banquet.
Women mentor young women in UH STEM program
Since 2016, female UH Mānoa students in STEM fields have been mentoring female high and middle school aged students.
Trade deal or not, U.S. must counter China moves to beat us at science and technology
In an op-ed in USA Today, APLU President Peter McPherson takes a step back and looks at China’s broader challenge to U.S. research/innovation and economic strength as U.S.-China trade issues continue to flare.
