Weekly Newsletter for Faculty and Staff, March 22, 2022
Featured in this week’s issue of Haʻilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): David Lassner, Celia Bardwell-Jones, Becky Ostertag, Ingo Koʻomoa-Lange, Joe Lindsey.
Administration
View UH President David Lassner’s March 17 report to the Board of Regents.
Update on 2022 legislative session, UH budget request.
UH Hilo University Forum, Wednesday, March 23, noon to 1:00 p.m., via Zoom. Meeting ID: 939 2083 0924; Passcode: 894568.
Covid Updates
UH updates COVID-19 Guidelines.
COVID-19 Booster and Testing On-Campus Clinic:
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- Time change: The COVID-19 booster is available for employees and all students this Friday, March 25, noon to 2 p.m., University Classroom Building, room 127. Email uhhcovid@hawaii.edu with request. Bring valid state identification, medical insurance card, and vaccination card to verify previous doses.
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External Testing Option for Employees and Students:
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- Clinical Labs statewide. PCR testing. Registration required. Walk-ins not accepted.
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Continue to stay informed through the UH Hilo COVID-19 webpage and the UH System COVID-19 webpage for information and advisories, including the updated interim UH COVID-19 Guidelines, UH COVID-19 Dashboards, and updated interim UH Hilo COVID-19 Guidelines.
Deadline
Last Day to Withdraw with “W” Grade, Monday, March 28.
Events
Authors Roundtable Panel: The Ethics of Invasive Species, Tuesday, March 22, 5:00 to 6:15 p.m., via Zoom. UH Hilo professors Cecilia Bardwell-Jones from the Department of Philosophy and Becky Ostertag from the Department of Biology will be presenting along with experts from the U.S. Institute of Pacific Island Forestry.
“Calcium signaling in Neuroblastoma” with Ingo Koʻomoa-Lange, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wednesday, March 23, 1-2 p.m., Hale Kihoʻihoʻi Classroom LH-A (College of Pharmacy, University Park of Science and Technology, corner of S. Aʻohoku and Nowelo Street).
UH Hilo 2022 Women in Science Conference will be streamed online March 24. Sponsors of the conference are the Kaiameaola Club from the UH Hilo tropical conservation biology and environmental science graduate program, in collaboration with the departments of philosophy, anthropology, gender and women’s studies, and the Center for Place-Based Social Emotional Learning.
International Night returns! Thursday, March 24, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Campus Center Plaza. Tickets are $5 (cash only) and available at the Student Services Center Room 202, Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Live at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center, March 30: Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream.
For more info on events, see UH Hilo Calendar of Events.
Holiday
Prince Kuhio Day, Friday, March 25.
Services
Sodexo Dining Services offers its Family Dinner for Wednesday, March 23.
Word of the Week
Above, join Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language student Joe Lindsey for a lesson on the Hawaiian word of the week. “Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani” is the name of the College of Hawaiian Language at UH Hilo. Hua Maka is a weekly video series produced by the college and edited by the UH Hilo Office of University Relations.
In fall and spring semesters, this newsletter is a weekly e-blast of news and information for faculty and staff, produced by University Relations, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
