The University of Hawaiʻi celebrates UH Day at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 20, 9 a.m. at the State Capitol Rotunda.
This year’s theme is Healthy People, Healty Pets. The event will include interactive exhibits by various UH campuses, including the John A. Burns School of Medicine, the UH Cancer ...
UH Day Part Of Education Week at the State Capitol
Posted On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Cancer Center, veterinary program
The University of Hawaiʻi celebrates UH Day at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 20, 9 a.m. at the State Capitol Rotunda.
This year’s theme is Healthy People, Healty Pets. The event will include interactive exhibits by various UH campuses, including the John A. Burns School of Medicine, the UH Cancer ...
Native Hawaiian Health Focus Of New Degree
Posted On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Ashley Morisako, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Maile Taualii, Native Hawaiians, UH Manoa, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The life expectancy for Native Hawaiians is 13 years less compared to the residents of Hawaiʻi who have the greatest life expectancy in the state.
“Thirteen years, if you think about it. That’s almost a lifetime especially when you are looking at young children,” said Maile Taualii, an assistant professor in ...
New Hawaii Language Discovered by UH Researchers
Posted On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Barbara Earth, Linda Lambrecht, University of Hawaiʻi, William O’Grady
If you know about the history and culture of Hawaiʻi, you probably know that there was a time, not too long ago, that the Hawaiian language was on the brink extinction.
“What we didn’t know until very recently is that Hawaiʻi is home to a second, highly endangered, language that is ...
UH Astronomers Developing System to identify Dangerous Asteroids
Posted On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Institute for Astronomy’s, John Tonry, Pan-STARRS, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
With the aid of a $5 million grant from NASA, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa team of astronomers is developing ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System) to identify dangerous asteroids before their final plunge to Earth.
The Institute for Astronomy’s team is on track to build and operate an asteroid ...
Medical School Psychiatrist Elected To Addiction Medicine Post
Posted On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: American Society of Addiction Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, William Haning
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor William Haning has been elected to a four-year term as a director of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Haning is also the associate chair for education and the residency program director for the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
In addition to Hawaiʻi, he ...
Sheet Metal Students Design Forever Rose
Posted On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Honolulu Community College, Plastics Program, roses, Sheet metal
Honolulu Community College students in the Sheet Metal and Plastics Program continue the program’s annual tradition this year by creating and selling the unique “forever rose” from sheet metal.
Also this year, for the first time the program will make a limited number of copper roses. Real roses will fade after ...
Leeward Celebrates Career And Technical Education Month
Posted On Thursday, February 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Discover Leeward Day, Leeward Community College, Ron Umehira, Technical Education Month, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Leeward Community College is celebrating national Career and Technical Education Month in February with an array of special activities planned.
The activities are free and open to the public, and are designed to showcase how the college’s CTE programs provide industry-relevant skills for employment in a variety of fields.
“The activities planned ...
Gender And Sports Expert to Speak at Honolulu CC
Posted On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Dr. Mike Messner, Honolulu CC, Honolulu Community College, Loui Conference Center, Mike Messner, University of California
Honolulu Community College is proud to host Dr. Mike Messner, one of the biggest names in the study of masculinities to date, to share a free public presentation on “Forty Years of Title IX: Where Are the Boys in Youth Sports?”
His presentation will take place on Friday, Feb. 15, 1 ...
Paliku Theatre Lets Down its Hair with Rapunzel
Posted On Saturday, February 2, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Janet Yates Vogt, Jessica Cruz, Leonard Villanueva, Mark Friedman, Palikū Theatre, Windward Community College
Palikū Theatre at Windward Community College presents the fairy-tale children’s musical Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale, February 9–17, 2013. The show, directed by Ron Bright, is composed by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman, the creators of last year’s musical hit at Palikū, How I Became a Pirate. ...
Pacific Island Students Encouraged To Pursue College
Posted On Thursday, January 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Dr. Lorraine Sonoda-Fogel, Pacific Island students, Pacific Islander Higher Education, pursue college, University of Hawaiʻi
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo hosts the Pacific Islander Higher Education Conference, February 8–9.
With the theme Navigating Success, the conference will bring together education, community and government leaders along with high school students and their families to encourage students of Pacific Island heritage to seek a college education and ...
Greenwood Highlights Renewed Focus at UH
Posted On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: M.R.C. Greenwood, Pacific Business News, University of Hawaiʻi
University of Hawaiʻi President M.R.C. Greenwood recently sat down with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Midweek and Pacific Business News to share the university’s message and inform the public about the university’s successes and strategic goals.
Read the feature articles and editorials —
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: “Name in the News: M.R.C. Greenwood” (subscription required) or ...
Greener Eateries Modernize UH Manoa
Posted On Saturday, January 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: Brandon Kobayashi, Erika Johnson, Mānoa Dining Services, Stephanie Rudolph, UH Manoa, University of Hawaiʻi
The Campus Center Food Court, BaLe at Mānoa Garden and Taco Bell on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus are each sporting a new, modern and green look.
“Definitely time for an update at our locations so we just wanted to offer a variety of seating for our students,” said ...
Enrollment Jumps At UH West Oahu
Posted On Monday, January 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: enrollment, Linda Johnsrud, UH West Oahu, University of Hawaiʻi
Enrollment at University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu experienced a significant increase in the spring 2013 semester—a 21 percent jump compared to spring 2012.
“The numbers just keep going,” said Linda Johnsrud, UH’s executive vice president for academic affairs/provost. “They are on their way to probably 3,000 which was the aim for that ...
Greg Barber Honored For Superior Performance
Posted On Friday, January 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: electrical maintenance, Greg Barber, Hawaiʻi Community College, photovoltaics, trucking position, UH employees
Hawaiʻi Community College Building Maintenance Worker Greg Barber was recognized with the President’s Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance for 2012.
The award honors UH employees who exhibit dedication and sustained superior performance in a maintenance, landscaping, custodial, shop or trucking position.
Barber joined the planning, operations and maintenance department ...
Haleakala Silversword Faces Global Warming Threat
Posted On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under HAWAII Tags: iconic Haleakalā silversword, striking rosette, The Haleakala silversword, University of Hawaiʻi
While the iconic Haleakalā silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research, “Climate-Associated Population Declines Reverse Recovery and Threaten Future of an Iconic High-Elevation Plant,” published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology warns that global ...
