Botany assistant professor awarded international fellowship
UH Mānoa’s Nicole Hynson will develop a field biology course for European undergraduates studying tropical ecology.
New effort to understand drought in Hawaiʻi and U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands
UH Mānoa’s Abby Frazier leads a collaboration between UH and the USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center.
Mathematics assistant professor awarded NSF grant for topological data analysis
Yuriy Mileyko was awarded a $220,000 grant from the division of mathematical sciences for a duration of 3 years supporting data analysis research.
Interim director at Center on Aging awarded for service
The Hawaiʻi Pacific Gerontological Society presented Christy Nishita with a Na Lima Kokua award for her outstanding service to gerontological community.
$125,000 awarded to tackle rural Hawaiʻi’s nursing shortage
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations awarded scholarship funding to UH Mānoa to support students from rural areas pursuing a BA degree in nursing.
Mukesh Kumar receives funding to find effective treatment for brain inflammation
The grant will support Kumar’s research on flavivirus infections—the leading cause to inflammation of the brain—tied to the West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, Zika and Dengue viruses.
Entertainment business careers with CBS and Hawaiʻi Five-0
CBS On Tour at Mānoa presents the variety of career opportunities in the entertainment industry.
UH Hilo appoints new administrators
UH Hilo appoints the vice chancellor for student affairs, dean of college of agriculture and interim dean of the college of business and economics.
President’s October highlights and updates
Highlights of the president’s report include Mānoa graduation rates at all time high and proposed community college scholarships.
Coarsey and Zarate-Ramirez join the UH Foundation team
The new directors of development will promote UH West Oʻahu and Mānoa through communication, networking and fundraising while broadening philanthropic support.
