Pepsi awards go to Parisian and Franko
Reading time: < 1 minute UH Hilo volleyball player Alexandria Parisian and a men’s golfer Dustin Franko helped lead their teams to dominating tournament victories this past weekend.
1st Pacific Islander to reach ocean’s deepest point is UH grad student
Reading time: 4 minutes Nicole Yamase, a PhD candidate in the Marine Biology Graduate Program, explored the Western pool of the Challenger Deep.
12 DKICP students accept postgraduate residencies
Reading time: 2 minutes Students at the UH Hilo pharmacy school learn where they will spend their professional residencies.
Vulcan lefties earn Pepsi Players of the Week recognitions
Reading time: 2 minutes Cameron Scudder and Kyle Alcorn are this week’s UH Hilo Pepsi Athletes of the Week for their work on the mound against HPU.
Student to study viruses in red tides as National Geographic Explorer
Reading time: 2 minutes Andrian (Adi) Gajigan will use the award to investigate a phenomenon that occurs when certain algae are so numerous that coastal water can be colored red.
NSF graduate research fellowship for UH Hilo marine science senior
Reading time: 3 minutes Alexa Runyan received a five-year fellowship, which includes three years of financial support with an annual stipend of $34,000.
PhD student preparing for self-driving cars receives Saudi scholarship
Reading time: 3 minutes The scholarship covers tuition, academic fees and comprehensive health insurance.
Seniors claim Pepsi Awards
Reading time: < 1 minute UH Hilo senior veterans Valerie Alvarado and Bria Beale claimed this week’s Pepsi Athletes of the Week awards.
Leeward CC Early College Student Wins National Award
Reading time: 2 minutes Waipahu High School student Reyan E. Lee named a collegiate Coca-Cola Gold Scholar.
Prestigious marine policy fellowships in D.C. for 2 grad students
Reading time: 2 minutes UH Sea Grant College Program’s Derek Kraft and Anita Harrington were awarded the prestigious 2021 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
