2 UH political science professors win book awards
Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua and Noenoe K. Silva won 2019 Ka Palapala Poʻokela awards from the Hawaiʻi Book Publishers Association.
Renowned UH ethnobotanist makes Amy Poehler’s #20for2020 list
Late Professor Emerita Isabella Aiona Abbott is recognized for her extraordinary achievements, namely her pioneering work with seaweeds.
A student’s sacrifice pays off in form of college diploma
Nontraditional student Jo-Ann Payongayong persevered through trying times, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu.
UH Maui College culinary arts program coordinator returns to battle on Food Network
UH Maui College culinary arts program coordinator Teresa Shurilla returns to battle on Food Network's Holiday Wars.
School of Law alumni sworn in as circuit, district court judges
Ronald Johnson, Trish Morikawa and Kevin Souza were sworn in as Honolulu circuit court judges and Jeffrey Hawk was sworn in as a Hawaiʻi Island district court judge.
Doctoral student awarded fellowship to pursue aging policy in Cambodia
Soksamphoas Im will embark on fieldwork in Cambodia to study the national and global networks that led to the development of the new aging policy.
Haunani-Kay Trask receives national recognition for scholarship for the public good
Retired UH Mānoa Professor Haunani-Kay Trask was awarded the 2019 Angela Y. Davis Prize by the American Studies Association on November 7, 2019.
Mānoa student works on Mars project through NASA internship
A UH Mānoa student will see her summer work go to outer space when a NASA mission heads to Mars next year.
Economist shares fond undergrad memories of UH Mānoa on national podcast
Tisha Nakao Emerson credits her former UH Mānoa professors for igniting her interest in the field and switching her major from mathematics.
Astronomy graduate student awarded three-year NASA fellowship
Anna Payne is the first UH student to receive this award, worth $55,000 a year.
