Hawaiʻi CC STEM students gain experience in astronomy sector
Three students put their science and technology skills to use in the astronomy sector this summer as part of the Akamai Workforce Initiative.
UH alumni earn highest national award for math and science instruction
College of Education alumni Akeyo Garcia and Masaru Uchino received the Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Summer interns get grounded on geology, geophysics
Participants conduct a wide range of original research, including studies of active and inactive Hawaiian volcanoes, environmental science in tropical watersheds, effect of groundwater discharge on corals and more.
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.
Indigenous Kapiʻolani CC students win big in national rocket competition
The First Nations Launch program invites student teams from tribal colleges and American Indian Society of Engineering student chapters to design, build and fly a competition rocket.
UH receives $3.3M to bolster college to career pathways across the state
National education non-profit Strada Education Network and the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation invested in the university to sustain and enhance partnerships and pathways.
New discovery-based research curriculum for biological sciences launching at UH Mānoa
SEA-PHAGES, a new program in UH Manoa's Department of Biology, provides students science education through discovery-based research experiences in the classroom.
UH hosts National Science Foundation tribal college and university leaders
The UH Office of STEM Education the hosted National Science Foundation Tribal Colleges and Universities Program Leaders Forum.
NASA grant establishes STEM pathways for underserved students
The cooperative agreement award for the three-year project that began in 2015, called Hawaiʻi’s Engaged STEM Pathways (HESTEMP), totals $499,534.
Search begins for new dean for UH Mānoa College of Engineering
The new dean will be expected to lead the faculty and staff in working closely with state and federal stakeholders to achieve growth in the college's education, research and service activities.
